TITLE
    AppleCD 150: Specifications (Discontinued 1/94)
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Created:
Modified: 		10154
5/1/92
1/6/94
TOPIC


    This article gives the technical specifications for the AppleCD 150 drive.

DISCUSSION


    Playback Medium
    - 12-cm optical disc installed in a CD caddy (any CD-ROM or audio compact
    disc is compatible)

    Capacity
    - Mode 1: 656MB
    - Mode 2: 748MB
    - Recording surfaces: 1
    - Data/block (available to user)
    Mode 1: 2,048 bytes
    Mode 2: 2,336 bytes
    - Blocks per disc: more than 270,000

    Audio Playback
    - Playing time: more than 1 hour
    - Frequency response: 20 to 20,000 hertz

    Characteristics
    - Average access time: 380 milliseconds
    - Full stroke access time: 650 milliseconds (typical)
    - Data streaming rate
    Mode 1: 150KB/second
    Mode 2: 171KB/second
    - Block rate: 75 blocks/second
    - SCSI bus transfer burst rate: 1.5MB/second
    - Rotational speed: 230 to 530 rpm

    Interfaces
    - Two SCSI 50-pin connectors for connection to the Macintosh and other SCSI
    devices
    - One headphone jack
    - Two RCA audio output jacks for external amplifier or amplified speakers

    Electrical Requirements
    - Power requirements: 100 to 240 volts AC, 50 to 60 hertz
    - Power consumption: 0.25 amps (drive on)

    Operating Environment
    - Temperature: 41 to 104 degrees F (5 to 40 degrees C)
    - Relative humidity: 10% to 90% noncondensing

    Non-operating Environment
    - Storage temperature: -22 to 122 degrees F (130 to 55 degrees C)
    - Transportation temperature: -22 to 131 degrees F (130 to 55 C)
    - Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing

    System Requirements
    - A Macintosh Plus or later model Macintosh
    - Macintosh system software 6.0.5 or later

    Size and Weight
    - Height: 1.95 inches (4.9 cm)
    - Width: 7 inches (17.75 cm)
    - Depth: 12.9 inches (32.5 cm)
    - Weight: 6.5 lb. (2.9 kg)



Document Information
Product Area: Peripherals
Category: CD-ROM
Sub Category: AppleCD SC

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