<s>
The	O
Power	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
9600	O
(	O
also	O
sold	O
with	O
additional	O
server	O
software	O
as	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Workgroup	I-Device
Server	I-Device
9650	I-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
that	O
is	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Apple	O
Computer	O
's	O
Power	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
series	O
of	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
February	O
1997	O
alongside	O
the	O
Power	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
7300	I-Device
and	O
8600	B-Device
,	O
and	O
replaced	O
the	O
Power	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
9500	I-Device
as	O
Apple	O
's	O
flagship	O
desktop	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
9600	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
Power	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
G3	I-Device
Mini	O
Tower	O
in	O
Apple	O
's	O
product	O
lineup	O
in	O
November	O
1997	O
,	O
with	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
9600	O
continuing	O
until	O
March	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
introduced	O
,	O
the	O
Power	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
9600	O
was	O
available	O
with	O
three	O
processor	B-General_Concept
configurations	O
:	O
single-processor	O
200	O
MHz	O
,	O
dual-processor	O
200	O
MHz	O
,	O
and	O
single-processor	O
233	O
MHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
line	O
was	O
updated	O
in	O
August	O
1997	O
with	O
a	O
single-processor	O
300	O
MHz	O
or	O
350	O
MHz	O
"	O
Mach	O
5	O
"	O
604ev	O
with	O
a	O
larger	O
L2	O
cache	O
,	O
priced	O
at	O
$	O
4,500	O
and	O
$5	O
,	O
300	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
Workgroup	B-Device
Server	I-Device
9650	I-Device
was	O
introduced	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
with	O
a	O
350	O
MHz	O
CPU	O
,	O
and	O
could	O
be	O
ordered	O
pre-configured	O
as	O
an	O
application	O
server	O
,	O
AppleShare	B-General_Concept
server	O
or	O
Internet	O
server	O
,	O
with	O
prices	O
ranging	O
from	O
$	O
6,800	O
to	O
$	O
7,500	O
USD	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
software	O
package	O
chosen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
350	O
MHz	O
model	O
was	O
initially	O
discontinued	O
in	O
October	O
due	O
to	O
CPU	O
supply	O
problems	O
,	O
but	O
reintroduced	O
on	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
1998	O
when	O
the	O
300	O
MHz	O
model	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
Power	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
G3	I-Device
Mini	O
Tower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
G3	O
was	O
faster	O
,	O
its	O
expandability	O
was	O
only	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
the	O
8600	B-Device
,	O
so	O
the	O
9600	O
was	O
kept	O
available	O
until	O
March	O
for	O
users	O
that	O
required	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
9600	O
came	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
new	O
case	O
as	O
the	O
8600	B-Device
,	O
but	O
was	O
internally	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
9500	O
that	O
preceded	O
it	O
,	O
with	O
12	O
memory	B-Architecture
slots	O
and	O
6	O
PCI	B-Protocol
expansion	O
card	O
slots	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
8	O
memory	B-Architecture
and	O
3	O
PCI	B-Protocol
slots	I-Protocol
on	O
the	O
8600	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Power	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
9600	O
has	O
no	O
built-in	O
video	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
it	O
shipped	O
with	O
an	O
8	O
MB	O
IXMICRO	O
TwinTurbo	O
128-bit	O
PCI	B-Protocol
video	O
card	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Power	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
9600/350	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
Mac	B-Device
ever	O
in	O
Apple	O
's	O
four-digit	O
model	O
numbering	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
last	O
multiprocessor	O
Mac	B-Device
for	O
three	O
years	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
last	O
model	O
with	O
six	O
or	O
more	O
expansion	O
slots	O
until	O
the	O
2019	O
Mac	B-Device
Pro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	O
10.3	O
or	O
10.4	O
was	O
only	O
possible	O
with	O
a	O
G3	O
processor	B-General_Concept
upgrade	O
installed	O
,	O
and	O
OS	O
X	O
10.5	O
was	O
possible	O
with	O
a	O
G4	O
upgrade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
9600	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
generation	O
of	O
Macs	B-Device
to	O
ship	O
with	O
a	O
SCSI	B-Architecture
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
as	O
a	O
standard	O
feature	O
;	O
subsequent	O
Macs	B-Device
adopted	O
IDE	B-Protocol
for	O
the	O
internal	B-Device
hard	I-Device
drive	I-Device
bus	O
.	O
</s>
