Using the same case as the 9150, the 9500 (a.k.a. 9515) was the first Power Mac tower with a replaceable CPU daughter cards. Unlike the first generations Power Macs, the 9500 had PCI slots and used the PowerPC 604 processor, a significantly improved, second-generation PPC design. BYTE magazine (October 1995, p. 123) notes that the […]
The Power series was Power Computing’s first generation Mac compatible. As faster PowerPC 601 CPUs became available, Power bumped this model from 80 MHz to 100 MHz, and then to 120 MHz. The Power 80, 100, and 120 were among the few authorized Mac clones with NuBus slots. Got a Power Computing machine? Join LEM’s Powerlist […]
The 75 MHz Performa 5200 was the first PowerPC Mac with an integrated monitor. Although the PPC 603 CPU was superior to the older 601, this computer’s architecture kept performance of the 5200 – and it’s monitor-less twin, the 6200 – comparable to a 66 MHz Power Mac 6100.
The LC 580 (a.k.a. Performa 580 and 588) is essentially an LC 575 with a new logic board that supports an IDE hard drive (instead of the more expensive SCSI hard drive used in earlier 500 series Macs) and uses a less expensive monitor. It also has a video I/O slot that can accept the original […]
The System 100 was the first authorized Macintosh clone. It was built around a slightly modified Power Mac 8100 motherboard: Radius used a standard Mac DA-15 video port instead of the 8100’s 45-pin AV port. The Radius Mac clones were probably the most heavy of the bunch, clad in thick metal to provide more RFI shielding […]
1994 marked the 10th anniversary of the Macintosh, and in an unexpected development, Apple introduced its first DOS products that year.
Signifyin(g) as a Rhetorical Device in Selected Writings of the Harlem Renaissance
The Thirteens (Black)*
The Signifying Monkey*
Simply Written – Signifyin(g) in the Writings of Langston Hughes
Lawd Today! – Signifyin(g) in the Writings of Richard Wright
“Ain’t She Specifiyin?” – Signifyin(g) in the Writings of Zora Neale Hurston
Fiction is of great value to any people as a preserver of manners and customs…. – Pauline Hopkins (circa 1900) You can never really get your point across to a person until you learn how to communicate with him. If he speaks French, you can’t speak German. You have to know what language he speaks and […]
The 33 MHz PowerBook 150 replaced the 25 MHz PowerBook 145b in July 1994. It offered faster performance at a lower price and was the final model in the 140/145/145b/150 line of economical PowerBooks. The 150 was also the lightest of the line, and its battery was rated at 2.5 hours, about 30 minutes longer than […]
The Quadra 630 was the last Mac designed around the 68040 processor. It was designed to replace the Quadra 610. LC and Performa versions of the 630 use the less expensive 68LC040, which lacks an FPU, while the Quadra 630 sports a full 68040. The slide-out motherboard makes upgrades very easy. The 630 was the first desktop […]
This was the last Mac designed around the 68040 processor. The Quadra 630 was designed to replace the Quadra 610. The LC 630 and Performa 63x versions use the less expensive 68LC040, which doesn’t have an FPU, while the Quadra 630 sports a full 68040. The slide-out motherboard makes upgrades very easy. The Performa version […]
Blackbird was Apple’s code name for a new line of PowerBooks based on the 68LC040 processor. (The LC version of the 68040 draws less power but has no FPU.) These PowerBooks introduced a full-sized keyboard with 12 function keys, replaced the trackball with a trackpad, had a 640 x 480 screen, and even had built-in […]
Apple upped the ante by moving from the 68030 to the 68LC040 processor on the Duo 280 and 280c in May 1994. (The 68LC040 is a low power version of the 68040 with the internal FPU disabled.) Other than the CPU, this is essentially a Duo 270c. Like the 270c, the 280c supports 16-bit video […]
Apple upped the ante by moving from the 68030 to the 68LC040 processor on the Duo 280 and 280c in May 1994. (The 68LC040 is a low power version of the 68040 with the internal FPU disabled.) Other than the CPU, this is essentially a Duo 250. Got a PowerBook Duo? Join our PowerBook Duo […]
Blackbird was Apple’s code name for its first line of PowerBooks based on the 68LC040 processor. (The LC version of the 68040 draws less power and has no FPU.) The 500 series included several firsts: the first portable with a trackpad, the first with a PCMCIA (later PC Card) slot, the first with stereo speakers, […]
Blackbird was Apple’s code name for a new line of PowerBooks based on the 68LC040 processor. (The LC version of the 68040 draws less power and has no FPU.) The 500 series included several firsts: the first portable with a trackpad, the first with a PCMCIA (later PC Card) slot, the first with stereo speakers, […]
Blackbird was Apple’s code name for its first line of PowerBooks based on the 68LC040 processor. (The LC version of the 68040 draws less power and has no FPU.) The 500 series included several firsts: the first portable with a trackpad, the first with a PCMCIA (later PC Card) slot, the first with stereo speakers, the […]
Blackbird was Apple’s code name for a new line of PowerBooks based on the 68LC040 processor. (The LC version of the 68040 draws less power and has no FPU.) The 500 series included several firsts: the first portable with a trackpad, the first with a PCMCIA (later PC Card) slot, the first with stereo speakers, the […]
The Workgroup Server 9150 is the only Workgroup Server for which an equivalent Power Mac model was never released. Mac IIci and Workgroup Server 9150 Built into a modified Quadra 950 case, the 9150 has four NuBus slots and a processor direct slot (PDS). Like first-generation Power Macs, the 9150 uses system memory for video […]
The 80 MHz Power Mac 8100 was the fastest Power Mac when Apple introduced the line in March 1994, and it was the only model to ship from the factory with a 256 KB level 2 cache installed. Built into a Quadra 800 case, the 8100 (a.k.a. 8115 in Japan as well as Apple Workgroup […]
The 66 MHz 7100 was the middle of the Power Mac line when Apple introduced its first PowerPC models in March 1994. Built into the Quadra 650 case, the 7100 has three NuBus slots and a PDS (processor direct slot). The 7100 uses system memory for motherboard video (up to 615 KB, depending on resolution […]
The LC 575 (a.k.a. Performa 575, 577, and 578) is essentially a Quadra 605 motherboard in an LC 520/550case. It normally shipped with 5 MB RAM and a CD-ROM drive, but there was an LC 575 in a 4 MB configuration without a CD-ROM drive – available only in the education market. Got a 500 Series […]
Hold on to your hat: 1993 was the wildest year for model introductions in Apple’s history. Apple also passed the 10 million Mac mark in February 1993.
The first cable-ready Macintosh! No, not ready for a cable modem – ready for cable TV. More or less a black LC 520 (complete with a black mouse and black keyboard), Macintosh TV lets you watch 16-bit TV or use 8-bit computer graphics. (Assuming you were in the US, Canada, or some other country using […]
First available in Canada (1993), and then Asia and Europe (and never sold in the home US market), the Colour Classic II (also known as the Performa 275) shares the motherboard design of the LC III. Running at a relatively fast 33 MHz, memory can be expanded as far as 36 MB. The CC II/Performa […]
Introduced in October 1993, the Duo 270c added an active matrix 640 x 480 pixel 256-color screen to the Duo 230. With the improved battery, this color Duo could still run for two hours per charge. The 270c supports 16-bit video on its screen if you select the 640 x 400 pixel mode under Options […]
Introduced in October 1993, the PowerBook Duo 250 added an active matrix screen to the Duo mix. This plus an improved battery (which lasts 2.5 hours) did a great deal to increase the popularity of the Duo line. Got a PowerBook Duo? Join our PowerBook Duo and PowerBook 2400c Club on Facebook. Details introduced 1993.10.21 […]
Finding the market confused with five product lines (Mac II, Centris, Quadra, Performa, and PowerBook), Apple renamed the Centris models in October 1993. At the same time, the 68040 CPU in the Quadra 650 was boosted to 33 MHz. The floppy drive mounting sled used in the Mac IIvi, IIvx, Performa 600, Centris 650, Quadra […]
Finding the market confused with five product lines (Mac II, Centris, Quadra, Performa, and PowerBook), Apple renamed the Centris models in October 1993. At the same time, the CPU in the Centris 610 was boosted from 20 MHz to 25 MHz. (The 8/160 version sold in the U.S. was based on the less expensive 68LC040 […]
What was the smallest desktop Mac prior to the Mac mini? Apple’s LC series, which measured just under 3″ tall, although it had as big a footprint as four Minis. And the Quadra 605 (also known as the LC 475 and Performa 475 or 476) was the most powerful model in this diminutive line. Apple […]