The Macintosh Quadra 660AV, originally sold as the Macintosh Centris 660AV, is a personal computer designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer from July 1993 to September 1994. It was introduced alongside the Quadra 840AV; the "AV" after both model numbers signifies video input and output capabilities and enhanced audio.
The 660AV was discontinued a few months after the introduction of the Power Macintosh 6100/60AV. Apple sold a Power Macintosh Upgrade Card that upgrades the 660AV to match the 6100/60AV's specifications for US$1,399.[2] This and the Quadra 630 were positioned for users who were not ready to move to PowerPC.
The 660AV is the first Macintosh to include GeoPort; an optional GeoPort Telecom Adapter enables fax and modem capabilities.[1]
Some of the earliest Centris 660AVs have the older auto-inject floppy drive opening similar to the 610, but most of the Centris models and all of the Quadra models have a drive similar to the Power Macintosh 6100, lacking the auto-inject feature. These models have a deep round indentation at the center of the floppy drive slot to make it possible to fully insert the disk.
The Quadra AV Macs introduced a new universal ROM (codenamed SuperMario) that would later be used in all PowerPC systems. It includes SCSI Manager 4.3 and Sound Manager 3.0. It also is "vectorized", making it easier to patch.[4]
Jonathan Chevreau of the National Post said on August 7, 1993, that the Quadra 840AV and Centris 660AV were the next most interesting multimedia computers behind the new SGI Indy, putting Apple among the forefront of the birth of the major industry of desktop multimedia.[6]Byte magazine said in September 1993 that Apple and Silicon Graphics were trailblazers by setting audio and video input as default features of these two Macintosh and of the Indy desktop PCs, which "could change the way businesspeople communicate".[7]
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^Gruman, Galen (June 1994). "Power Watch - The Latest Products for the Power Macs". Macworld. Vol. 11, no. 6. p. 43.
^ ab"Macintosh Quadra 660AV: Technical Specifications". Apple. from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
^"Centris 660AV & Quadra 840AV: 2MB ROM Information". Apple. from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
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^Chevreau, Jonathan (August 7, 1993). "The multimedia frontier". National Post. Toronto. from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^Thompson, Tom; Smith, Ben (September 1993). "Apple, SGI blaze video trail". Byte. Vol. 18, no. 10. MultiMedia Healthcare Inc. pp. 81–82. ISSN 0360-5280. ProQuest 217797442. from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via ProQuest.
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macintosh, quadra, 660av, originally, sold, macintosh, centris, 660av, personal, computer, designed, manufactured, sold, apple, computer, from, july, 1993, september, 1994, introduced, alongside, quadra, 840av, after, both, model, numbers, signifies, video, in. The Macintosh Quadra 660AV originally sold as the Macintosh Centris 660AV is a personal computer designed manufactured and sold by Apple Computer from July 1993 to September 1994 It was introduced alongside the Quadra 840AV the AV after both model numbers signifies video input and output capabilities and enhanced audio Centris 660AV Quadra 660AVA Macintosh Centris 660AVAlso known as Tempest 1 DeveloperApple ComputerProduct familyCentris QuadraRelease dateJuly 29 1993 1993 07 29 Introductory priceUS 2 300 equivalent to 4 659 in 2022 DiscontinuedSeptember 12 1994 1994 09 12 Operating systemSystem 7 1 Mac OS 8 1With PowerPC upgrade Mac OS 9 1CPUMotorola 68040 25 MHzMemory8 MB expandable to 68 MB 60 ns 72 pin SIMM SuccessorMacintosh Quadra 630Power Macintosh 6100 60AVRelatedMacintosh Quadra 840AVThe 660AV was discontinued a few months after the introduction of the Power Macintosh 6100 60AV Apple sold a Power Macintosh Upgrade Card that upgrades the 660AV to match the 6100 60AV s specifications for US 1 399 2 This and the Quadra 630 were positioned for users who were not ready to move to PowerPC Contents 1 Hardware 1 1 Models 2 Reception 3 References 4 External linksHardware EditThe 660AV uses the pizza box form factor of the earlier Centris 610 The 660AV has a full Motorola 68040 instead of the 610 s FPU less 68LC040 3 Like the 840AV the 660AV features video input output capability and an onboard AT amp T 3210 digital signal processor here clocked at 55 MHz to make the video handling less of a burden on the CPU The 660AV is the first Macintosh to include GeoPort an optional GeoPort Telecom Adapter enables fax and modem capabilities 1 Some of the earliest Centris 660AVs have the older auto inject floppy drive opening similar to the 610 but most of the Centris models and all of the Quadra models have a drive similar to the Power Macintosh 6100 lacking the auto inject feature These models have a deep round indentation at the center of the floppy drive slot to make it possible to fully insert the disk The Quadra AV Macs introduced a new universal ROM codenamed SuperMario that would later be used in all PowerPC systems It includes SCSI Manager 4 3 and Sound Manager 3 0 It also is vectorized making it easier to patch 4 Models Edit Introduced July 29 1993 Macintosh Centris 660AV 5 Introduced October 21 1993 Macintosh Quadra 660AV 3 Reception EditJonathan Chevreau of the National Post said on August 7 1993 that the Quadra 840AV and Centris 660AV were the next most interesting multimedia computers behind the new SGI Indy putting Apple among the forefront of the birth of the major industry of desktop multimedia 6 Byte magazine said in September 1993 that Apple and Silicon Graphics were trailblazers by setting audio and video input as default features of these two Macintosh and of the Indy desktop PCs which could change the way businesspeople communicate 7 Timeline of Macintosh Centris LC Performa and Quadra models colored by CPU type vteSee also List of Mac modelsReferences Edit a b Pogue David Schorr Joseph 1999 Chapter 12 From 128K to Quadra Mac to Mac MacWorld Mac Secrets 5th Edition IDG Books pp 485 486 ISBN 0 7645 4040 8 Gruman Galen June 1994 Power Watch The Latest Products for the Power Macs Macworld Vol 11 no 6 p 43 a b Macintosh Quadra 660AV Technical Specifications Apple Archived from the original on August 6 2012 Retrieved September 26 2022 Centris 660AV amp Quadra 840AV 2MB ROM Information Apple Archived from the original on September 26 2022 Retrieved September 26 2022 Macintosh Centris 660AV Technical Specifications Apple Archived from the original on August 6 2012 Retrieved September 26 2022 Chevreau Jonathan August 7 1993 The multimedia frontier National Post Toronto Archived from the original on November 28 2021 Retrieved March 5 2021 via Newspapers com Thompson Tom Smith Ben September 1993 Apple SGI blaze video trail Byte Vol 18 no 10 MultiMedia Healthcare Inc pp 81 82 ISSN 0360 5280 ProQuest 217797442 Archived from the original on September 26 2022 Retrieved March 5 2021 via ProQuest External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Macintosh Quadra Centris 660av Quadra 660AV at Low End Mac Centris 660AV and Quadra 660AV at EveryMac com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Macintosh Quadra 660AV amp oldid 1178063913, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,