 A Power Macintosh 9500/132 | |
| Also known as | Power Macintosh 9515 and WGS 9550 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Apple Computer |
| Product family | Power Macintosh |
| Release date | June 19, 1995[1] |
| Introductory price | US$4,699 (equivalent to $9,396 in 2023) |
| Discontinued | February 17, 1997 |
| Operating system | System 7.5.2 - Mac OS 9.1 |
| CPU | PowerPC 604, 120–150 MHz PowerPC 604e, 180×2 and 200 MHz |
| Memory | Expandable to 1.5 GB (168 pin DIMM 5V) |
| Dimensions | Height: 16.9 inches (43 cm) Width: 7.7 inches (20 cm) Depth: 15.75 inches (40.0 cm) |
| Mass | 28 pounds (13 kg) |
| Predecessor | Macintosh Quadra 950 |
| Successor | Power Macintosh 9600 |
The Power Macintosh 9500 (additionally sold as Power Macintosh 9515 in some regions of Europe and Asia[2]) is a personal computer designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer from June 1995 to February 1997.[3] It is powered by a PowerPC 604 processor, a second-generation PowerPC chip which is faster than the PowerPC 601 chip used in the Power Macintosh 8100. The 180MP and 200 MHz models, introduced August 1996, use the enhanced PowerPC 604e processor.
MacWorld Magazine gave the 9500 a positive review, concluding that it is "not the second-generation Power Mac for the rest of us — it's too pricey .... but it is an excellent foundation for a high-end graphics workstation — for color publishing or media production. Its speed and expandability should also made it popular in the scientific and technical markets."[4] Their benchmarks showed that the 9500 outperformed the Quadra 950 when running older Mac software in the Mac 68k emulator, posting speeds almost twice as fast as the Quadra 900.
The 9500 was replaced by the Power Macintosh 9600 which had minimal technical changes, but provided a new case and faster processor speeds.
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- ^ "Power Macintosh 9500/132 Specs: EveryMac.com". Archived from the original on October 11, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ^ Heid, Jim (August 1995). "First of a New Breed - Apple breaks with the past to deliver the fastest, most expandable Macintosh ever: the Power Mac 9500". MacWorld. pp. 92–96.