Macintosh Quadra 800

Essentials

Family: Macintosh Quadra

Codename: Fridge, Wombat 33

Gestalt ID: 35

Minimum OS: 7.1

Maximum OS: 8.1

Introduced: February 1993

Terminated: March 1994

Processor

CPU: Motorola MC68040

CPU Speed: 33 MHz

FPU: integrated

Bus Speed: 33 MHz

Data Bus Width: 32-bit

Address Bus Width: 32-bit

Level 1 Cache: 4 kB data, 4 kB instruction

ROM: 1 MB

RAM Type: 72 pin SIMM

Minimum RAM Speed: 60 ns

Onboard RAM: 8 MB

RAM slots: 4

Maximum RAM: 136 MB

Expansion Slots: 3 NuBus, 1 PDS

Video

VRAM: 512 kB - 1 MB (2 sockets)

Max Resolution: 1152x870

Video Out: DB-15

Storage

Hard Drive: 230 MB-1.0 GB

Floppy Drive: 1.4 MB SuperDrive

Optical Drive: 2x CD-ROM

Input/Output

ADB: 2

Serial: 2 Mini DIN-8

SCSI: DB-25

Audio Out: stereo 8 bit

Audio In: mono 8 bit

Speaker: mono

Networking

Ethernet: AAUI-15

Miscellaneous

Power: 200 Watts

Dimensions: 14" H x 7.7" W x 15.75" D

Weight: 24 lbs.

The Quadra 800 was as fast as the Quadra 950, for nearly half of its original price. It shipped in a newly designed mini-tower case, and was powered by a 33 MHz 68040 processor. It sold for $4,700.

Picture Credits:
Falko Schütz