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Power Macintosh 7200
M3979 · Platinum
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Identifiers
| Order number | M3979 |
Reference
| Original price | $1,700 – $2,800 |
| Announced | 1995-08-07 |
| Discontinued | 1996-04-01 |
| Max supported OS | Mac OS 9.1 |
| Design era | Platinum |
Configurations
| Colors | Platinum |
| CPU | PowerPC 601 @ 75 MHz, PowerPC 601 @ 90 MHz, PowerPC 601 @ 120 MHz |
| Memory | 8 MB, 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, 256 MB (max) |
| Storage | 500 MB SCSI HDD, 1.2 GB SCSI HDD, 2 GB SCSI HDD |
| Graphics | Built-in HPV video (1 MB VRAM), Apple HPV Card, PCI video card |
| Operating system | System 7.5.2, System 7.5.5, Mac OS 7.6.1, Mac OS 8.1, Mac OS 9.1 |
| Removable media | 1.4 MB floppy (FDHD), 4× CD-ROM |
Physical
| Ports & connectivity | ADB · DB-25 SCSI · 2× RS-422 GeoPort serial · 3.5mm audio in/out · AAUI Ethernet · 3× PCI slots |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 407 × 152 × 429 mm |
| Weight | 11.8 kg |
Known quirks
- First PowerPC Mac with PCI instead of NuBus — huge speed jump for expansion cards
- Sibling to 7500/8500/9500 — shared PCI Power Surge architecture
- No CPU upgrade path — CPU soldered, unlike the 7500's daughtercard
- Popular as a PCI testbed in the mid-90s Mac community