The Macintosh IIvi (also sold as the Macintosh Performa 600) is a

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designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Computer from September 1992 to February 1993. The IIvi was introduced alongside the

Macintosh IIvx The Macintosh IIvx is a personal computer designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer from October 1992 to October 1993. It is the last of the Macintosh II family of Macintosh computers. The IIvx was introduced at the same time as the Ma ...

, using a slower

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processor (16 MHz vs. 32 MHz) and no

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. The Performa 600 models, meanwhile, are the IIvi with the IIvx's 32 MHz CPU. The IIvi was, on some benchmarks, faster than the IIvx. It is the only model in the

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to be branded as a Performa. This model was discontinued four months after its introduction, when the Centris 650 was introduced at a similar price point.

Models

All models include three

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slots and a Processor Direct Slot (PDS). The Performa 600 models were formally introduced on September 14; shipments were delayed until October to coincide with the introduction of the IIvi and IIvx. Introduced September 14, 1992: * Macintosh Performa 600: 32 MHz 68030, 4 or 5 MB RAM, 512 KB VRAM, 160 MB HDD. Shipped with the Apple Extended Keyboard II and a microphone. * Macintosh Performa 600CD: 5 MB RAM, 1MB VRAM, 160 MB HDD, 2×

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CD-ROM. Shipped with the Apple Extended Keyboard II and a microphone. Introduced October 19, 1992: * Macintosh IIvi: 16 MHz 68030. Sold in South America, Europe, and Japan, but not the United States. Could be configured with 40, 80, 160 or 400 MB HDD.

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