Macintosh Performa 5420CD

The Macintosh Performa 5420CD was a lower mid-range personal computer that was released in April 1996 as a part of Apple Computer's Macintosh Performa family of Macintosh computers for the consumer market. It was succeeded by the Power Macintosh 5500 in 1997.
==Features==
Like other models based on the Performa 5400 (and Power Macintosh 5400), the 5420CD is an all-in-one desktop with a built-in 15" display. It contained 1 MB of VRAM that could support up to 8-bit color at a resolution of 832 x 624 pixels and 16-bit color at 640 x 480 pixels. Its logic board, code named "Alchemy", supported a PowerPC 603e processor (clocked at 120 MHz in the 5420CD). Two 168-pin slots allowed RAM to be upgraded from the base 8 MB soldered onto the motherboard, to a maximum of 136 MB. There were three different expansion slots: a PCI slot, a Comm Slot II for an internal modem or Ethernet card, and a video-in slot that could accept connection to an Apple TV Tuner Card. The 4x CD-ROM and external hard drives were connected through a SCSI bus. The 1.6 GB internal hard disk drive was connected through an IDE bus. The built-in floppy drive supported 1.44 MB high-density disks.Power Mac 5400-series by Pete Sealy et al., MacGurus. Accessed 2021-01-29. The 5420CD also came in a black case and was exclusively marketed in Europe and Asia.
The Performa 5420CD came with Mac OS 7.5.3 pre-installed along with System Enabler 410 and bundled software. The last operating system that it supported was Mac OS 9.1. It also features an L2 cache slot that can be used as a processor direct slot to upgrade it to a PowerPC G3 processor.
==Included software==
=== European model ===
*Mac OS 7.5.3
*Finder 7.5.5
*LaserWriter 8.3.3
*Apple Guide
*AppleScript 1.0.1
*ColorSync 2.0
*CD-ROM (includes Apple CD-ROM, Foreign File Access, Apple Photo Access, etc.)
*QuickDraw 3D
*QuickDraw GX
*QuickTime 2.1
*Apple Video Player
*PC Exchange
*Adobe Type Manager 3.8.3
* ClarisWorks v4.0
* QUALCOMM Eudora Pro v2.0
* Electronic Arts 3D Atlas v1.1	
=== Japanese model ===
*Mac OS J-7.5.3
*Finder J-7.5.5
*LaserWriter J-8.3.3
*Apple Guide
*AppleScript J-1.0.1
*ColorSync J-2.0
*CD-ROM (includes Apple CD-ROM, Foreign File Access, Apple Photo Access, etc.)
*QuickDraw 3D
*QuickDraw GX
*QuickTime J-2.1
*Apple Video Player
*PC Exchange
*Adobe Type Manager J-3.8.3
*ClarisWorks J-4.0
*QUALCOMM Eudora Pro J-2.0
*Sanseido Dictionary
*Electronic Arts 3D Atlas J-1.1
==References==
==External links==
*Macintosh Performa 5420CD: Technical Specifications at Apple Support
*Macintosh Performa 5420CD specs at EveryMac
*Macintosh Performa 5420CD at IT History Society
*Macintosh Performa 5420CD at madeApple
Category:1996 introductions