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Today in Apple history: Power Mac 9500 is faster and more expandable
- The Power Macintosh 9500 was released by Apple on June 19, 1995, featuring a faster second-generation PowerPC chip.
- The Power Mac 9500 offered six PCI slots and seven internal drive bays, making it the most expandable Power Mac at the time.
- It was visually similar to previous models but had significant internal upgrades, running between 120-130 MHz and outperforming its predecessor by 50%.
- The Power Mac 9500 proved Apple's reliability during the '90s identity crisis against Windows competition.
- Upgrades for the Power Mac 9500 included options to boost performance up to 200 MHz and dual-processor cards with twin 180 MHz CPUs.
- Users could upgrade to run the latest Mac OS X Leopard in 2007 with a G4 CPU upgrade.
- Storage for the Power Mac 9500 ranged from a 1GB hard drive to a 2GB hard drive, along with varying CD-ROM drive speeds.
- The switch to Intel-designed PCI connector from Apple's NuBus architecture allowed connectivity with standard peripherals.
- The Power Macintosh 9500 was priced at $5,299, equivalent to almost $11,200 today, without a monitor.
- The article ends with a question asking readers about their first Mac or if they owned a Power Macintosh 9500.
- The Power Mac 9500 remains a significant machine for its speed and expandability during the mid-1990s.
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