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Mac Clones: Motorola: StarMax 5500/200 Specs | Ports

Motorola Tower

The Motorola StarMax 5500/200, based on the Tanzania II logic board, features a 200 MHz PowerPC 604e processor, 64 MB of RAM, a 4.3 GB hard drive, an internal Zip drive, a ATI 3D Rage II+ graphics accelerator card, and a 10/100Base-T Ethernet card in an industry-standard minitower case. The Tanzania II logic board, in addition to standard ADB ports, provides PS/2 keyboard ports and an SVGA monitor port instead of the standard Mac monitor port.


Introduction Date: July 21, 1997 Discontinued Date: December 31, 1997
Processor Type: PowerPC 604e  Processor Speed: 200 MHz 
Processor Upgrade: N/A FPU (Integrated): PowerPC 604e
System Bus Speed: 50 MHz Lookaside Bus Speed: 50 MHz
ROM Size: 4 MB Data Path: 64-bit
Level 1 Cache: 64k Level 2 Cache: 512k
RAM Type: 60 ns 168-pin DIMM VRAM Type: Video EDO SGRAM
Standard RAM: 64 MB Maximum RAM: 160 MB 1.
Motherboard RAM: None RAM Slots: 3 (1, group of 2) 2.
Standard VRAM: 2 MB Maximum VRAM: 4 MB
Standard Hard Drive: 4.3 GB Int. Hard Drive Type: IDE-ATA
Standard CD-ROM: 16X (ATAPI) Standard Disk: 1.44 MB (soft-eject)
Standard Modem: N/A Standard Ethernet: 10/100Base-T
Case Type: Tower Form Factor: PC (Tower LX)
Exp. Slots: 5 PCI Exp. Bays (Free): 1 (5.25"), 3 (3.5") 3.
Battery Type: 4.5V Alkaline Battery Life: N/A
Built-in Display: N/A Supported MacOS: 7.5.3, 7.6.1, 8.0-9.0 4.
Dimensions: 15.2 x 7.2 x 15.0 5. Avg. Weight: 24 lbs.
Original Price: $3000 US Est. Current Price: N/A
Notes: 1. Memory controller addresses one 32 MB and two 64 MB DIMMs.
2. RAM can not be interleaved to improve performance.
3. Two 3.5" bays are internal, others are external.
4. MacOS versions beyond 8.1 are not supported officially by Apple.
5. In inches, height x width x depth.
6. Photo Credit: Motorola, Inc.



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