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The Macintosh Performa series was Apple Computer's consumer product family of Apple Macintosh personal computers from 1992 until 1997, when the iMac's release ended this product line. The Performa series of computers was not in actuality a new line of computers per se but simply renamed models from their regular line of computers sold in computer stores, such as Quadra, Centris, LC, Power Mac, and so on. The series was introduced in 1992 with the Performa 200, which was essentially a renamed Macintosh Classic II. Nearly every member of the Mac LC series existed as a Performa version, as did the Power Macintosh 6100. Systems that were not branded as Performas were largely intended for the education market.

The Performa versions sold as a package deal that included a monitor, external modem, and typically a software bundle of some sort. These items were not generally included with the non-Performa Mac models of the time. Performa software bundles usually included ClarisWorks, educational software, and some games, pre-installed over a slightly customized version of the Mac System software, denoted by a 'P' in the version number (e.g. System 7.1P5). The Performa versions of the System software introduced some useful features that were later rolled to the mainstream release, most notably the Launcher. System 7.5 ended the separate Performa releases.

The Performa series of Macintosh computers was Apple's attempt to increase its market share among families and individuals. Apple attempted wide retail distribution of the Performas in the early 1990s, through major electronics store chains, short television commercials and numerous brochures and paper ads. The marketing failed due to not having attractive self-running demos at stores, and the fact that many retailers that carried Performas seemed more interested in pushing customers towards Windows PCs. It was not uncommon to see the demo machines crashed and the mouse missing, or to see the units not turned on. Critics of the Performa line, including some Mac users, argued that the Performa line was generally underpowered.

List of 68k Based Performa Models

Performa 200 (1992, aka Macintosh Classic II
)
Performa 250 (aka Macintosh Color Classic
)
Performa 275 (1993, aka Macintosh Color Classic II)
Performa 400 / 405 / 410 / 430 (aka Macintosh LC II)
Performa 450 (aka Macintosh LC III)
Performa 460 / 466 / 467 (aka Macintosh LC III+)
Performa 475 / 476 (aka Macintosh LC 475 and Quadra 605)
Performa 520 (aka Macintosh LC 520)
Performa 550 / 560 (aka Macintosh LC 550)
Performa 575 / 577 / 578 (aka Macintosh LC 575)
Performa 580CD / 588CD (aka Macintosh LC 580)
Performa 600 / 600CD (aka Macintosh IIvi
)
Performa 630 / 630CD / 631CD / 635CD / 636 / 636CD / 637CD / 638CD / 640CD / 640CD DOS Compatible (aka Quadra 630)

==List of PowerPC Based Performa Models==

Performa 5200CD / 5210CD / 5215CD / 5220CD (aka Power Macintosh 5200)
Performa 5260CD / 5270CD / 5280 / 5300CD / 5320CD (aka Power Macintosh 5260)
Performa 5400CD / 5410 / 5420 / 5430 / 5440CD (aka Power Macintosh 5400)
Performa 6110 / 6112 / 6115 / 6116 / 6117 / 6118CD (aka Power Macintosh 6100
)
Performa 6200 / 6205 / 6210 / 6214 / 6216 / 6218 / 6220 / 6230 / 6260 / 6290CD / 6300 / 6310 / 6320CD (aka Power Macintosh 6200)
Performa 6360 / 6400 / 6410 / 6420 (aka Power Macintosh 6400)

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