This index covers the Macintosh 500 Series of computers, 68030- and 68040-based Macs with integrated color monitors. The 5000 Series (links below) are PowerPC-based.
Mac 500 Series Index
Mac 5000 Series Index
Mac 500 and 5000 Series Links
- Guide to the 500 Series
- Guide to LC PDS Video Cards. Includes Focus, Radius, and RasterOps cards for the LC processor direct slot.
- Apple’s Performa Line, 1992 to 1997, Daniel Knight, Apple History, 2015.09.14
- Revisiting the Past: A Look Back at the x200 Series, Chris Carson, Building Bridges, 2015.04.07
- Power Mac and Performa x200, Road Apples, Daniel Knight, Second Class Macs, 2014.03.01
- The 10 Worst Macs Ever, Daniel Knight, Mac Musings, 2007.10.23
- Setting Up a 68040-based Mac Media Center, Nathan Thompson, Embracing Obsolescence, 2006.05.12
- Replacing or Upgrading a Performa 5320, Charles W. Moore, Moore’s Mailbag, 2003.12.17
- Is a 5400 Worth Buying or Upgrading?, Evan Kleiman, Mac Daniel, 2003.05.12
- The LC 520: Still Useful after All These Years, Charles W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 2002.12.16
- Power Mac 5200 and the Single Man, Jason Allen, My Turn, 2001.10.22
- The Reliable All-In-One 500 Series, Charles W. Moore, Miscellaneous Ramblings, 2001.06.04
- The Friendly LC 500 Series, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 2001.05.18
- PDS Power Macs: Road Apples?, Adam Robert Guha, Apple Archive, 2000.09.29
- Gaming With Older Power Macs, Brian Rumsey, Low End Mac Gaming, 2000.07.18
- Can I Upgrade My LC 575 with a 580 Logic Board?, Julie Fugett, Mac Daniel, 2000.02.29
- Performa 575 to Power Mac 575, Steve Wood, View From the Classroom, 2000.02.07.
- Performa 5200 and 6200 Upgrade Extravaganza, Daniel Knight, Mac Daniel, 1999.03.09
- How Can I Upgrade My Performa 550?, Daniel Knight, Mac Daniel, 1999.03.02
- Which Is Better, a Power Mac 6100 or a Performa 6300?, Daniel Knight, Mac Daniel, 1999.01.04
- How Can I Improve My 5200 on the Internet?, Daniel Knight, Mac Daniel, 1998.12.15
- How Do I Speed Up a Performa 575 or LC 575?, Daniel Knight, Mac Daniel, 1998.12.22
- How Do I Set Up an LC 550 or Performa 550 for the Net?, Daniel Knight, Mac Daniel, 1998.12.22
- How Can I Speed Up a Performa 6200 or 5200 on the Internet?, Daniel Knight, Mac Daniel, 1998.12.10
- Should I Upgrade My Performa 575 or Replace It?, Daniel Knight, Mac Daniel, 1998.12.02
- Performa 6300 and 5200 Questions, Daniel Knight, Mac Daniel, 1998.10.28
- Performa and Power Mac x200 Issues, Scott L. Barber, Low End Mac Tech Journal, 1997.12.30
- Sonnet Presto Plus provides acceleration, Ethernet, and 32 MB additional RAM
- Email lists: Classic Macs Digest, Vintage Macs
- Classic Macs, a mailing list devoted to users of pre-68040 Macs.
- DriveSetup is compatible with many third-party drives (requires 68040 or PPC). See our compatibility list.
- Pseud040 lets 68020- and 68030-based Macs run 68040 programs – I’ve even heard of Mac OS 8.1 Running on a Mac IIsi!
- RAM Charger from Jump Development ($40) lets you get the most out of your RAM – especially helpful on Macs with 8 MB or less. By launching applications using the minimum amount of memory they need, RAM Charger lets you run more programs. It also works well with RAM Doubler. You can even download a demo.
