The Power Macintosh 8100 (also sold in Japan as the Power Macintosh 8115 and with bundled server software as the Workgroup Server 8150) is a

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that is a part of Apple Computer's

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series of

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computers. It was introduced in March 1994 alongside the

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and the 7100 as the high end model of the first generation of the

family, and is a direct replacement of the prior

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. It retains the Quadra 800's enclosure. The 8100 originally featured a

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at 80 MHz, and was speed-bumped to 100 MHz in January 1995. The main variant of the 8100 are the 8100AV models, which came with an analog video in/out card in its

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. A faster 110 MHz model was released in November 1994 without an AV variant. The case has received criticism for being difficult to work with. Dan Knight, writing for Low End Mac, noted that "except for replacing the CPU card in the 8500, changing anything on the motherboard required completely removing it. That included removing the reset button, removing a screw, disconnecting several cables, then sliding the motherboard assembly forward about an inch, then pulling it away from its mounts." In August 1995, the 8100 was discontinued, with the

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taking its place.

Models

Introduced March 14, 1994: * Power Macintosh 8100/80: * Power Macintosh 8100/80AV: Introduced April 25, 1994: * Workgroup Server 8150: Introduced November 3, 1994: * Power Macintosh 8100/110: Introduced January 3, 1995: * Power Macintosh 8100/100: * Power Macintosh 8100/100AV: Introduced February 23, 1995: * Power Macintosh 8115/110: Introduced April 3, 1995: * Workgroup Server 8150/110:

In popular culture

Sandra Bullock, starring as systems analyst Angela Bennett, uses a Power Macintosh 8100 as her primary workstation in the movie '' The Net'' (1995).

Timeline

References

External links

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