The PowerTower came in a tower configuration with speed ranging from 166-200 MHz using the PPC 604 or 604e processor. The CPU was on a daughter card for ease of upgrade.
Thanks to Steve Kahng’s connections to IBM from his days with Leading Edge, Power Computing was able to acquire higher-speed PowerPC CPUs before other companies, and the PowerTower was the fastest Mac or Mac clone when it shipped at 180 MHz in April 1996.
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Variants
- PowerTower 166. 166 MHz 604 processor
- PowerTower 180. 180 MHz 604 processor
- PowerTower 180. 180 MHz 604e processor
- PowerTower 200. 200 MHz 604e processor
Details
- introduced: 1996.04.29
- Gestalt ID: 108
Mac OS
- requires System 7.5.3 through 9.1
Core System
- CPU: 166-200 PPC 604
- L2 cache: 1 MB
- bus: 50-60 MHz
- RAM: 8 MB, expandable to 256 MB using 168-pin 60ns or faster FMP DIMMs in 4 DIMM slots
Video
- Graphics: 1, 2, or 4 MB VRAM, supports 12×384 to 1280 x 1024
Drives
- hard drive: 2GB or larger SCSI
- CD-ROM: 4x to 16x 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
- size (HxWxD): 15.0″x7.0″x16.0″
- weight: 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
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