Macintosh IIvi

Macintosh IIvi / Performa 600

A Macintosh IIvi
Developer	Apple Computer, Inc.
Product family	Macintosh II, Performa
Release date	September 14, 1992 (1992-09-14)
Introductory price	US$3,000 (equivalent to $6,514 in 2023)
Discontinued	February 10, 1993 (1993-02-10)
Operating system	System 7.1
CPU	Motorola 68030 @ 16 MHz
Memory	4 MB, expandable to 68 MiB (80 ns 30-pin SIMM)
Dimensions	Height: 6 inches (15 cm) Width: 13 inches (33 cm) Depth: 16.5 inches (42 cm)
Mass	25 pounds (11 kg)
Successor	Macintosh Centris 650
Related	Macintosh IIvx

The Macintosh IIvi (also sold as the Macintosh Performa 600) is personal computer designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Computer, Inc. from September 1992 to February 1993 as part of the Macintosh II series of Macintosh computers. The IIvi was introduced alongside the Macintosh IIvx, using a slower processor (16 MHz vs. 32 MHz) and no floating point unit. The Performa 600 models, meanwhile, are the IIvi with the IIvx's 32 MHz CPU. The IIvi was, on some benchmarks, faster than the IIvx. It is the only Macintosh II to be branded as a Performa.

This was a very short-lived Macintosh model. It was discontinued four months after its introduction, when the Centris 650 was introduced at a similar price point.

The Performa 600 was featured in the 1994 Disney movie Blank Check.

Models

All models include three NuBus slots and a PDS.

The Performa 600 models were formally introduced on September 14; shipments were delayed until October to coincide with the introduction of the IIvi and IIvx.

Introduced September 14, 1992:

• Macintosh Performa 600: 4 or 5 MB RAM, 512 KB VRAM, 160 MB HDD, Apple Extended Keyboard II, and a microphone.
• Macintosh Performa 600CD: 5 MB RAM, 1MB VRAM, 160 MB HDD, 2x AppleCD CD-ROM, Apple Extended Keyboard II, and a microphone.

Introduced October 19, 1992:

• Macintosh IIvi: Sold in South America, Europe, and Japan, but not the United States. Could be configured with 40, 80, 160 or 400 MB HDD.

Timeline of Macintosh II family models