<s>
The	O
Power	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
6100	O
(	O
also	O
sold	O
as	O
the	O
Performa	B-Device
6110	O
–	O
6118	O
and	O
the	O
Workgroup	B-Device
Server	I-Device
6150	I-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
designed	O
,	O
manufactured	O
and	O
sold	O
by	O
Apple	O
Computer	O
from	O
March	O
1994	O
to	O
March	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
computer	O
from	O
Apple	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
new	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
created	O
by	O
IBM	O
and	O
Motorola	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
low-profile	O
(	O
"	O
pizza-box	O
"	O
)	O
case	O
was	O
inherited	O
from	O
the	O
Centris/Quadra	B-Device
610	I-Device
and	O
660AV	B-Device
models	O
,	O
and	O
replaced	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Quadra	I-Device
series	O
that	O
used	O
the	O
Motorola	B-Device
68040	I-Device
processor	O
,	O
Apple	O
's	O
previous	O
high-end	O
workstation	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
consumer	O
market	O
,	O
the	O
6100	O
was	O
re-branded	O
as	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Performa	I-Device
with	O
model	O
numbers	O
in	O
the	O
6110	O
–	O
6118	O
range	O
denoting	O
bundled	O
software	O
and	O
hard	O
drive	O
sizes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Apple	B-Device
Multiple	I-Device
Scan	I-Device
15	I-Device
Display	I-Device
and	O
AppleDesign	O
Keyboard	O
were	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
server	O
market	O
,	O
a	O
variant	O
was	O
offered	O
with	O
additional	O
server	O
software	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Workgroup	I-Device
Server	I-Device
6150	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
6100	O
was	O
introduced	O
alongside	O
the	O
Power	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
7100	I-Device
and	O
Power	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
8100	I-Device
and	O
occupied	O
the	O
entry-level	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
Power	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MacWorlds	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
6100/60	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
Not	O
only	O
has	O
Apple	O
finally	O
regained	O
the	O
performance	O
lead	O
it	O
lost	O
about	O
eight	O
years	O
ago	O
when	O
PCs	B-Device
appeared	O
using	O
Intel	O
's	O
80386	O
CPU	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
has	O
pushed	O
far	O
ahead.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Performance	O
of	O
680x0	O
software	O
is	O
slower	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
System	O
7.5	O
'	O
s	O
new	O
Mac	B-Device
68k	I-Device
emulation	I-Device
layer	O
,	O
but	O
MacWorlds	O
benchmarks	O
showed	O
noticeably	O
faster	O
CPU	O
,	O
disk	O
,	O
video	O
and	O
floating	O
point	O
performance	O
than	O
the	O
Quadra	B-Device
610	I-Device
it	O
replaced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
PC-compatible	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
6100/66	O
called	O
the	O
Power	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
6100	O
DOS	B-Device
Compatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
PDS	B-Device
compatibility	B-Device
card	I-Device
with	O
an	O
Intel	B-General_Concept
80486	I-General_Concept
DX2/66	O
processor	O
(	O
without	O
L2	O
cache	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
single	O
SIMM	B-General_Concept
RAM	O
slot	O
that	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
type	O
of	O
RAM	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
6100	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
card	O
supported	O
up	O
to	O
32MB	O
of	O
RAM	O
,	O
a	O
Creative	O
Technology	O
Vibra	O
16	O
sound	O
chipset	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
included	O
standard	O
PC	O
VGA	B-Protocol
and	O
joystick	B-Protocol
ports	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
card	O
,	O
the	O
6100	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
running	O
both	O
the	O
Mac	O
OS	O
interface	O
and	O
DOS/Windows	O
3.1	O
side-by-side	O
,	O
even	O
on	O
different	O
monitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
card	O
could	O
also	O
use	O
the	O
main	O
system	O
RAM	O
if	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
SIMM	B-General_Concept
installed	O
on	O
the	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
NuBus-based	O
Power	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
models	O
(	O
7100	B-Device
,	O
8100	B-Device
and	O
Workgroup	B-Device
Server	I-Device
9150	I-Device
)	O
were	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
Power	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
PCI	B-Protocol
series	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
6100	O
DOS	B-Device
compatible	O
continued	O
in	O
production	O
until	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
this	O
time	O
Apple	O
had	O
already	O
released	O
the	O
anticipated	O
"	O
PC	O
Personality	O
Card	O
"	O
that	O
plugged	O
into	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
PCI	B-Protocol
slots	I-Protocol
of	O
the	O
newer	O
Power	B-Device
Macs	I-Device
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
100MHz	O
Pentium	B-General_Concept
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
6100	O
was	O
the	O
slowest	O
Power	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
in	O
terms	O
of	O
processor	O
speed	O
upon	O
introduction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
the	O
6100	O
series	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
be	O
upgraded	O
through	O
third-party	O
solutions	O
such	O
as	O
Sonnet	O
Technologies	O
Crescendo	O
G3	O
NuBus	B-Device
(	O
up	O
to	O
500MHz	O
)	O
and	O
G4	O
NuBus	B-Device
(	O
up	O
to	O
360MHz	O
;	O
discontinued	O
)	O
and	O
Newer	B-Device
Technology	I-Device
's	O
MaxPower	O
G3	O
processor	O
upgrades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Power	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
6100	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
60MHz	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
601	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
base	O
model	O
was	O
complemented	O
by	O
an	O
AV	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
an	O
add-on	O
card	O
fitted	O
in	O
its	O
Processor	B-Device
Direct	I-Device
Slot	I-Device
that	O
added	O
audio	O
and	O
visual	O
enhancements	O
such	O
as	O
composite	O
and	O
S-video	O
input/output	O
and	O
full	O
48kHz	O
16-bit	O
DAT-resolution	O
sound	O
processing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
double-speed	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
is	O
included	O
as	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
series	O
of	O
Performa	B-Device
models	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
6100/60	O
were	O
shipped	O
in	O
October	O
1994	O
,	O
collectively	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Performa	B-Device
6100	O
series.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Performas	B-Device
included	O
an	O
Apple	B-Device
Multiple	I-Device
Scan	I-Device
15	I-Device
Display	I-Device
,	O
an	O
AppleDesign	O
Keyboard	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
suite	O
of	O
pre-installed	O
software	O
including	O
Quicken	B-Application
,	O
MacLinkPlus	B-Application
,	O
American	O
Heritage	O
Dictionary	O
,	O
and	O
Apple	O
's	O
eWorld	O
online	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CD-ROMs	B-Device
included	O
with	O
all	O
Performas	B-Device
included	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
 '	O
3D	O
World	O
Atlas	O
and	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
software	O
for	O
children	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Performas	B-Device
vary	O
only	O
in	O
their	O
hard	O
drive	O
size	O
and	O
which	O
of	O
two	O
software	O
bundles	O
are	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
bundle	O
1	O
:	O
ClarisWorks	B-Device
,	O
clip	O
art	O
collections	O
,	O
and	O
Now	O
Software	O
's	O
Up-To-Date	O
and	O
Contact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
bundle	O
2	O
:	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Works	I-Application
,	O
Mavis	B-Device
Beacon	I-Device
Teaches	I-Device
Typing	I-Device
,	O
Kid	O
Works	O
,	O
Thinkin	B-Operating_System
 '	I-Operating_System
Things	I-Operating_System
,	O
The	O
Writing	O
Center	O
,	O
Fractal	O
Dabbler	O
,	O
Spaceway	O
2000	O
,	O
San	O
Diego	O
Zoo	O
Presents	O
...	O
the	O
Animals	O
!,	O
Wacky	O
Jacks	O
CD	O
Gameshow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macintosh	B-Device
Performa	I-Device
6110CD	O
:	O
Same	O
specifications	O
as	O
the	O
6100/60	O
;	O
includes	O
System	O
7.5	O
and	O
a	O
250	O
MB	O
hard	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macintosh	B-Device
Performa	I-Device
6112CD	O
:	O
Same	O
specifications	O
as	O
the	O
6100/60	O
;	O
includes	O
System	O
7.5	O
and	O
a	O
250	O
MB	O
hard	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macintosh	B-Device
Performa	I-Device
6115CD	O
:	O
Same	O
specifications	O
as	O
the	O
6100/60	O
;	O
includes	O
System	O
7.5	O
and	O
a	O
350	O
MB	O
hard	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macintosh	B-Device
Performa	I-Device
6118CD	O
:	O
Same	O
specifications	O
as	O
the	O
6100/60	O
;	O
includes	O
System	O
7.5	O
and	O
a	O
500	O
MB	O
hard	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
