Misplaced Pages

Macintosh Performa

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Grm wnr (talk | contribs) at 02:51, 22 March 2006 (→List of [] Based Performa Models: I like it better this way). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Revision as of 02:51, 22 March 2006 by Grm wnr (talk | contribs) (→List of [] Based Performa Models: I like it better this way)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
A Macintosh Performa 5200, an all-in-one desktop similar to the iMac.
A Macintosh Performa 6300.

The Macintosh Performa series was Apple Computer's consumer product family of Apple Macintosh personal computers from 1992 until 1997, when the iMac's release ended this product line. The Performa series of computers was not in actuality a new line of computers per se but simply renamed models from their regular line of computers sold in computer stores, such as Quadra, Centris, LC, Power Mac, and so on. The series was introduced in 1992 with the Performa 200, which was essentially a renamed Macintosh Classic II. Nearly every member of the Mac LC series existed as a Performa version, as did the Power Macintosh 6100. Systems that were not branded as Performas were largely intended for the education market.

The Performa versions sold as a package deal that included a monitor, external modem, and typically a software bundle of some sort. These items were not generally included with the non-Performa Mac models of the time. Performa software bundles usually included ClarisWorks, educational software, and some games, pre-installed over a slightly customized version of the Mac System software, denoted by a 'P' in the version number (e.g. System 7.1P5). The Performa versions of the System software introduced some useful features that were later rolled to the mainstream release, most notably the Launcher. System 7.5 ended the separate Performa releases.

The Performa series of Macintosh computers was Apple's attempt to increase its market share among families and individuals. Apple attempted wide retail distribution of the Performas in the early 1990s, through major electronics store chains, short television commercials and numerous brochures and paper ads. The marketing failed due to not having attractive self-running demos at stores, and the fact that many retailers that carried Performas seemed more interested in pushing customers towards Windows PCs. It was not uncommon to see the demo machines crashed and the mouse missing, or to see the units not turned on.

List of 68k Based Performa Models

List of PowerPC Based Performa Models

  • Performa 5200CD
  • Performa 5210CD
  • Performa 5215CD
  • Performa 5220CD
  • Performa 5260CD
  • Performa 5270CD
  • Performa 5280
  • Performa 5300CD
  • Performa 5320CD
  • Performa 5400CD
  • Performa 5400 Series (5410/5420/5430/5440CD)
  • Performa 6100 Series (6110/6112/6115/6116/6117/6118CD)
  • Performa 6200 Series (6200/6205/6210/6214/6216/6218/6220/6230/6260/6290CD)
  • Performa 6300 Series (6300/6310/6320CD)
  • Performa 6360
  • Performa 6400/6410/6420

External links

Category: