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# Macintosh IIvi

AKA

Performa 600/600CD

Essentials

Family: Macintosh II

Codename: Brazil

Gestalt ID: 44

Minimum OS: 7.1

Maximum OS: 7.6.1

Introduced: October 1992

Terminated: February 1993

Processor

CPU: Motorola MC68030

CPU Speed: 16 MHz

FPU: none

Bus Speed: 16 MHz

Register Width: 32-bit

Data Bus Width: 32-bit

Address Bus Width: 32-bit

Level 1 Cache: 256 bytes data, 256 bytes instruction

Level 2 Cache: 32 kB

ROM: 1 MB

RAM Type: 30 pin SIMM

Minimum RAM Speed: 80 ns

Onboard RAM: 4 MB

RAM slots: 4

Maximum RAM: 68 MB

Expansion Slots: 3 NuBus, 1 PDS

Video

VRAM: 512 kB - 1 MB (two sockets)

Max Resolution: 8 bit 640x480

Video Out: DB-15

Storage

Hard Drive: 40-400 MB

Floppy Drive: 1.4 MB SuperDrive

Optical Drive: optional 2x CD-ROM

Input/Output

ADB: 2

Serial: 2 Mini DIN-8

SCSI: DB-25

Audio Out: mono 8 bit mini

Audio In: mono 8 bit mini

Speaker: mono

Miscellaneous

Power: 230 Watts

Dimensions: 6" H x 13" W x 16.5" D

Weight: 35 lbs.

The IIvi was introduced in October 1992, and was exactly the same as the IIvx, but with a 16 MHz 68030 processor, and no FPU. It was priced several hundred dollars cheaper, and was discontinued just 4 months later, making it one of the shortest-lived Macs ever (often a sour point to IIvi owners). The Performas 600 and 600CD, which were released later in the consumer market, were based on the same motherboard as the IIvi but shipped with the IIvx's 32 MHz processor.

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