Performa 5260, 5300

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Overview

The 5260 was the second Power Mac with an integrated monitor. Although the PPC 603 CPU was superior to the older 601, the overall computer design kept performance of the 5200 comparable to a 6100/66.

Be sure to read Performa and Power Mac 5200, 5300, 6200, 6300 Issues. Then you'll understand why it's called a Road Apple.

Details

introduced ???, discontinued
requires System 7.5.1 or later
CPU: 100 or 120 MHz PPC 603e
bus: 40 MHz
performance: XXX (relative to SE)
ROM: 4 MB
RAM: 16 MB, expandable using one or two 4, 8, 16, or 32 MB 80ns 72-pin SIMMs
VRAM: not expandable
Video: thousands of colors at 640x480, 256 at 832x624
L2 cache: none
ADB port for keyboard and mouse
DIN-8 serial ports on back of computer (modem port disabled when comm slot modem present; printer port disabled when comm slot ethernet card present)
DB-25 SCSI connector on back of computer
AAUI ethernet connector on back of computer
one PDS slot (NuBus adapter available)

Accelerators & Upgrades

5400, 5500 motherboard

Online Resources

Mac Daniel #5: Performa 6300, 5200 questions
Performa and Power Mac 5200, 5300, 6200, 6300 Issues by Scott L. Barber
Modem performance using FreePPP and OT PPP on at 5320, Adrian Winnard
Apple Specs Online for Power Macintosh 5260/100
Apple Specs Online for Power Macintosh 5260/120
Apple Specs Online for Power Macintosh 5300/100

Cautions

Macs with IDE hard drive do not provide SCSI termination power, depending on external SCSI devices to provide it. For more details, see SCSI Termination Power.
On most models, the serial ports do not support hardware handshaking necessary for high speed (9600 bps or higher) modems. However, Global Village Teleport Platinum modems implement handshaking on the modem, providing 28.8 kbps and faster telecommunications. (The final revision of the motherboard does support hardware handshaking.)

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