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 A Power Macintosh 7200/90 | |
| Also known as | "Catalyst"[1] |
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| Developer | Apple Computer |
| Product family | Power Macintosh, Workgroup Server |
| Release date | August 8, 1995 |
| Introductory price | US$1,700 (equivalent to $3,399 in 2023) |
| Discontinued | February 17, 1997 |
| Operating system | System 7.5.2 - Mac OS 9.1 |
| CPU | PowerPC 601 @ 75–120 MHz |
| Memory | 8 MB, expandable to 512 MB (70 ns 168-pin DIMM) |
| Dimensions | Height: 6.15 inches (15.6 cm) Width: 14.37 inches (36.5 cm) Depth: 16.93 inches (43.0 cm) |
| Mass | 22 pounds (10.0 kg) |
| Predecessor | Power Macintosh 7100 |
| Successor | Power Macintosh 7300 |
The Power Macintosh 7200 (and Power Macintosh 8200 tower based variant which was available alongside the 7200 in Europe) is a personal computer designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Computer from August 1995 to February 1997. The 90 MHz model was sold in Japan as the Power Macintosh 7215, and the 120 MHz model with bundled server software as the Apple Workgroup Server 7250. When sold as the 8200, it used the Power Mac 8500's mini-tower form factor.
The 7200 was introduced alongside the Power Macintosh 7500 and 8500 at the 1995 MacWorld Expo in Boston.[2] Apple referred to these machines collectively as the "Power Surge" line, communicating that this second generation of PowerPC machines offered a significant speed improvement over their predecessors. Introduced as a successor to the Power Macintosh 7100, the 7200 represents the low end of this generation of Power Macintosh,[1] which replaced NuBus with PCI. It shares the 7500's "Outrigger" case. At launch, the 7200 was available with processor speeds of 75 and 90 MHz, with the slower model being replaced by a 120 MHz CPU in February 1996. The 120 MHz model was also available in a "PC compatible" variant, which came with a PCI card that allowed the computer to run Microsoft Windows and other PC operating systems. The card featured a 100 MHz Pentium processor.
The Power Macintosh 7300 replaced the 7200 in February 1997.
- ^ a b Pogue, David; Schorr, Joseph (1999). "Chapter 13: The PowerPC Macs, Model by Model". MacWorld Mac Secrets, 5th Edition. IDG Books. pp. 517 - 519. ISBN 0-7645-4040-8.
- ^ Epler, Anita (August 7, 1995). "Apple's PCI risk". InfoWorld Magazine. Vol. 17, no. 32. pp. 1, 80.