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| Developer | Apple Computer |
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| Product family | Macintosh Quadra |
| Release date | October 21, 1991 |
| Introductory price | US$7,200 (equivalent to $16,620 in 2024) |
| Discontinued | May 18, 1992 |
| Operating system | System 7.0.1–Mac OS 8.1 |
| CPU | Motorola 68040 @ 25 MHz |
| Memory | 4 MB, expandable to 256 MB (80 ns 30-pin SIMM) |
| Dimensions | Height: 18.6 in (47.25 cm) Width: 8.9 in (22.6 cm) Depth: 20.6 in (52.32 cm) |
| Weight | 36.8 pounds (16.7 kg) |
| Predecessor | Macintosh IIfx |
| Successor | Macintosh Quadra 950 |
| Related | Macintosh Quadra 700 |
The Macintosh Quadra 900 is a personal computer designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Computer from October 1991 to May 1992. It was introduced alongside the Quadra 700 as the first computers in the Quadra family of Macintosh computers using the Motorola 68040 processor.[1] It is also the first computer from Apple to be housed in an 18.6 inch (47 cm) tall mid-tower form factor, which by 1991 had gained momentum with PC manufacturers as a suitable design for departmental servers.
The Quadra 900 had a short lifespan; it was discontinued about six months after the first shipments in favor of the more very similar Quadra 950; the 950 has a 33 MHz 68040 and improved graphics support.[2]
- ^ Webster, Bruce F. (December 1991). "Macintosh Quadras - Power But No Pizzazz". Macworld. Vol. 8, no. 12. pp. 140–147.
- ^ Poole, Lon (July 1992). "Quadra 950 - Apple accelerates the Quadra 900 and gives it a new name". Macworld. Vol. 9, no. 7. pp. 144–153.