Workgroup Server 8550

Essentials

Family: Servers

Codename: Summit

Gestalt ID: 69

Minimum OS: 7.5.3

Maximum OS: 9.1

Introduced: February 1996

Terminated: April 1997

Processor

CPU: PowerPC 604

CPU Speed: 132/200 MHz

FPU: integrated

Bus Speed: 44/50 MHz

Data Bus Width: 64-bit

Address Bus Width: 43-bit

Level 1 Cache: 16 kB data, 16 kB instruction

Level 2 Cache: 512 kB DIMM

ROM: 4 MB

RAM Type: 168 pin DIMM

Minimum RAM Speed: 70 ns

Onboard RAM: 0 MB

RAM slots: 8

Maximum RAM: 1024 MB

Expansion Slots: 3 PCI

Video

VRAM: 2 MB (4 MB via 2 DIMM sockets)

Max Resolution: all resolutions supported

Video Out: DB-15

Storage

Hard Drive: 2.0 GB

Floppy Drive: 1.4 MB SuperDrive

Optical Drive: 4x 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

Networking

Ethernet: AAUI-15, 10Base-T

Miscellaneous

Power: 225 Watts

Dimensions: 14.9" H x 7.7" W x 15.75" D

Weight: 25 lbs.

Notes

The 200 MHz model had an 8x CD-ROM, and used a PowerPC 604e processor, which had 32 kB data and instruction caches.

The Workgroup Server 8550 was based on the motherboard of the PowerMac 8500, and included bundled server software. It was "speed bumped" to a 200 MHz 604e in September 1996.

Picture Credits:
John Greenleigh/Flipside Studios