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Power Macintosh 8500
M3409 · Platinum
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Identifiers
| Order number | M3409 |
Reference
| Original price | $3,999 |
| Announced | 1995-08-07 |
| Discontinued | 1997-02-17 |
| Max supported OS | Mac OS 9.1 |
| Design era | Platinum |
Configurations
| Colors | Platinum |
| CPU | PowerPC 604 @ 120 MHz, PowerPC 604 @ 132 MHz, PowerPC 604 @ 150 MHz |
| Memory | 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, 512 MB (max) |
| Storage | 1 GB SCSI HDD, 2 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/out · AAUI Ethernet · S-video in/out · Composite in/out · 3× PCI slots · PDS |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 216 × 432 × 432 mm |
| Weight | 13.2 kg |
Known quirks
- Multimedia Mac with AV I/O built in — video capture and output native
- 2 MB VRAM, expandable — 24-bit color at 1152×870
- PCI slots let it accept 3D accelerators (Voodoo 2, ATI Rage)
- PRAM battery leak often seen
- PSU fan gets loud after decades