// Workers AI · dad joke modeDoes the Power Macintosh 7200 have a big impact? It's a powerful machine.
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 A Power Macintosh 7200/90 | |
| Also known as | "Catalyst"[1] |
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| Developer | Apple Computer |
Product family | Power Macintosh, Workgroup Server |
| Released | August 8, 1995 |
Introductory price | US$1,700 (equivalent to $3,592 in 2025) |
| Discontinued | February 17, 1997 |
| System 7.5.2 - Mac OS 9.1 | |
| CPU | PowerPC 601 @ 75–120 MHz |
| Memory | 8 MB, expandable to 512 MB (70 ns 168-pin DIMM) |
| Dimensions | 6.15 × 14.37 × 16.93 in (156 × 365 × 430 mm) |
| Weight | 22 lb (10.0 kg) |
| Predecessor | Power Macintosh 6100 |
| Successor | Power Macintosh 4400 |
| Related | Power Macintosh 7500 Power Macintosh 8500 |
The Power Macintosh 7200 is a personal computer introduced by Apple Computer in August 1995 and sold until February 1997. It was the entry-level model in the second generation of the Power Macintosh line, below the mid-range Power Macintosh 7500 and high-end 8500. A mini-tower variant, marketed in Europe as the Power Macintosh 8200, was sold alongside the 7200. The 90 MHz 7200 was marketed in Japan as the Power Macintosh 7215, while the 120 MHz version with bundled server software was marketed as the Workgroup Server 7250.[1]
Apple introduced the 7200, 7500 and 8500 at the 1995 MacWorld Expo in Boston, marketing them as the "Power Surge" line.[2] The 7200 succeeded the Power Macintosh 6100 and used PCI expansion slots rather than NuBus. The 7200 shared the 7500's Outrigger case. The 8200 used the Quadra 800 mini-tower case.[1][1]
At launch, the 7200 was available with 75 MHz and 90 MHz processors. Apple replaced the 75 MHz model with a 120 MHz model in February 1996. A PC-compatible version of the 120 MHz model included a PCI card with a 100 MHz Pentium processor, allowing it to run Microsoft Windows and other PC operating systems.[1]
The Power Macintosh 4400 replaced the 7200 as the entry-level Power Macintosh in February 1997, at which time it was the last remaining PowerPC 601-based system in Apple's lineup.[3]
Upgrades
[edit]Unlike other Power Macintosh machines of the time, the CPU is soldered to the motherboard instead of on a daughterboard. This presented a challenge for users who wanted to upgrade to a faster processor. At the time of its introduction, Apple promised an inexpensive logic board upgrade to the 7500, but due to high demand for the 7500, this never materialized. When the upgrade was finally made available, it was to the follow-on model, the Power Macintosh 7600, and came in the form of a complete logic board replacement.[4] The base price was $1,300 and upgraded the system to a 120 MHz CPU, but did not include L2 cache.
The 7200's CPU was considered otherwise impossible to upgrade until, over three years after the 7200 was discontinued, Sonnet eventually produced an G3 upgrade card for the PCI slots.[5]
Models
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Introduced August 8, 1995:
Introduced January 11, 1996:
- Power Macintosh 7215/90[8]
Introduced February 26, 1996:
- Workgroup Server 7250/120[9]
Introduced April 22, 1996:
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 Pogue, David; Schorr, Joseph (1999). "Chapter 13: The PowerPC Macs, Model by Model". MacWorld Mac Secrets, 5th Edition. IDG Books. pp. 517–519. ISBN 0-7645-4040-8.
- ↑ Epler, Anita (August 7, 1995). "Apple's PCI risk". InfoWorld Magazine. Vol. 17, no. 32. pp. 1, 80.
- ↑ Brisbin, Shelly (April 1997). "Apple Debuts New Quartet - Four new Apple Power Macs introduce new features and enclosures, but speed increases disappoint". MacUser. Archived from the original on December 8, 2000.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help)CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Shatz-Akin, Jim (July 1996). "Power Takes the Lead - Upgrade Pit Stop". MacUser. Archived from the original on 2001-02-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Sonnet Technologies Crescendo G3 7200 400/512k (1M) Specs @ EveryMac.com". Archived from the original on 2013-05-18. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
- ↑ "Power Macintosh 7200/75: Technical Specifications". Apple. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
- ↑ "Power Macintosh 7200/90: Technical Specifications". Apple. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
- ↑ "Power Macintosh 7215/90: Technical Specifications". Apple. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
- ↑ "Workgroup Server 7250/120: Technical Specifications". Apple. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- ↑ "Power Macintosh 7200/120: Technical Specifications". Apple. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
- ↑ "Power Macintosh 7200/120 PC Compatible: Technical Specifications". Apple. Archived from the original on 2015-02-01. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
- ↑ "Power Macintosh 8200/100: Technical Specifications". Apple. Archived from the original on 2009-05-15. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
- ↑ "Power Macintosh 8200/120: Technical Specifications". Apple. Archived from the original on 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
External links
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- Official Power Macintosh 7200/120 page (1996) 7200/120
- Official Power Macintosh 7200/120 (PC Compatible) page (1996) 7200/120 PC
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