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Power Macintosh 6500
M3548 · Platinum
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Identifiers
| Order number | M3548 |
Reference
| Original price | $2,500 |
| Announced | 1997-02-17 |
| Discontinued | 1998-03-14 |
| Max supported OS | Mac OS 9.1 |
| Design era | Platinum |
Configurations
| Colors | Platinum |
| CPU | PowerPC 603e @ 225 MHz, PowerPC 603e @ 250 MHz, PowerPC 603e @ 275 MHz, PowerPC 603e @ 300 MHz |
| Memory | 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB (max, unofficially supported) |
| Storage | 2 GB IDE HDD, 4 GB IDE HDD, 6 GB IDE HDD |
| Graphics | ATI 3D Rage II+ (2 MB VRAM) |
| Operating system | Mac OS 7.6, Mac OS 7.6.1, Mac OS 8.0, Mac OS 8.1, Mac OS 8.5, Mac OS 8.5.1, Mac OS 8.6, Mac OS 9.0, Mac OS 9.0.2, Mac OS 9.0.3, Mac OS 9.0.4, Mac OS 9.1 |
| Removable media | 1.4 MB floppy (FDHD), 12× CD-ROM, Iomega Zip 100 |
Physical
| Ports & connectivity | ADB · DB-25 SCSI · 2× RS-422 Mini-DIN-8 serial · 3.5mm audio in/out · Comm slot · 10BASE-T Ethernet (via Comm) · 3× PCI slots · IDE |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 405 × 184 × 431 mm |
| Weight | 10 kg |
Known quirks
- Last 603e-based desktop — also last consumer Mac before the iMac
- Shipped with built-in Zip 100 drive on most configurations
- Performa 6500 variant was identical with bundled software
- TV tuner and video-input options available — home media machine