Apple Power Macintosh 9500

Apple Power Macintosh 9500 was introduced in 19 June 1995. It was Apple's first PCI-based Macintosh and offered six slots, twelve memory sockets and a replaceable processor card. It combined PowerPC 604 at 120 MHz with 16MB; expandable to 1.5GB.

Exceptional expansion and memory capacity made the 9500 an important publishing, graphics and high-end upgrade platform.

Notable Features

• It was Apple's first PCI-based Macintosh and offered six slots, twelve memory sockets and a replaceable processor card.
• Its PowerPC 604 at 120 MHz and 16MB; expandable to 1.5GB configuration defined this model within Apple's changing product range.
• Exceptional expansion and memory capacity made the 9500 an important publishing, graphics and high-end upgrade platform.

Historical Significance

• Exceptional expansion and memory capacity made the 9500 an important publishing, graphics and high-end upgrade platform.
• The model records a distinct hardware, enclosure or market stage rather than a storage-only configuration.

Collector’s Notes

• Processor speed, display type, regional branding and original model label should be checked when identifying a surviving system.
• Original power supplies, keyboards, media and expansion accessories add useful historical context.

Specifications

Technical Information
Name	Apple Power Macintosh 9500
Manufacturer	Apple
Launched	Monday, June 19, 1995
Country	United States
CPU	PowerPC 604 at 120 MHz
Units Sold
Operating System	System 7.5.2 through Mac OS 9.1
I/O	SCSI, serial, ADB, audio, Ethernet and six PCI slots
Keyboard	External ADB keyboard and mouse
Storage	1.44MB floppy, SCSI hard disk and CD-ROM
Sound	16-bit stereo input and output
Graphics	PCI colour graphics
Display	External monitor through PCI video card
ROM	4MB ROM
RAM	16MB; expandable to 1.5GB
CPU Speed	120 MHz