Power Macintosh 5000 series
| Developer | Apple Computer, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Type | Desktop |
| Release date | April 3, 1995 |
| Discontinued | April 1, 1996 |
| Operating system | System 7.5.1 to Mac OS 9.1 |
| CPU | PowerPC 603, 75 MHz |
| Developer | Apple Computer, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Type | Desktop |
| Release date | July 17, 1995 |
| Discontinued | July 1, 1996 |
| Operating system | System 7.5.1 to Mac OS 9.1 |
| CPU | PowerPC 603, 75 MHz |
| Developer | Apple Computer, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Type | All-in-one |
| Release date | April 15, 1996 |
| Discontinued | July 1, 1996 |
| Operating system | System 7.5.3 to Mac OS 9.1 |
| CPU | PowerPC 603e, 100 and 120 MHz |
| Developer | Apple Computer, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Type | Desktop |
| Release date | August 28, 1995 |
| Discontinued | March 1, 1997 |
| Operating system | System 7.5.1 to Mac OS 9.1 |
| CPU | PowerPC 603e, 100 and 120 MHz |
| Developer | Apple Computer, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Type | Desktop |
| Release date | April 13, 1996 |
| Discontinued | March 1, 1998 |
| Operating system | System 7.5.3 to Mac OS 9.1 |
| CPU | PowerPC 603e, 120, 180 and 200 MHz |
| Developer | Apple Computer, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Type | Desktop |
| Release date | February 17, 1997 |
| Discontinued | March 31, 1998 |
| Operating system | System 7.5.5 to Mac OS 9.1 |
| CPU | PowerPC 603e, 225, 250 and 275 MHz |
The Power Macintosh 5000 series is a series of all-in-one (meaning the cases feature an integrated monitor) personal computers that are a part of Apple Computer's Macintosh LC, Power Macintosh and Macintosh Performa series of Macintosh computers.
The Power Macintosh 5200 LC was introduced in April 1995 with a PowerPC 603 CPU at 75 MHz as a PowerPC-based replacement of the Macintosh LC 500 series. Later models switched to the PowerPC 603e CPU and used model numbers above 5260, but kept the same motherboard design. Unlike previous education models, which prepended the model number with "LC", the 5200 series uses the Power Macintosh designation of Apple's main workstation line of the time and appends the LC to the end of the model name. All models in the 5xxx series featured an integrated 15-inch (12.8" viewable) monitor.
The 5200 series is closely related to the 6200 series, which features the same logic boards in desktop cases without integrated monitors. This means that it also shares the 6200's massive and confusing number of model designations.
Introduced in April 1995, the original 5200s use a 75 MHz PowerPC 603 CPU. The Power Macintosh 5200 LC was only sold to the education market, while the Performa models were sold to consumers. In April 1996, they were replaced by the 5260-related models, but some Performa models remained available for a longer time.
Introduced in July 1995, this Performa model uses a 75 MHz PowerPC 603 CPU. The Macintosh Performa 5215CD was only sold to consumers. In April 1996, they were replaced by the 5260-related models, but some Performa models remained available for a longer time.
The 5260 introduced on April 15, 1996, replaced the 6200's PowerPC 603 CPU with the newer and faster PowerPC 603e, though the rest of the architecture remained unchanged. The Power Macintosh 5400 with a new revised architecture was introduced shortly after, but the 5260 remained available at a lower price.
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