Power Macintosh 9500 (Discontinued)

Features

Power and speed

• 120-MHz or 132-MHz PowerPC 604 microprocessor, including floating-point processor and 32K cache, upgradable to 150 MHz
• 512K Level 2 cache

Memory

• 16MB or 32MB of RAM, expandable to 768MB

Display support

• Graphics accelerator card includes 2MB of VRAM expandable to 4MB (9500/120 only)
• Supports up to 1,280- by 1,024-pixel resolution

Expansion

• Eight built-in ports to support a wide range of peripherals
• Support for three external and two internal expansion devices
• Six PCI slots for expansion cards
• On-board Ethernet (10BaseT and AAUI)
• Internal quadruple-speed CD-ROM drive and microphone included

Features Built Into Every Power Macintosh

Fast, easy setup

• Simple to set up and learn; your system is ready to go the first time you turn it on

System 7.5 software

• Makes working with applications consistent, so they're easier to learn and use
• Allows easy customization of your Macintosh to fit the way you work
• Provides active assistance in learning new features with Apple Guide
• Lets you open and use MS-DOS and Windows documents

Compatibility

• Runs 68K Macintosh applications and applications accelerated for Power Macintosh computers
• Runs MS-DOS and Windows applications via SoftWindows
• Reads Macintosh, Windows, MS-DOS, OS/2, and ProDOS floppy disk formats

Communications

• Two serial ports compatible with GeoPort and LocalTalk cables
• 16-bit stereo audio input and output ports
• Built-in Ethernet networking
• Background file sharing

The Power Macintosh 9500 computers are designed to meet the most demanding power, speed, and expandability requirements of publishing, engineering, and multimedia customers.

Ordering Information

Power Macintosh 9500/132 configuration

• Power Macintosh 9500/132 computer with 32MB of RAM, a built-in 1.4MB Apple SuperDrive floppy disk drive, an internal 2GB hard disk drive, an internal quadruple-speed CD-ROM drive, and a PlainTalk microphone

Power Macintosh 9500/120 configuration

• Power Macintosh 9500/120 computer with 16MB of RAM, 2MB of VRAM on the Apple Accelerated Graphics Card, a built-in 1.4MB Apple SuperDrive floppy disk drive, an internal quadruple-speed CD-ROM drive, and an internal 1GB hard disk drive

Power Macintosh GeoPort Telecom Adapter

• Order No. M3127LL/A

Macintosh Memory Expansion Kits

• (Must be installed by an authorized service provider.)
• 8MB (1-8MB DRAM DIMM)
• Order No. M3788LL/A
• 16MB (1-16MB DRAM DIMM)
• Order No. M3789LL/A

• Product specifications are subject to change. Check with your Apple reseller for the most current information about product specifications and configurations.

Technical Specifications

Upgradable microprocessor

• PowerPC 604 RISC microprocessor running at 132 MHz (9500/132 only)
• PowerPC 604 RISC microprocessor running at 120 MHz (9500/120 only)
• Integrated floating-point unit and 32K cache
• 512K Level 2 cache

Memory

• Comes with 16MB or 32MB of RAM
• Can be expanded to up to 768MB of RAM
• Uses 112-pin, 64-bit DRAM DIMMs

Disk drives

• Includes one built-in Apple SuperDrive 1.4MB floppy disk drive that uses high-density floppy disks and reads, writes, and formats Macintosh, Windows, MS-DOS, OS/2, and ProDOS disks
• Includes one internal hard disk (1GB and 2GB options available)
• Includes one AppleCD 600i quadruple-speed CD-ROM drive
• Supports a 3.5-inch half-height removable media device and two 3.5-inch half-height hard disk drives

Optional display support using accelerated graphics card (9500/120 only)

• All Apple displays
• Third-party displays including VGA and SVGA monitors

Video support using accelerated graphics card (9500/120 only)

• 2MB of VRAM, expandable to 4MB

Interfaces

• Six high-performance PCI expansion slots compatible with all PCI 2.0 specification-compliant cards (Note: These slots are not NuBus-compatible)
• One Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) port for a keyboard, mouse, and other device
• 10BaseT and AAUI-15 Ethernet connectors
• Two DMA serial (RS-232/RS-422) ports compatible with LocalTalk and GeoPort cables
• Dual-channel asynchronous SCSI interface: external channel supports up to six SCSI devices (5MB/sec); internal channel supports a hard disk array (10MB/sec)
• 16-bit stereo sound input and output ports
• DB-15 video port for display on optional accelerated graphics card (9500/120 only)

Networking

• Built-in Ethernet (10BaseT or AAUI-15)
• Two serial ports for LocalTalk, external modem, or other devices

Keyboard and mouse

• Supports ADB keyboards with numeric keypads
• Includes ADB Mouse II

Clock/calendar

• Custom integrated circuit with long-life lithium battery

Electrical requirements and compliance

• Line voltage: 100 to 240 volts AC, RMS single phase, automatically configured
• Frequency: 50 to 60 Hz, single phase
• Power: 225 W maximum, not including display
• Energy Star compliant

ADB power requirements

• Maximum current draw for all ADB devices: 500 mA (a maximum of three ADB devices is recommended)
• Mouse draws 10 mA
• Keyboard draws 25 to 80 mA (varies with keyboard model used)

Size and weight

• Height: 16.90 in. (430 mm)
• Width: 7.75 in. (196 mm)
• Depth: 15.75 in. (400 mm)
• Weight: 28 lb. (12.7 kg) (varies based on internal devices installed)

Operating environment

• Operating temperature: 50deg. to 104deg. F (10deg. to 40deg. C)
• Storage temperature: -40deg. to 116deg. F (-40deg. to 47deg. C)
• Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
• Maximum altitude: 10,000 ft. (3,048 m)

Color depth support for the 9500/120

                    9500/120                9500/120
Display           with 2MB VRAM (2)      with 4MB VRAM (1)
resolution
640 by 480      16.7 million colors      16.7 million colors 
832 by 624      16.7 million colors      16.7 million colors
1,024 by 768    32,768 colors            16.7 million colors
1,152 by 870    32,768 colors            16.7 million colors 
1,280 by 1,024  256 colors               32,768 colors
(1) With Apple Accelerated Graphics Card
(2) With 2MB VRAM upgrade card