Power Macintosh 9500: CD 2.0 Contents

From August 8 to November 15, 1995, customers who purchased either a Power Macintosh 9500/120 or a 9500/132 and received CD Version 1.0 were eligible to contact the Apple Order Center to order the most recent version of the Power Macintosh 9500 CD, Version 2.0.

The new CD offers over two dozen new and updated files (see chart, below) and provides fixes to some known problems. Among other things, the CD provides owners of the Power Macintosh 9500 with software they can use with the GeoPort Telecom Adapter: Apple Telecom 2.1 and Megaphone 1.0.2. It also provides drivers for the LaserWriter 300 and StyleWriter1200. Of particular interest to customers on networks, the new CD provides Open Transport (OT) 1.0.6, a new version of Open Transport that will fix a number of problems reported with OT 1.0, the version that shipped on the original CD.

The following chart offers a comparison between the software included on the CD initially distributed with the Power Macintosh 9500 and the CD available at the Apple Order Center:


COMPONENT                 CD 1.0     CD 2.0     COMMENTS
---------                 ------     ------     --------
System software components
Finder                    7.5.2      7.5.3      New version.
System Enabler 701        1.0        1.1        New version offers
                                               improved PCI card
                                               compatibility.
AppleCD Audio Player      2.0         2.1       New version.
Apple Menu Options        1.0.1       1.0.2     New version.
Extensions Manager        3.0         3.0.2     New version.
Memory                    7.5.3       7.5.4     New version.
Monitors                  7.5.2       7.5.3     New version.
Mouse                     7.3         7.3.1     New version.
PC Exchange               2.0.4       2.0.5     New version.
EM Extension              3.0         3.0.2     New version.
Open Transport            1.0         1.0.6     New version offers
                                               improved stability &
                                               compatibility.
Apple CD-ROM              5.0.4       5.1.1     New version.
Apple Guide               1.2.5       1.2.7     New version.
9500 Guide Additions      n/a         1.0       Replaces 9500 Guide
                                               Additions on 9500.
EtherNet (Built-In)       1.0          1.0.1    New version.
Serial (Built-In)         1.0          1.0.2    New version.
StyleWriter I/II          2.0          n/a      SW 1200 2.1 supports SWI/II
Color SW 2400             1.6.1        2.1      New version.
LaserWriter 300           n/a          1.2      Added to 9500.
StyleWriter 1200          n/a          2.1      Added to 9500.

Extras, utilities, read me
PM9500 ReadMe             n/a          new      Replaces 9500 ReadMe on
                                               9500.
Drive Setup               1.0         1.0.2     New version.
Apple Telecom 2.1         n/a         2.1       Added to 9500.
Megaphone                 n/a         1.0.2     Added to 9500.

Unique to PM9500
Graphics Accelerator      1.0         1.0       For ATI card  shipping
                                               with 9500/120.


Customers will receive the following items with their order:

*  Power Macintosh CD v2.0
*  Software License Agreement

Published Date: Feb 19, 2012