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Motorola StarMax 5500
(clone) · Mac clone era
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Identifiers
| Order number | (clone) |
Reference
| Original price | $3,000 |
| Announced | 1997-06-01 |
| Discontinued | 1997-09-01 |
| Max supported OS | Mac OS 8.1 |
| Design era | Mac clone era |
Configurations
| Colors | Beige |
| CPU | PowerPC 604e @ 300 MHz |
| Memory | 32 MB, 64 MB, 512 MB (max) |
| Storage | 4 GB IDE HDD |
| Graphics | ATI 3D Rage II+ (4 MB VRAM) |
| Operating system | Mac OS 7.6, Mac OS 7.6.1, Mac OS 8.0, Mac OS 8.1 |
| Removable media | 12× CD-ROM, 1.4 MB floppy |
Physical
| Ports & connectivity | ADB · DB-25 SCSI · 2× RS-422 Mini-DIN-8 serial · 3.5mm audio in/out · 10BASE-T Ethernet · 3× PCI slots |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 432 × 381 × 216 mm |
| Weight | 11.3 kg |
Known quirks
- Top clone config at 300 MHz — fastest clone Mac at launch
- Caught in the crossfire when Apple ended clone licensing
- Production ended just 3 months after introduction
- Mac OS 8.1 was last officially supported