Introduced in February 1993 alongside the first Macintosh Centris models, it was the first totally new Quadra model since the original Quadras, the 700 and the 900 / 950. It was positioned below the 950 (and the previous midrange Quadra, the 700, was discontinued shortly after the 800's introduction). Debuting at half the price of the 950, the 800 featured the same Motorola 68040 33 MHz processor as the 950 but its additional interleavedRAM running at 70 ns, as well as an enhanced video system and SCSI bus, enabled it to outperform the 950.[2] However, its tower case was smaller and much less accessible, giving it the reputation of being one of Apple's worst cases of all time.[3] The Quadra 800 was later joined by the multimedia-focused Quadra 840AV.
The Quadra 800 was discontinued in March 1994 in favor of the PowerPC-based Power Macintosh 8100. Both the 8100 and its successor, the Power Macintosh 8500, used the Quadra 800 case, as did the Power Macintosh 8200, a model only available in Europe which used the Power Macintosh 7200 logic board. A taller, highly modified variant of the case was also used for the Power Macintosh 9500.
Case: Apple introduced a new mini-tower case design for the Quadra 800, which was subsequently used for the Quadra 840AV, Power Macintosh 8100, 8200 and 8500. Infoworld's review of the Quadra 800 described the case's design as follows: "Apple recommends that you take your machine into an authorized dealer to install additional memory. It’s no wonder — the procedure is fraught with difficulties (although not as bad as previous compact models such as the SE). In order to access the SIMM slots, you need to detach the logic board from its plastic holders (which are easily broken). You then flip the board over to access the slots. If you have any boards in the machine, you need to remove them. And when you try to put it all back together, you may find some of your internal SCSI connections have come loose."[1]
Video: The logic board has 512 KB of on-board VRAM; this is sufficient to provide 256-color (8-bit) support on monitors up to 16 inches in size. Two VRAM SIMM slots provide the ability to upgrade to 1 MB of VRAM, which allows for 32,768 color (16-bit) resolutions.[2] Unlike the preceding Quadra 700 and Quadra 900/950, on-board video provided by the Quadra 800 is not capable of operating at 24-bit color regardless of how much VRAM is installed, as 24-bit support was removed as a cost-saving measure. However, installing a 24-bit video card enables the user to use the Quadra 800 in 24bit mode.[4]
CD-ROM: Some configurations included an AppleCD 300i 2x CD-ROM. The Quadra 800 was one of the first Macintoshes shipped with a bootable CD-ROM.[5]
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All configurations include an external SCSI port, two ADB and two serial ports, 3 NuBus slots, a Processor Direct Slot, mono audio in, and stereo audio out. The inclusion of an AAUI Ethernet port varied by region. The newly-introduced Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II was included with all configurations.
Introduced February 10, 1993:
Macintosh Quadra 800:[6] Sold in multiple configurations.
^ abcBrophy, Karen (April 19, 1993). "Apple's new Macs: powerful yet affordable". InfoWorld. Vol. 15, no. 16. pp. 93–97. from the original on September 22, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
^ abGruman, Galen (April 1993). "Quadra 800 - The new high-end Mac performs like a Quadra 950 at a lower cost". Macworld. Vol. 10, no. 4. pp. 114–119.
^Knight, Dan (November 8, 1999). "Road Apples - The Quadra 800 case". Low End Mac. from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2006.
^"Macintosh Quadra 800". Retrieved September 11, 2023.
^"Quadra 800". Low End Mac. from the original on June 20, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
^"Macintosh Quadra 800: Technical Specifications". Apple. from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
^"Workgroup Server 80: Technical Specifications". Apple. from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
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The Macintosh Quadra 800 also sold with bundled server software as the Apple Workgroup Server 80 is a personal computer that is a part of Apple Computer s Quadra series of Macintosh computers Macintosh Quadra 800 Workgroup Server 80A Macintosh Quadra 800Also known as Fridge Wombat 33 DeveloperApple Computer Inc Product familyMacintosh Quadra Workgroup ServerRelease dateFebruary 10 1993 1993 02 10 Introductory priceUS 4 679 equivalent to 9 869 in 2023 1 DiscontinuedMarch 14 1994 1994 03 14 Operating systemSystem 7 1 to Mac OS 8 1With PowerPC upgrade Mac OS 9 1 A UXCPUMotorola 68040 33 MHzMemory8 MB expandable to 136 MB 60 ns 72 pin SIMM DimensionsHeight 14 inches 36 cm Width 7 7 inches 20 cm Depth 15 75 inches 40 0 cm Mass24 pounds 11 kg PredecessorMacintosh Quadra 700SuccessorMacintosh Quadra 840AVPower Macintosh 8100 Introduced in February 1993 alongside the first Macintosh Centris models it was the first totally new Quadra model since the original Quadras the 700 and the 900 950 It was positioned below the 950 and the previous midrange Quadra the 700 was discontinued shortly after the 800 s introduction Debuting at half the price of the 950 the 800 featured the same Motorola 68040 33 MHz processor as the 950 but its additional interleaved RAM running at 70 ns as well as an enhanced video system and SCSI bus enabled it to outperform the 950 2 However its tower case was smaller and much less accessible giving it the reputation of being one of Apple s worst cases of all time 3 The Quadra 800 was later joined by the multimedia focused Quadra 840AV The Quadra 800 was discontinued in March 1994 in favor of the PowerPC based Power Macintosh 8100 Both the 8100 and its successor the Power Macintosh 8500 used the Quadra 800 case as did the Power Macintosh 8200 a model only available in Europe which used the Power Macintosh 7200 logic board A taller highly modified variant of the case was also used for the Power Macintosh 9500 Contents 1 Hardware 2 Models 3 Timelines 4 References 5 External linksHardware editCase Apple introduced a new mini tower case design for the Quadra 800 which was subsequently used for the Quadra 840AV Power Macintosh 8100 8200 and 8500 Infoworld s review of the Quadra 800 described the case s design as follows Apple recommends that you take your machine into an authorized dealer to install additional memory It s no wonder the procedure is fraught with difficulties although not as bad as previous compact models such as the SE In order to access the SIMM slots you need to detach the logic board from its plastic holders which are easily broken You then flip the board over to access the slots If you have any boards in the machine you need to remove them And when you try to put it all back together you may find some of your internal SCSI connections have come loose 1 Video The logic board has 512 KB of on board VRAM this is sufficient to provide 256 color 8 bit support on monitors up to 16 inches in size Two VRAM SIMM slots provide the ability to upgrade to 1 MB of VRAM which allows for 32 768 color 16 bit resolutions 2 Unlike the preceding Quadra 700 and Quadra 900 950 on board video provided by the Quadra 800 is not capable of operating at 24 bit color regardless of how much VRAM is installed as 24 bit support was removed as a cost saving measure However installing a 24 bit video card enables the user to use the Quadra 800 in 24bit mode 4 CD ROM Some configurations included an AppleCD 300i 2x CD ROM The Quadra 800 was one of the first Macintoshes shipped with a bootable CD ROM 5 Models editAll configurations include an external SCSI port two ADB and two serial ports 3 NuBus slots a Processor Direct Slot mono audio in and stereo audio out The inclusion of an AAUI Ethernet port varied by region The newly introduced Apple Desktop Bus Mouse II was included with all configurations Introduced February 10 1993 Macintosh Quadra 800 6 Sold in multiple configurations 8 MB RAM onboard 512 KB VRAM onboard no HDD 8 MB RAM onboard 512 KB VRAM onboard 230 MB HDD US 4 679 1 8 MB RAM onboard 512 KB VRAM onboard 500 MB HDD 24 MB RAM 8 MB onboard 16 MB SIMM 1 MB VRAM 512 KB onboard 512 KB SIMM 1 GB HDD Introduced March 22 1993 Workgroup Server 80 7 Timelines editTimeline of Macintosh Centris LC Performa and Quadra models colored by CPU type vte See also List of Mac models Timeline of Macintosh servers vte See also List of Mac modelsReferences edit a b c Brophy Karen April 19 1993 Apple s new Macs powerful yet affordable InfoWorld Vol 15 no 16 pp 93 97 Archived from the original on September 22 2021 Retrieved September 26 2022 a b Gruman Galen April 1993 Quadra 800 The new high end Mac performs like a Quadra 950 at a lower cost Macworld Vol 10 no 4 pp 114 119 Knight Dan November 8 1999 Road Apples The Quadra 800 case Low End Mac Archived from the original on September 7 2017 Retrieved April 14 2006 Macintosh Quadra 800 Retrieved September 11 2023 Quadra 800 Low End Mac Archived from the original on June 20 2022 Retrieved September 26 2022 Macintosh Quadra 800 Technical Specifications Apple Archived from the original on July 29 2012 Retrieved October 3 2017 Workgroup Server 80 Technical Specifications Apple Archived from the original on September 26 2022 Retrieved October 3 2017 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Macintosh Quadra Quadra 800 at Low End Mac Quadra 800 and Workgroup Server 80 at EveryMac com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Macintosh Quadra 800 amp oldid 1219229790, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
