Archive No. 130
Performa 6400/200
Sonnet G3 300MHz
Historical Context
The Power Macintosh 6400, introduced in 1996, was significant as one of Apple’s mainstream consumer desktops during the company’s mid-1990s push into the home market. With its all-in-one bundle-friendly positioning and multimedia focus, it reflected Apple’s effort to make the Mac a practical family computer rather than just a school or professional machine.
Specifications
Technical Blueprint
Ref: M3548
Processor
PowerPC G3 @ 300MHz
Memory
136MB
Storage
4GB IDE HDD
Graphics
Built-in video, ATI Mach64 PCI video card
Operating System
MacOS 8 , MacOS 7.5.3 , BeOS
Hardware Notes
PRAM battery removed
Gallery
Detailed Observations
The Story
Speaker doesn’t sound great. Contains Sonnet G3 CPU upgrade in the L2 cache slot, TV tuner card, video input and output, and Ethernet card, and an ATI Mach 64 PCI graphics card. Most of the value for this is in the L2 cache Sonnet Crescendo G3 CPU upgrade card (300MHz).
Restoration Log
Work Done
Every repair, recap, and restoration performed on this machine — documented as the work was completed.