Macintosh Quadra 700
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| Macintosh Quadra 700 | |
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| Manufacturer | Apple Computer |
| Introduced | October 1991 |
| Discontinued | September 1994 |
| Price | US$6000 |
| CPU | Motorola 68040, 25 MHz |
| RAM | 4 MiB, expandable to 68 MiB, 80 ns 30-pin SIMM |
| OS | System 7.0.1 |
The Macintosh Quadra 700 was introduced (along with the Quadra 900) in October 1991, as Apple's first computers to use the Motorola 68040 processor, as well as the first to feature built-in Ethernet networking. The Quadra 700 was encased in the same form-factor as the popular Macintosh IIcx and Macintosh IIci models, allowing users to easily upgrade to the more powerful computer; as such, it could be either stood on its end in a tower configuration, or placed horizontally in a traditional desktop orientation.
The Quadra 700 could be upgraded to 68 mebibytes of RAM, which with its 25 MHz processor made it a very useful computer for scientific or design work. It was also a prime candidate for processor upgrade when the PowerPC 601 boards came along in 1994. Like the IIci it had on-board video and ethernet built into the system board.
[edit] Trivia
- This Macintosh, along with some others, was one of the featured computers in the original Jurassic Park movie.
[edit] References
- Macintosh Quadra 700: Technical Specifications at apple.com
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