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Power Macintosh 7500
M3979 · Platinum
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Identifiers
| Order number | M3979 |
Reference
| Original price | $2,999 |
| Announced | 1995-08-07 |
| Discontinued | 1997-02-17 |
| Max supported OS | Mac OS 9.1 |
| Design era | Platinum |
Configurations
| Colors | Platinum |
| CPU | PowerPC 601 @ 100 MHz |
| Memory | 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, 512 MB (max) |
| Storage | 500 MB SCSI HDD, 1 GB SCSI HDD |
| Graphics | Built-in video (2 MB VRAM), PCI video card |
| Operating system | System 7.5, System 7.5.1, System 7.5.2, System 7.5.3, System 7.5.5, 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), 4× CD-ROM |
Physical
| Ports & connectivity | ADB · DB-25 SCSI · 2× RS-422 Mini-DIN-8 serial · 3.5mm audio in · 3.5mm audio out · AAUI Ethernet · HDI-45 video · 3× PCI slots |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 216 × 432 × 432 mm |
| Weight | 12.2 kg |
Known quirks
- First Mac with PCI slots instead of NuBus — much faster I/O
- Socketed CPU daughtercard supported G3/G4 upgrades well into the 2000s
- Popular with upgraders — still usable with Sonnet Crescendo cards
- PRAM battery leaks often seen