Performa 6400

AKA

Power Macintosh 6400

Essentials

Family: Performa

Codename: Elixer, InstaTower

Gestalt ID: 58

Minimum OS: 7.5.3

Maximum OS: 9.1

Introduced: August 1996

Terminated: Mid 1997

Processor

CPU: PowerPC 603ev

CPU Speed: 180/200 MHz

FPU: integrated

Bus Speed: 40 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

ROM: 4 MB

RAM Type: 168 pin DIMM

Minimum RAM Speed: 70 ns

Onboard RAM: 8 MB

RAM slots: 2

Maximum RAM: 136 MB

Expansion Slots: 2 PCI, comm, video i/o, TV

Video

VRAM: 1 MB DRAM

Max Resolution: 1024x768

Video Out: DB-15

Storage

Hard Drive: 1.6 GB

ATA Bus: IDE

Floppy Drive: 1.4 MB SuperDrive

Optical Drive: 8x 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: mono, built-in subwoofer

Networking

Ethernet: optional

Miscellaneous

Power: 220 Watts

Dimensions: 16" H x 7.8" W x 16.9" D

Weight: 44.5 lbs.

Notes

The 200 MHz Configuration included a 2.4 GB hard drive and a standard 256 kB level 2 cache.

The Performa 6400 represented a radical change in the Apple line. Proving that Apple had learned from the previous Holiday season, (when they under produced the popular 7500's and 8500's and over-produced lower end Performa's) The 6400 was one of Apple's first consumer-aimed mid-range computer. The Performa 6400 came in a newly designed "InstaTower" case, and ran on either a 180 or a 200 MHz 603e processor. It also shipped with an internal 28.8 modem and a video-output port. The 6400/180 initially sold for $2399. The 6400/200 sold for $2799. Both models were replaced by the 6500 line in 1997

Picture Credits:
John Greenleigh/Flipside Studios