The Power Macintosh 7300 (also sold with server software as the Apple Workgroup Server 7350) is a personal computer designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer from February 1997 to November 1997. It was introduced with 166, 180 and 200 MHz CPUs in February 1997 alongside the Power Macintosh 8600 and 9600. The 7300 replaced both the Power Macintosh 7200 and 7600, replacing the only remaining first-generation PowerPC system in Apple's lineup.[1] MacUser Magazine's review says the 7300 "offers the most satisfying improvement" of the new machines introduced in early 1997 due to a significant performance jump from its predecessors, as well as offering 50% faster CD-ROM and hard disk space. The 7300 was replaced by the Power Macintosh G3 desktop model in November 1997. Workgroup Server 7350 continued to be sold until March 1998 when the Macintosh Server G3 was introduced.
The 7300 uses the "Outrigger" case first introduced with the Power Macintosh 7500, but features an enhanced PowerPC 604e CPU. However, it no longer came with the video in capability the 7600 had, which possibly accounts for the fact that this is the only time that Apple used a lower model number for an upgraded model.[2] Apart from that, the 7300 is more closely related to the 7600 than to the 7200, with features such as a processor daughtercard and interleaved RAM. The 7300/180 model was also available in a "PC compatible" configuration that included a 166 MHz Pentium processor with its own RAM (up to 64 MiB) on a PCI card which also provides a PC game port. This allowed the Mac to dual-boot Microsoft Windows, which was not compatible with PowerPC hardware. The PC Compatible Macs were effectively two computers combined in to one.
Like the Power Macintosh 7600, the 7300 series utilizes 168 pin DRAM DIMMS, allowing for a total of 8 to be added for 1024 MiB in total. It utilized VRAM SIMMS and allowed 4 units to be added for a total of 4 MiB, providing output at a resolution of up to 1152x870 at 24-bit and 1280x1024 at 16-bit.[3] Additionally, it includes 3 PCI slots allowing the addition of third party cards, including graphics cards.
A 2 GB SCSI hard drive was included as standard, on an internal 10 MiB/s SCSI bus, with an external 5 MiB/s SCSI port on the back panel.[4]
Modelsedit
Introduced February 13, 1997:
Power Macintosh 7300/166: Sold in Europe and Asia.[5]
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^"Power Macintosh 7300/180: Technical Specifications". Apple. from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
^"Power Macintosh 7300/200: Technical Specifications". Apple. from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
^"Power Macintosh 7300/180 PC Compatible: Technical Specifications". Apple. from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
^"Workgroup Server 7350/180: Technical Specifications". Apple. from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
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This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Power Macintosh 7300 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message The Power Macintosh 7300 also sold with server software as the Apple Workgroup Server 7350 is a personal computer designed manufactured and sold by Apple Computer from February 1997 to November 1997 It was introduced with 166 180 and 200 MHz CPUs in February 1997 alongside the Power Macintosh 8600 and 9600 The 7300 replaced both the Power Macintosh 7200 and 7600 replacing the only remaining first generation PowerPC system in Apple s lineup 1 MacUser Magazine s review says the 7300 offers the most satisfying improvement of the new machines introduced in early 1997 due to a significant performance jump from its predecessors as well as offering 50 faster CD ROM and hard disk space The 7300 was replaced by the Power Macintosh G3 desktop model in November 1997 Workgroup Server 7350 continued to be sold until March 1998 when the Macintosh Server G3 was introduced Power Macintosh 7300 Workgroup Server 7350A Power Macintosh 7300 200Also known as Montana DeveloperApple ComputerProduct familyPower Macintosh Workgroup ServerRelease dateFebruary 17 1997 1997 02 17 Introductory priceUS 1 700 equivalent to 3 227 in 2023 DiscontinuedOctober 10 1997 1997 10 10 Operating systemSystem 7 5 5 Mac OS 9 1CPUPowerPC 604e 166 180 200 MHzMemory16 MiB expandable to 1 GiB 70 ns 168 pin 5V DIMM DimensionsHeight 6 15 inches 15 6 cm Width 14 37 inches 36 5 cm Depth 16 93 inches 43 0 cm Mass22 pounds 10 0 kg PredecessorPower Macintosh 7200Power Macintosh 7600SuccessorPower Macintosh G3 Desktop RelatedPower Macintosh 8600Power Macintosh 9600 Contents 1 Hardware 2 Models 3 Timeline 4 References 5 External linksHardware editThe 7300 uses the Outrigger case first introduced with the Power Macintosh 7500 but features an enhanced PowerPC 604e CPU However it no longer came with the video in capability the 7600 had which possibly accounts for the fact that this is the only time that Apple used a lower model number for an upgraded model 2 Apart from that the 7300 is more closely related to the 7600 than to the 7200 with features such as a processor daughtercard and interleaved RAM The 7300 180 model was also available in a PC compatible configuration that included a 166 MHz Pentium processor with its own RAM up to 64 MiB on a PCI card which also provides a PC game port This allowed the Mac to dual boot Microsoft Windows which was not compatible with PowerPC hardware The PC Compatible Macs were effectively two computers combined in to one Like the Power Macintosh 7600 the 7300 series utilizes 168 pin DRAM DIMMS allowing for a total of 8 to be added for 1024 MiB in total It utilized VRAM SIMMS and allowed 4 units to be added for a total of 4 MiB providing output at a resolution of up to 1152x870 at 24 bit and 1280x1024 at 16 bit 3 Additionally it includes 3 PCI slots allowing the addition of third party cards including graphics cards A 2 GB SCSI hard drive was included as standard on an internal 10 MiB s SCSI bus with an external 5 MiB s SCSI port on the back panel 4 Models editIntroduced February 13 1997 Power Macintosh 7300 166 Sold in Europe and Asia 5 Introduced February 17 1997 Power Macintosh 7300 180 6 Power Macintosh 7300 200 7 Introduced April 4 1997 Power Macintosh 7300 180 PC Compatible 8 Introduced April 21 1997 Workgroup Server 7350 180 9 Timeline editTimeline of Power Macintosh Pro and Studio models vte See also List of Mac modelsReferences edit Brisbin Shelly April 1997 Apple Debuts New Quartet Four new Apple Power Macs introduce new features and enclosures but speed increases disappoint MacUser Archived from the original on December 8 2000 a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine cite magazine a Cite magazine requires magazine help CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Power Macintosh 7300 Archived September 26 2022 at the Wayback Machine at Low End Mac Power Macintosh 7300 166 Specs EveryMac com Archived from the original on March 8 2013 Retrieved March 24 2013 Power Mac 7300 February 13 1997 Archived from the original on September 26 2022 Retrieved September 26 2022 Power Macintosh 7300 166 Technical Specifications Apple Archived from the original on September 26 2022 Retrieved September 19 2017 Power Macintosh 7300 180 Technical Specifications Apple Archived from the original on September 26 2022 Retrieved September 26 2017 Power Macintosh 7300 200 Technical Specifications Apple Archived from the original on October 11 2012 Retrieved September 26 2017 Power Macintosh 7300 180 PC Compatible Technical Specifications Apple Archived from the original on July 29 2012 Retrieved September 26 2017 Workgroup Server 7350 180 Technical Specifications Apple Archived from the original on September 26 2022 Retrieved October 4 2017 External links edit nbsp 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