Power Macintosh 5500
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Essentials
Family: PowerMac
Codename: Pheonix
Gestalt ID: 512
Minimum OS: 7.5.5
Maximum OS: 9.1
Introduced: February 1997
Terminated: Early 1998
Processor
CPU: PowerPC 603ev
CPU Speed: 225/250/275 MHz
FPU: integrated
Bus Speed: 50 MHz
Register Width: 32-bit
Data Bus Width: 64-bit
Address Bus Width: 32-bit
Level 1 Cache: 16 kB data, 16 kB instruction
Level 2 Cache: 256 kB DIMM (512 kB on 275 MHz model)
ROM: 4 MB
RAM Type: 168 pin DIMM
Minimum RAM Speed: 70 ns
Onboard RAM: 0 MB
RAM slots: 2
Maximum RAM: 128 MB
Expansion Slots: 7" PCI, comm, video i/o, TV
Video
Monitor: 15" CRT (built-in)
GPU: ATI RAGE (onboard)
VRAM: 2 MB SGRAM
Max Resolution: 1024x768
Storage
Hard Drive: 2.0 GB
ATA Bus: ATA
Floppy Drive: 1.4 MB SuperDrive
Optical Drive: 12x, 24x CD-ROM
Input/Output
ADB: 1
Serial: 2 Mini DIN-8
SCSI: DB-25
Audio Out: stereo 16 bit mini
Audio In: stereo 16 bit mini
Speaker: stereo
Microphone: mono
Networking
Ethernet: optional card
Miscellaneous
Power: 220 Watts
Dimensions: 17.5" H x 15.1" W x 16" D
Weight: 47 lbs.
The PowerMac 5500 was further improved on the 5400 by adding hardware 2D & 3D graphics acceleration. It also had video input, NTSC video output, 16-bit audio input and output was initially only available to the education market, where it sold for $1,999.
Picture Credits:
John Greenleigh/Flipside Studios