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Power Macintosh 8600
M4506 · Platinum
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Identifiers
| Order number | M4506 |
Reference
| Original price | $3,699 |
| Announced | 1997-08-05 |
| Discontinued | 1998-03-14 |
| Max supported OS | Mac OS 9.1 |
| Design era | Platinum |
Configurations
| Colors | Platinum |
| CPU | PowerPC 604e @ 200 MHz, PowerPC 604e @ 250 MHz, PowerPC 604e @ 300 MHz, PowerPC 604e @ 350 MHz |
| Memory | 32 MB, 64 MB, 128 MB, 256 MB, 1 GB (max) |
| Storage | 4 GB SCSI HDD, 8 GB SCSI HDD |
| Graphics | IMS TwinTurbo (4 MB VRAM), PCI video card |
| 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 |
Physical
| Ports & connectivity | ADB · DB-25 SCSI · 2× RS-422 GeoPort serial · 3.5mm audio in/out · AAUI Ethernet · Composite/S-Video in/out · 3× PCI slots · CPU daughtercard |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 222 × 438 × 429 mm |
| Weight | 14.5 kg |
Known quirks
- Mini-tower 'Kansas' chassis with swing-out side door for service
- Built-in composite/S-Video in/out — pro AV workstation of its day
- CPU daughtercard accepted G3/G4 upgrades — machines survived well into 2005
- Logic board cap leakage and PRAM battery issues after three decades