J710

HISTORICAL NOTE: Engineered to be the new computer for business professionals and home-office workers, the slimline J710 was shown to great response at MacWorld Expo San Francisco in January, 1998, with an intended ship date in March -- but ultimately was never sold to the public, making it about as rare as a 1957 Volvo P1900. A 250MHz G3 version was already planned for later in '98, and many of the few dozen units which were sold to employees came with G3's ranging from 200 to 275MHz. The J710 is included here as a museum piece for the sake of completeness.


 

The SuperMac J710 packs the performance of a PowerPC 604e into a terrifically priced slim desktop box. With features like an upgradeable processor, L2 cache, and video memory, along with thoughtful extras like 10/100 ethernet, UltraWide SCSI-3, and multimedia speakers, the J710 is the perfect computer for content creators at work or home!
Model/Speed (in MHz) Processor (CPU) Upgradable CPU RAM Hard Disk Drive CD-ROM Drive L2 Cache VRAM
J710/200 604e Yes 32MB 3GB 24x 512KB @ 50MHz 4MB
J710/250 G3 Yes 64MB 3GB 24x 1MB @ 125MHz 6MB

Technical Specs

Upgradable Microprocessor
  • PowerPC 604e CPU card
  • Built-in floating-point processor and 64K on-chip cache
  • 50 MHz system bus
  • Upgradeable to faster 604e or next generation PowerPC 750 "G3" processor
Memory
  • 32 MB of RAM, expandable to 160 MB.
  • 3 DIMM slots (2 available)
  • 128-bit wide data path from DRAM to processor
  • 4MB of 64-bit wide burst ROM
  • 512KB Level 2 Cache (upgradeable)
Disk Drives
  • Internal 3GB IDE hard drive
  • Internal 3.5" SWIM III 800/1.44 MB floppy disk drive that reads, writes, and formats Macintosh, Windows, DOS, OS/2, and ProDOS disks
  • Internal 24x-speed CD-ROM
SCSI Interface Expansion
  • 2 PCI Slots for PCI cards with standard brackets (1 slot available). All PCI cards should not exceed a total of 90 watts.
  • 1 enhanced PCI slot for the E100 Extended Performance Card
  • 2 serial ports
  • ADB port
Graphics
  • Matrox Mystique 2D & 3D video acceleration on board
  • Resolutions up to 1600x1200
  • 24-bit color
Audio
  • 16-bit CD-quality stereo sound
  • 44.1K bandwidith
  • Analog CD audio recording/playthrough
  • Stereo audio in/out jacks. Supports Apple PlainTalk microphone
  • Input line level - 2 volts peak-to-peak nominal, into 6.5k ohm impedance
  • Output line level - 2.2 volts peak-to-peak nominal, into 1k ohm impedance
  • Input through output signal to noise ratio (SNR) = > 86 decibels (dB) with no audible discrete tones
  • Total harmonic distortion plus noise (THD+N) = Less than 0.06%; measured 30Hz-16kHz with a 2 Vpp, sine wave input
Network
  • 10/100Base-T Ethernet via E100 card (included)
  • Two high-speed RS-232/RS-422 serial ports compatible with LocalTalk and GeoPort
  • 56kbps Internal Modem (optional)
Clock/calendar
  • Long-life lithium battery to power clock/calendar/parameter RAM
Keyboard and mouse
  • ADB extended keyboard included
  • ADB mouse included
Size and Weight
  • Height: 4.0 inches (10.1 cm)
  • Width: 13.75 inches (34.9 cm)
  • Depth: 16.0 inches (40.6 cm)
  • Weight: 16 pounds (7.2 kg)
Electrical Requirements
  • Line voltage: 100-105 or 200-240 VAC (user selected)
  • Frequency: 50/60 Hz, 8/4 amps single phase
Power Supply
  • PC-Standard 121W soft/trickle power supply, which allows computer to be turned on or off through software or the keyboard's power-on key
Operating Environment
  • Operating temperature: 50 to 104 degrees F (10 to 40 degrees C)
  • Storage temperature: -40 to 116 degrees F (-40 to 47 degrees C)
  • Relative humidity: 5 to 95%, non condensing
  • Maximum altitude: 10,000 feet (3,048m)
Bundled Software
  • Apple Mac OS
  • Asanté NetDoubler
  • FWB CD-ROM Tool Kit
  • FWB HD ToolKit
  • MicroMat TechTool Pro Diagnostic
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