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The Power Macintosh 6100 was Apple Computer's first computer to use the new PowerPC RISC type processor created by IBM and Motorola. It came in the "pizza box" style low-profile case,〔"Power Macintosh 6100." Apple-history.com /. N.p., n.d. Web. Nov 23, 2012. ==Overview== Power Macintosh 6100 was first introduced in 1994, and featured a 60 MHz (later 66 MHz)〔"Power Macintosh 6100/60 (PC) Specs @ EveryMac.com." EveryMac. N.p., n.d. Web. Nov 23, 2012. Apple also released a PC-compatible model of the 6100 called the Power Macintosh 6100 DOS Compatible. This version came with a card that featured an Intel 80486 DX2/66 processor (without L2 cache) and a single SIMM RAM slot that used the same type of RAM to that in the Power Mac itself, and could hold up to 32 MiB of RAM, a Creative Technology Vibra 16 sound chipset, and also sported standard PC VGA and joystick ports. One could easily run the Macintosh interface and DOS/Windows 3.1 side by side, even on different monitors if one so desired. The card could also use the main system RAM if there was no SIMM installed on the card.〔"Archived - Power Macintosh 6100/66 DOS Compatible: Technical Specifications." Power Macintosh 6100/66 DOS Compatible: Technical Specifications. Apple, n.d. Web. Nov 23, 2012. Notable was the new startup and "sad mac" chimes: instead of the electronic "bong" that was the previous norm, it played a guitar chord strummed by jazz guitarist Stanley Jordan,〔"History of Apple Inc.:Â What Is the Macintosh Startup Chime's Story?" Quora. N.p., n.d. Web. Nov 23, 2012. This model and the other early NuBus-based Power Macs (7100, 8100 and Workgroup Server 9150) were replaced by the Power Macintosh PCI series released in 1995, although the 6100 DOS compatible continued in production until 1996, even though by this time Apple had already released the anticipated "PC Personality Card" that plugged into one of the PCI slots of the newer Power Macs. This card featured a 100 MHz Pentium processor, which was considered very fast at that time. The 6100 was the slowest Power Macintosh in terms of processor speed upon introduction. Eventually, the 6100 series was able to be upgraded through third-party solutions such as Sonnet Technologies Crescendo G3 NuBus (up to 500 MHz) and G4 NuBus (up to 360 MHz; discontinued) and Newer Technology's MaxPower G3 processor upgrades. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Power Macintosh 6100」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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