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Power Macintosh 9500
M3098 · Platinum
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Identifiers
| Order number | M3098 |
Reference
| Original price | $4,700 – $5,700 |
| Announced | 1995-06-19 |
| 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, Dual PowerPC 604 @ 150 MHz |
| Memory | 16 MB, 32 MB, 64 MB, 768 MB (max) |
| Storage | 1 GB SCSI HDD, 2 GB SCSI HDD |
| Graphics | ATI XCLAIM! 2 MB PCI card (bundled), PCI video card (6 PCI slots) |
| Operating system | System 7.5.2, System 7.5.5, Mac OS 8.6, 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 · 6× PCI slots |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 432 × 432 × 216 mm |
| Weight | 13.6 kg |
Known quirks
- Full tower case with 6 PCI slots — most expandable Mac of its era
- No built-in video — first PM to ship without onboard graphics, requires PCI card
- Dual-CPU 604e models were first Macs to ship with SMP
- Power supply caps fail after decades
- PRAM battery leak common