apple a day / 1991•1993

Published 4.16.2006 by a•pril | E-mail this post

QUADRA 700
"The Quadra 700 was powered by a 25 MHz 68040 processor, which included an FPU. It was the first in a new family of Macs, and was the first Mac to ship in a tower case (a IIcx case on its side, with the label rotated 90 degrees). The Quadra 700 was priced at $6,000." (photo credit: Upgrading and Repairing Macs)

CPU
CPU: Motorola MC68040
CPU Speed: 25 MHz
FPU: integrated
Bus Speed: 25 MHz
Data Path: 32 bit
ROM: 1 MB
RAM Type: 30 pin SIMM
Minimum RAM Speed: 80 ns
Onboard RAM: 4 MB
RAM slots: 4
Maximum RAM: 68 MB
Level 1 Cache: 8 kB
Expansion Slots: 2 NuBus, 1 PDS

Video
VRAM: 512 kB - 2 MB (six sockets)
Max Resolution: 1152x870
Video Out: DB-15

Storage
Hard Drive: 80-400 MB
Floppy Drive: 1.4 MB SuperDrive
Input/Output
ADB: 2
Serial: 2
SCSI: DB-25
Audio Out: stereo 8 bit mini
Audio In: mono 8 bit mini
Speaker: mono
Networking
Ethernet: AAUI-15
Miscellaneous
Codename: Shadow, Spike, IIce, Evo 200
Gestalt ID: 22
Power: 50 Watts
Dimensions: 5.5" H x 11.9" W x 14.4" D
Weight: 13.6 lbs.
Minimum OS: 7.1
Maximum OS: 8.1
Introduced: October 1991
Terminated: March 1993

This byte of Apple's history from, "30 Years of Apple Products."