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Macintosh Quadra 660AV
Personal computer by Apple Computer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Macintosh Quadra 660AV, originally sold as the Macintosh Centris 660AV, is a personal computer designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer from July 1993 to September 1994. It was introduced alongside the Quadra 840AV; the "AV" after both model numbers signifies video input and output capabilities and enhanced audio.
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![]() A Macintosh Centris 660AV | |
Also known as | "Tempest"[1] |
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Developer | Apple Computer |
Product family | Centris, Quadra |
Release date | July 29, 1993 (1993-07-29) |
Introductory price | US$2,300 (equivalent to $4,851 in 2023) |
Discontinued | September 12, 1994 (1994-09-12) |
Operating system | System 7.1 – Mac OS 8.1 With PowerPC upgrade Mac OS 9.1 |
CPU | Motorola 68040 @ 25 MHz |
Memory | 8 MB, expandable to 68 MB (60 ns 72-pin SIMM) |
Successor | Macintosh Quadra 630 Power Macintosh 6100/60AV |
Related | Macintosh Quadra 840AV |
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The 660AV was discontinued a few months after the introduction of the Power Macintosh 6100/60AV. Apple sold a Power Macintosh Upgrade Card that upgrades the 660AV to match the 6100/60AV's specifications for US$1,399.[2] This and the Quadra 630 were positioned for users who were not ready to move to PowerPC.