Power Macintosh Computers Developer Note
Power Macintosh Computers is Apple Computer's developer note (Developer Press, © Apple Computer, Inc. 1994), 100 PDF pages, an electronic original with a text layer. It is written for hardware and software developers and describes the first Power Macintosh models, the 6100/60, 6100/60AV, 7100/66, 7100/66AV, 8100/80 and 8100/80AV: the PowerPC 601 processor, ROM, RAM, cache, custom ICs, clocks, I/O ports and expansion. The later Enhanced Power Macintosh Computers Developer Note refers to it as Macintosh Developer Note Number 8.
Contents
[edit | edit source]With printed page numbers:
- Chapter 1, Introduction (p. 1)
- Chapter 2, Hardware Overview (p. 11), including the system clocks (Table 2-2, p. 19: 6100/60 processor 60 MHz, bus 30 MHz)
- Chapter 3, Input and Output Interfaces (p. 25), including the SCSI power budgets (Table 3-5, p. 29)
- Chapter 4, Expansion Capabilities (p. 49), including RAM and cache SIMMs
- Appendix A, Overview of PowerPC Technology (p. 67)
- Appendix B, Power Macintosh Application Development (p. 75)
What this document does not contain
[edit | edit source]Written for developers: no service procedures, schematics or component values. Repair procedures are in Power Macintosh 6100/ WS 6150 Service Source, Power Macintosh 7100 Series Service Source and Power Macintosh 8100/ WS 8150 Service Source.
Pages that cite this document
[edit | edit source]- Power Macintosh 6100: cites Table 2-2, p. 19
- Power Macintosh 6100 General Maintenance: cites Table 3-5, p. 29
- Power Macintosh 6100 Specifications: cites Table 2-2, p. 19
- Power Macintosh 8100: cites Table 2-2, p. 19 (8100/80 clock and bus speeds)
- Power Macintosh 6100/ WS 6150 Service Source
- Power Macintosh 7100 Series Service Source
- Power Macintosh 8100/ WS 8150 Service Source
Download: Power Macintosh Computers Developer Note (1994).pdf