This article contains the technical specifications of the Power Macintosh 8600 Series computers.

The technical specifications include information on the microprocessor, memory, storage, graphics support, interfaces, networking, sound, keyboard and mouse, clock /calendar, electrical requirements and compliance, ADB power requirements, size and weight, and environmental requirements.

Microprocessors

• 250- or 300-MHz 604e PowerPC microprocessor
• Integrated floating-point unit, 32K on-chip data and instruction caches
• 1MB of Apple Inline Cache (level 2) on processor card

• 32MB of RAM, supports up to 512MB via 8 DIMM sockets
• 4MB of ROM

• Internal 4GB Fast SCSI hard disk
• Internal Apple SuperDrive floppy disk drive

• Internal 24x-speed CD-ROM drive
• Integrated Iomega Zip drive for fast, easy storage or backup
• Expansion bays for additional storage devices--four 5.25-inch removable bays, three internal bays (open bays vary with configuration)

• 24-bit video input

• 24-bit video output

• 2MB of VRAM, supports up to 4MB
• Fast 64-bit data path to VRAM
• Support for display formats up to 1,280 by 1,024 pixels
• 24-bit color up to 1,152- by 870-pixel resolution
• Refresh rate of up to 75 Hz

• Three PCI expansion slots compatible with PCI 2.0-compliant cards
• Internal Fast SCSI bus (up to 10MB/s)
• External SCSI bus (up to 5MB/s)
• Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) expansion port
• RCA phono jacks for line-level stereo audio input and output
• DB-15 connector for monitor
• Composite connectors (RCA phono jacks) for composite video input and output
• S-video input and output connectors
• Internal digital audio/video (DAV) connector for video compression/decompression cards

• 10BASE-T and AAUI-15 Ethernet connectors; optional PC Compatibility Card provides multinode support for simultaneous network connections
• Two high-speed DMA serial (RS-232/RS-422) ports compatible with LocalTalk and GeoPort cables

• 28.8-Kbit/s modem support
• V.17 fax support
• GeoPort Fax and GeoPort Telephony software included
• Speakerphone and answering machine capability

Sound

• Mini jacks for stereo audio input and output
• All sound ports support 16-bit audio and up to 44.1-kHz sampling rate

Clock/calendar
Custom integrated circuit with long-life battery

Electrical requirements and compliance

• Line voltage: 100 to 125/200 to 240 V AC, RMS single phase, automatically configured
• Frequency: 50 to 60 Hz, single phase
• Power: 300 W maximum, not including display

• Maximum current draw for all devices: 500 mA (a maximum of three ADB devices is recommended)
• Mouse draws 10 mA
• Keyboard draws 25 to 80 mA (varies with keyboard used)

• Height: 17.3 in. (44.0 cm)
• Width: 9.7 in. (24.6 cm)
• Depth: 17.3 in. (44.0 cm)
• Weight: 35.0 lb. (15.9 kg)**

Environmental requirements

• Operating temperature: 50° to 104° F (10° to 40° C)
• Storage temperature: -40° to 116° F (-40° to 47° C)
• Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
• Maximum altitude: 10,000 ft. (3,048 m)

• CloseView software magnifies screen image up to 16 times
• Easy Access software permits combination keys to be pressed sequentially and enables cursor control from the numeric keypad instead of the mouse
• Visual beep replaces audible system alerts

Product specifications are subject to change. Check with your Apple reseller for the most current information about product specifications and configurations.