The PowerCenter was available in low profile, desktop, and tower configurations, with speed ranging from 120-180 MHz using the PPC 604 processor. The CPU was on a daughter card for ease of upgrade.

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Variants

• PowerCenter 120. 120 MHz 604 processor
• PowerCenter 132. 132 MHz 604 processor
• PowerCenter 150. 140 MHz 604 processor
• PowerCenter 166. 166 MHz 604 processor
• PowerCenter 180. 180 MHz 604 processor
• PowerCenter 210. 210 MHz 604e processor

Details

• introduced: 1996.04.29
• Gestalt ID: 108

Mac OS

• requires System 7.5.2 through 9.1

Core System

• CPU: 120-210 MHz PPC 604
• L2 cache: 512k, upgradable
• performance: 510, MacBench 5 (210 MHz)
• bus: 40-60 MHz
• RAM: 8 MB, expandable to 256 MB using 168-pin 70 ns or faster FPM DIMMs (non-interleaved) in 4 DIMM slots

Video

• Graphics: 1, 2 or 4 MB VRAM, supports 512 x 384 to 1280 x 102

Drives

• hard drive: 1GB or larger SCSI
• CD-ROM: 4x or faster SCSI drive

Expansion

• ADB: 1 port for keyboard and mouse
• two miniDIN-8 GeoPorts on back of computer
• SCSI: DB-25 connector on back of computer
• ethernet: AAUI and 10Base-T connectors on back of computer
• PCI slots: 3

Physical

• power: 200W (145W for low profile model)
• size (HxWxD), low profile: 4.4″x16.8″x16.0″
• size (HxWxD), desktop: 6.0″x16.0″x16.0″
• size (HxWxD), tower: 15.0″x7.0″x16.0″
• weight: 21.0-22.0 lb
• PRAM battery: 3.6V half-AA

Accelerators & Upgrades

• CPU daughter cards. See our Guide to G3 Daughter Cards and Guide to G4 Daughter Cards

Online Resources

• See: Online resources and links for the Power Computing PowerCenter

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