Apple Power Macintosh 8500/120 (1995) – PowerPC 604, 116MB RAM – Previously Sold

Description

Status: Previously sold. This listing is preserved as a historical archive and reference only.
If this model becomes available again, it will be listed separately as a new item.

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Item Overview

This archived listing documents an original Apple Power Macintosh 8500/120,
a mid‑1990s PowerPC‑based Macintosh designed for expandability and performance.
This unit was evaluated and sold as a vintage collectible suitable for restoration,
retro computing, or historical reference.

• Model: Power Macintosh 8500/120 (M3409)
• Year: 1995
• Processor: PowerPC 604 @ 120 MHz
• Memory: 116 MB RAM
• Storage: 1 GB IBM SCSI hard drive
• Assembly: Assembled in USA

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Condition at Time of Sale

At the time of evaluation, the system powered on successfully and booted into
Mac OS System 7.5.2, which had been cleanly installed on the internal SCSI hard drive.

• Booted successfully into Mac OS 7.5.2
• System date and time were incorrect, indicating a depleted PRAM battery
• AppleCD 600i SCSI CD‑ROM booted installation media and loaded the OS;
  the drive was noisy during operation and appeared to be a later replacement (manufactured June 1996)
• Floppy drive functioned correctly and was used to format, write, and read disks
• Hard drive operated but was noticeably noisy during use

The enclosure was in generally good condition for its age.
One section of plastic between two PCI slot covers was broken,
and there were additional small missing chunks and typical cosmetic wear,
including scratches and some sticker residue on one side.
The plastic throughout the case was brittle and yellowed, consistent with a nearly 30‑year‑old Macintosh.

An aftermarket Asante PCI 10/100 Fast Ethernet card was installed
as an upgrade from the original onboard 10 Mbps networking.
Networking functionality was not tested, though TCP/IP settings were present in the system software.

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Included / Not Included

• Included: Desktop unit, installed Asante PCI Ethernet card
• Not Included: Monitor, keyboard, mouse,
  power cable, Mac OS installation media

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Archival & Collector Notes

This system was sold as‑is due to its age.
Late‑1990s Apple desktop plastics are known to be brittle, even on otherwise well‑preserved systems.

This archived listing is maintained for long‑tail search visibility and may be useful
to collectors, restorers, or researchers studying higher‑memory Power Macintosh 8500 configurations,
PCI networking upgrades, or common cosmetic aging characteristics.
Apple documentation indicates this model is capable of running later versions of the classic Mac OS,
up to Mac OS 9, when properly configured.

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This archived listing is preserved for historical reference and collector research.

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