. | Power Macintosh 7200a.k.a. Power Mac 7215/90OverviewThe 7200 was the entry level second-generation Power Mac,
the first group of Apple computers to use the PCI bus.
Originally produced in 75 MHz and 90 MHz versions, the
slower model was phased out when the 120 MHz model was
introduced in March 1996. Apple introduced a brand new case design with the 7200
and 7500, one with a slide-off
cover, an extra internal drive bay, and a flip-up
drive/power supply assembly, providing easy access to the
motherboard. Performance can be significantly improved by adding a
level 2 cache and upgrading VRAM to 2 or 4 MB. Unlike the
simultaneously introduced 7500,
8500, and 9500,
the 7200 uses a 64-bit memory and cache bus, one reason for
its slower performance. Overall, a pretty good computer, but earning a Road
Apple designation due to poor implementation of the
promised upgrade path. Details- 7200/75 introduced August 8, 1995 at $1,600;
discontinued March 16, 1996
- 7200/90 introduced August 8, 1995 at $2,100;
discontinued May 18, 1996
- 7200/120 introduced April 22, 1996; discontinued
- requires System 7.5.2 (with System Enabler 701 v1.1)
or later
- CPU: 75/90/120 MHz PPC 601
- bus: 37.5/45/40 MHz
- performance: XXX (relative to SE)
- ROM: 4 MB
- RAM: 8 MB, expandable to 512 MB using DIMMs (4
sockets available)
- VRAM: 1 MB, expandable to 4 MB
- Video: supports resolutions to 1152x870
- L2 cache: optional
- PCI slots: 3
- ADB port for keyboard and mouse
- DIN-8 GeoPorts on back of computer
- DB-25 SCSI connector on back of computer
- AAUI and 10Base-T ethernet connectors on back of
computer
- upgrade path: 7300/7500/7600 motherboard + CPU
daughtercard, possibly to G3
- power: 150W
- height: 6.15 in
- width: 14.4 in
- depth: 16.9 in
- weight: 22.0 lb
- PRAM battery: 3.6V lithium
- Gestalt ID: 108
Accelerators & Upgrades- 7500/7600/7300 or G3 motherboard
- having 2 MB or 4 MB of VRAM improves performance
Online ResourcesCautions- don't use EDO RAM in the 7200
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