The PowerWave was a desktop computer with a 120 to 150 MHz PPC 604 processor. The CPU is on a daughter card for easy upgrade, just like the Power Mac 7500 , 8500 , and 9500 .

Specs (via Low End Mac)

• Introduced: 1995.10.30
• Cpu: 120, 132, or 150 MHz PPC 604
• Bus: 40, 44, or 50 MHz
• Ram: 16 MB, expandable to 512 MB using 168-pin 70ns or faster Fast Page Mode DIMMs (interleaved) in 8 DIMM slots
• L2 Cache: 256 KB standard, 512 KB and 1 MB supported
• Hard Drive: 850 MB or larger SCSI
• Gestalt Id: 67 (same at Power Mac 9500 )
• Adb: 1 port for keyboard and mouse
• Ethernet: AAUI and 10Base-T connectors on back of computer
• Pram Battery: 3.6V half-AA
• Weight: 22.0 lb
• Graphics: 2 or 4 MB VRAM, supports 512 x 384 to 1280 x 1024
• Cd-Rom: 4x SCSI drive
• Pci Slots: 3, one occupied by ATI Xclaim GA video card
• Power: 200W