The Macintosh Performa 5200, first of the 5200 series.

The Power Macintosh 5200 LC series (also sold under variations of the name Performa 5200) is a series of all-in-one (meaning the cases feature an integrated 15" CRT monitor) personal computer that are a part of Apple Computer's Macintosh LC, Power Macintosh and Macintosh Performa series of Macintosh computers. It was introduced in April 1995 with a PowerPC 603 CPU at 75 MHz as a PowerPC-based replacement of the Macintosh LC 500 series. Later models switched to the PowerPC 603e CPU and used model numbers above 5260, but kept the same motherboard design. The 5200 series was replaced by the Power Macintosh 5500. Unlike previous education models, which prepended the model number with "LC", the 5200 series uses the Power Macintosh designation of Apples main workstation line of the time and appends the LC to the end of the model name. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x899, 81 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Macintosh Performa List of products discontinued by Apple Computer List of Apple Macintosh models by case type Power... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x899, 81 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Macintosh Performa List of products discontinued by Apple Computer List of Apple Macintosh models by case type Power... Apple Computer, Inc. ... Macintosh LC sans display, keyboard or mouse The Macintosh LC (meaning low-cost color) was Apple Computers product family of low-end consumer Macintosh personal computers in the early 1990s. ... Power Macintosh, or Power Mac, is the name of a line of Apple Macintosh personal computers based on various models of PowerPC microprocessors. ... A Macintosh Performa 5200, an all-in-one desktop similar to the iMac. ... The first Macintosh computer, introduced in 1984, upgraded to a 512K Fat Mac. The Macintosh or Mac, is a line of personal computers designed, developed, manufactured, and marketed by Apple Computer. ... IBM logo The PowerPC 603 was the first microprocessor implementing the PowerPC Architecture as specified (its predecessor, the PowerPC 601, was a hybrid of POWER and PowerPC; the 603 removed the POWER-specific instructions). ... IBM PowerPC 601 Microprocessor PowerPC is a RISC microprocessor architecture created by the 1991 Apple–IBM–Motorola alliance, known as AIM. Originally intended for personal computers, PowerPC CPUs have since become popular embedded and high-performance processors as well. ... The all-in-one case of the Macintosh LC 500 series The Macintosh LC 500 series is a series of personal computers that is a part of Apple Computers LC line of Macintosh computers. ... PowerPC is a RISC microprocessor architecture created by the 1991 Apple-IBM-Motorola alliance, known as AIM. Originally intended for personal computers, PowerPC CPUs have since become popular embedded and high-performance processors as well. ...

The 5200 series is closely related to the 6200 series, which features the same logic boards in desktop cases without integrated monitors. This means that it also shares the 6200's massive and confusing number of model designations and its unusual architecture with an 64-bit data path PowerPC CPU on an 32-bit data path logic board adapted from the Quadra 630. This is the reason for various performance and stability issues, leading to the 5200 (and the 6200) series computers generally being regarded as among the worst Macintoshes ever produced. ^[1][2] The Performa 6300, one of the many models of the 6200 family The Power Macintosh 6200 (Codename: Crusader / Elixir, also sold under variations of the name Performa 6200, Performa 6300 and Power Macintosh 6300) is a series of mid-range personal computer that are a part of Apple Computers... The Macintosh Quadra 630 (Codenames: Crusader, Show Biz, Show & Tell; also sold with minor variations as the Macintosh LC 630 in the educational market and as the Macintosh Performa 630 in the consumer market) is a personal computer that is a part of Apple Computers Quadra series of Macintosh...

Power Macintosh 5200 LC

Introduced in April 1995, the original 5200s use a 75 MHz PowerPC 603 CPU. The Power Macintosh 5200 LC was only sold to the education market, while the Performa models were sold to consumers. In April 1996, they were replaced by the 5260-related models, but some Performa models remained available for a longer time. Apple Computer, Inc. ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... IBM logo The PowerPC 603 was the first microprocessor implementing the PowerPC Architecture as specified (its predecessor, the PowerPC 601, was a hybrid of POWER and PowerPC; the 603 removed the POWER-specific instructions). ... System 7 (codenamed Big Bang) was a version of Mac OS, the operating system of the Apple Macintosh computer. ... IBM logo The PowerPC 603 was the first microprocessor implementing the PowerPC Architecture as specified (its predecessor, the PowerPC 601, was a hybrid of POWER and PowerPC; the 603 removed the POWER-specific instructions). ...

Models

• Power Macintosh 5200 LC: Sold only to the education market. Features a 500 MB hard drive.
• Macintosh Performa 5200CD: The Power Macintosh 5200 LC with a 790 MB or 1 GB hard drive.
• Macintosh Performa 5210CD: Identical to the Power Macintosh 5200 LC, sold only in Asia and Europe.
• Macintosh Performa 5215CD: The Performa 5200CD with a different software bundle.
• Macintosh Performa 5220CD: The Performa 5215CD with a 500 MB hard drive, sold only in Asia and Europe.

Power Macintosh 5260

The 5260/5300, introduced in August 1995, replaced the 6200's PowerPC 603 CPU with the newer PowerPC 603e. The rest of the architecture remained unchanged. The Power Macintosh 5400 with a new revised architecture was introduced shortly after, but the 5260/5300 was kept available as a lower-end model. Apple Computer, Inc. ... August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... PowerPC is a RISC microprocessor architecture created by the 1991 Apple-IBM-Motorola alliance, known as AIM. Originally intended for personal computers, PowerPC CPUs have since become popular embedded and high-performance processors as well. ... System 7 (codenamed Big Bang) was a version of Mac OS, the operating system of the Apple Macintosh computer. ...

Models

• Power Macintosh 5260/100: North American education model with 100 MHz CPU, 8 or 16 MB of RAM, and a 800 MB hard disk
• Power Macintosh 5260/120: Later North American education model with 120 MHz CPU, 16 MB of RAM and a 1.2 GB hard disk
• Power Macintosh 5300 LC: The 5260/120, but with the slower 100 MHz processor of the 5260/100
• Macintosh Performa 5260CD: The Power Macintosh 5260/100, also available with the smaller 800 MB hard disk
• Macintosh Performa 5260/120: Consumer version of 5260/120, only sold in Europe and Asia.
• Macintosh Performa 5270CD: Identical to the Performa 5260CD, but only sold in Europe and Asia.
• Macintosh Performa 5280/120: Consumer version of 5260/120, only sold in Europe and Asia.
• Macintosh Performa 5300CD: Consumer version of the Power Macintosh 5300 LC.
• Macintosh Performa 5300CD DE: Special "Director's Edition" of the 5300CD with additional software.
• Macintosh Performa 5320CD: Europe-only 120 MHz version of the 5300CD.

External links

• Power Macintosh 5200 LC and Power Macintosh 5260 LC at Low End mac
• Power Macintosh 5200 LC, Power Macintosh 5260 LC and Power Macintosh 5300 LC at Low End mac
• Power Macintoshes and Performas at EveryMac.com
• Power Macintoshes and Performas at AppleSpec

References

1. ^ Remy Davison, Insanely Great Mac: The 10 worst Macs ever built
2. ^ Low End Mac: Road Apples - Power Mac x200 series