Power Macintosh 8100/80

The top model of the first PowerPC Macs runs an 80 MHz PowerPC 601 with a 256 KB L2 cache. It reused the Quadra 800 minitower case, which has room for more drives and three NuBus slots. It takes up to 264 MB of RAM in eight SIMM slots plus 8 MB on the logic board. Critics found the case hard to work inside.

Model number: M1688
Released: 14 March 1994
Order number: M1884LL/A

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Specs

Overview

Order number: M1884LL/A
Introduced: 14 March 1994
Discontinued: 3 January 1995

Processor

Processor: PowerPC 601
Speed: 80 MHz
System bus: 40 MHz
L1 cache: 32 KB

Memory

Standard: 8 MB
Maximum: 264 MB
Built in: 8 MB
Slots: 8
Minimum speed: 80 ns

Graphics

Video memory: 2 MB
Maximum video memory: 4 MB
External displays: Dual/Mirroring
Largest external display: 1152×870

Display

Resolution: 832×624

Ports

Video out: Yes (×2)
S-Video out: None
S-Video in: None
Security slot: Yes

Networking

Ethernet: AAUI-15

Audio

Audio out: Yes

Battery and power

Backup battery: 3.6 V lithium coin-cell

Physical

Form factor: Tower
Weight: 25.3 lb

Software

Operating system at launch: Mac OS 7.1.2

Specs from Beetstech's device records. Something wrong? Tell us.