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Power Macintosh 5500 and 6500 Computers Developer Note

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Power Macintosh 5500 and 6500 Computers is Apple Computer's developer note (Developer Press, © Apple Computer, Inc. 1997), 94 PDF pages, an electronic original with a text layer. It is written for hardware and software developers and describes the Power Macintosh 5500 and 6500: processor and bus, memory, the ATI 2D/3D graphics, I/O, PCI and other expansion slots, and the graphics software.

Contents

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With printed page numbers:

  • Chapter 1, Introduction (p. 1)
  • Chapter 2, Architecture (p. 15)
  • Chapter 3, I/O Features (p. 23)
  • Chapter 4, Expansion Features (p. 41)
  • Chapter 5, Software Components for the 2D and 3D Hardware Graphics

What this document does not contain

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Written for developers: no service procedures, schematics or component values. Repair procedures are in Power Macintosh/Performa 5000 Series Service Source (5500) and Performa/Power Macintosh 6400 and 6500 Series Service Source (6500).

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Download: Power Macintosh 5500 and 6500 Computers Developer Note (1997).pdf