Power Macintosh 8500

The Power Macintosh 8500 was a high-end Macintosh personal computer designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer from August 8, 1995 until February 17, 1997, and was replaced by the Power Macintosh 8600.
==Features==
Though the 8500 externally resembles the preceding Power Macintosh 8100, it switched from a PowerPC 601 processor on NuBus architecture to a much faster PowerPC 604 processor on PCI architecture.
===Releases===
The first 8500 model that was released on August 8, 1995 featured a 120 MHz PowerPC 604. Updated versions were released on April 22, 1996 with 132 or 150 MHz versions of the 604. On August 5, 1996, a version with a 180 MHz PowerPC 604e was released.
===Variants===
The 120 MHz version was released in Europe and Japan as the Power Macintosh 8515.
==Included software==
*Mac OS 7.5.2
*Finder 7.5.3
*LaserWriter 8.2.2
*QuickTime 2.0
*QuickDraw GX
*ColorSync 1.0.5
*Adobe Type Manager 3.8.3
*CD-ROM (includes Apple CD-ROM, Foreign File Access, Apple Photo Access, etc.)
*Speech Manager
*Apple Guide
*AppleScript 1.0.1
*PC Exchange
*Apple Video Player
==External links==
*Power Macintosh 8500/120, 132, 150, and 180: Technical Specifications at Apple Support
**Power Macintosh 8515/120: Technical Specifications
*Power Macintosh 8500/120, 132, 150, 180 specs at EveryMac
**Power Mac 7300-7600, 8500-9600 Compatible Upgrade Cards
*Power Macintosh 8500 at Apple-History
*Power Macintosh 8500 at IT History Society
*Power Mac 8500 at Low End Mac
*Power Mac 8500-series at Mac Gurus Logic Board Layouts
*Power Macintosh 8500 at madeApple
* at Wikipedia
Category:1995 introductions