Power Macintosh 7200

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Not to be confused with Power Macintosh 7220.
Power Macintosh 7200
Beige box with a floppy and CD drive
A Power Macintosh 7200/90
Also known as"Catalyst"[1]
DeveloperApple Computer
Product familyPower Macintosh, Workgroup Server
Release dateAugust 8, 1995 (1995-08-08)
Introductory priceUS$1,700 (equivalent to $3,508 in 2024)
DiscontinuedFebruary 17, 1997 (1997-02-17)
Operating systemSystem 7.5.2 - Mac OS 9.1
CPUPowerPC 601 @ 75–120 MHz
Memory8 MB, expandable to 512 MB (70 ns 168-pin DIMM)
DimensionsHeight: 6.15 inches (15.6 cm)
Width: 14.37 inches (36.5 cm)
Depth: 16.93 inches (43.0 cm)
Weight22 pounds (10.0 kg)
PredecessorPower Macintosh 7100
SuccessorPower Macintosh 7300

The Power Macintosh 7200 (and Power Macintosh 8200 tower based variant which was available alongside the 7200 in Europe) is a personal computer designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Computer from August 1995 to February 1997. The 90 MHz model was sold in Japan as the Power Macintosh 7215, and the 120 MHz model with bundled server software as the Apple Workgroup Server 7250. When sold as the 8200, it used the Quadra 800's mini-tower form factor.

The 7200 was introduced alongside the Power Macintosh 7500 and 8500 at the 1995 MacWorld Expo in Boston.[2] Apple referred to these machines collectively as the "Power Surge" line, communicating that this second generation of PowerPC machines offered a significant speed improvement over their predecessors. Introduced as a successor to the Power Macintosh 7100, the 7200 represents the low end of this generation of Power Macintosh,[1] which replaced NuBus with PCI. It shares the 7500's "Outrigger" case. At launch, the 7200 was available with processor speeds of 75 and 90 MHz, with the slower model being replaced by a 120 MHz CPU in February 1996. The 120 MHz model was also available in a "PC compatible" variant, which came with a PCI card that allowed the computer to run Microsoft Windows and other PC operating systems. The card featured a 100 MHz Pentium processor.

The Power Macintosh 7300 replaced the 7200 in February 1997.

Upgrades

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Unlike other Power Macintosh machines of the time, the CPU is soldered to the motherboard instead of on a daughterboard. This presented a challenge for users who wanted to upgrade to a faster processor. At the time of its introduction, Apple promised an inexpensive logic board upgrade to the 7500, but due to high demand for the 7500, this never materialized. When the upgrade was finally made available, it was to the follow-on model, the Power Macintosh 7600, and came in the form of a complete logic board replacement.[3] The base price was $1,300 and upgraded the system to a 120 MHz CPU, but did not include L2 cache.

The 7200's CPU was considered otherwise impossible to upgrade until, over three years after the 7200 was discontinued, Sonnet eventually produced an G3 upgrade card for the PCI slots.[4]

Models

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A Power Macintosh 8200, the 7200 in a 8500 tower case

Introduced August 8, 1995:

  • Power Macintosh 7200/75[5]
  • Power Macintosh 7200/90[6]

Introduced January 11, 1996:

  • Power Macintosh 7215/90[7]

Introduced February 26, 1996:

  • Workgroup Server 7250/120[8]

Introduced April 22, 1996:

  • Power Macintosh 7200/120[9]
  • Power Macintosh 7200/120 PC Compatible[10]
  • Power Macintosh 8200/100[11]
  • Power Macintosh 8200/120[12]

References

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