Power Macintosh 5500

Essentials

Family: PowerMac

Codename: Pheonix

Gestalt ID: 512

Minimum OS: 7.5.5

Maximum OS: 9.1

Introduced: February 1997

Terminated: Early 1998

Processor

CPU: PowerPC 603ev

CPU Speed: 225/250/275 MHz

FPU: integrated

Bus Speed: 50 MHz

Data Bus Width: 64-bit

Address Bus Width: 32-bit

Level 1 Cache: 16 kB data, 16 kB instruction

Level 2 Cache: 256 kB DIMM (512 kB on 275 MHz model)

ROM: 4 MB

RAM Type: 168 pin DIMM

Minimum RAM Speed: 70 ns

Onboard RAM: 0 MB

RAM slots: 2

Maximum RAM: 128 MB

Expansion Slots: 7" PCI, comm, video i/o, TV

Video

Monitor: 15" CRT (built-in)

GPU: ATI RAGE (onboard)

VRAM: 2 MB SGRAM

Max Resolution: 1024x768

Storage

Hard Drive: 2.0 GB

ATA Bus: ATA

Floppy Drive: 1.4 MB SuperDrive

Optical Drive: 12x, 24x CD-ROM

Input/Output

ADB: 1

Serial: 2 Mini DIN-8

SCSI: DB-25

Audio Out: stereo 16 bit mini

Audio In: stereo 16 bit mini

Speaker: stereo

Microphone: mono

Networking

Ethernet: optional card

Miscellaneous

Power: 220 Watts

Dimensions: 17.5" H x 15.1" W x 16" D

Weight: 47 lbs.

The PowerMac 5500 was further improved on the 5400 by adding hardware 2D & 3D graphics acceleration. It also had video input, NTSC video output, 16-bit audio input and output was initially only available to the education market, where it sold for $1,999.

Picture Credits:
John Greenleigh/Flipside Studios