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First-Generation Second-Generation PPCP Specification
Feature Power Macintosh Power Macintosh Power Macintosh
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Processor PowerPC 601 PowerPC 601, 603 All PowerPC Models
Type or 604
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Processor None By replacing By replacing
Upgrade processor processor
subsystem card subsystem card
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OS Support Mac OS
Mac OS Mac OS, OS/2, AIX,
Netware, Solaris
and Windows NT
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External Up to 1MB Up to 4MB Up to 4MB
Cache
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RAM 32-bit SIMM 64-bit DIMM 64-bit DIMM
expansion
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Maximum RAM 72-264 MB 1 GB-1.5 GB To be determined
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NVRAM Macintosh PRAM 8 KB 8 KB
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Support for None, 16 bpp, 16 bpp or 24 bpp 16 bpp or 24 bpp
21-inch or 24 bpp
monitors
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Sound Macintosh 16-bit, Macintosh 16-bit, Both Macintosh and
44.1 MHz, stereo 44.1 MHz, stereo SoundBlaster-
input and output input and output compatible stereo
input and output
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Internal 160 MB to 1 GB 250 MB to 2 GB To be determined
hard disk
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Additional One 5.25-inch, One 5.25-inch, To be determined
internal one or two one or two
drives 3.5-inch 3.5-inch
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SCSI buses 1 internal, 1 fast internal, To be determined
1 external 1 external
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IDE bus No No Yes
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Floppy disk MFM or GCR MFM or GCR MFM only
format
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Ethernet AAUI AAUI or 10BaseT 10BaseT
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GeoPort 2 2 1-2
serial
ports
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x86- None None 0-2
compatible
RS-232
serial ports
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IEEE P1284 None None In some models
parallel
ports
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NuBus slots 1-3 None None
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PCI slots None 3-6 3-6
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ISA slot None None None
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