Performa 5200

This all in one from Apple seems like a good idea at the time of purchase, with it's colour screen and internet capacity. All the reviews were positive, and even though it took ages to convince the electrical store to sell me what their advertisements said they would sell, it was rather good for most of it's life. It was only years later that the general consensus turned to singling it out as the worst Mac ever. Harsh.

For purely historical reasons I'll leave this profile of my old Performa 5200 here. I wasn't sure what to do with once I got my laptop, so it sat in various garages for ages before taken to the local computer recycling centre. Some people suggested I get an ethernet card installed and just use it as a spare hard drive, but I just got the data copied on to some CD's instead. I got most of the software here with OS 8.1 or it was on a CD from a magazine such as MacFormat

System Overview

Machine: Power Macintosh 5200/5300 series
Machine ID: 41
Finder: v8.1
System: v8.1 US
Processor: PowerPC 603 at 75 MHz
Active Enabler: n/a
OpenDoc: v1.2.1
Memory Installed: 40 MB
Virtual Memory: is on
Total Memory: 164 MB
Disk Cache: is on, 1024K
Startup Device: Internal ATA, ID: 0, ZX81

Networking Information
File Sharing: is off
AppleTalk Zone: Unknown
Chosen Printer: DW 600 Series HP (9.4.1) driver
Active Port(s): AppleTalk inactive

Network Software:

-- Open Transport (v1.3) present and loaded
-- AppleTalk present but not loaded
-- TCP/IP present and loaded
Internet (TCP/IP):
-- n/a

Volume Information

Total Found: 1

Name: ZX81
Kind: Hard Disk
Size: 4 GB
Space Available: 2.5 GB
Bus: Internal ATA
ID: 0
Mounted: Yes
-- Write Protected: No
-- Where: internal (ATA 0, v3.08)
-- Device Information
-- Total Buses Found: 2

Bus: Internal ATA
-- ID: 0
-- Device Type: Hard Drive
-- Capacity: 4 GB
-- Vendor: ST34311A
-- Product ID: n/a
-- Revision Number: 8.01
-- Interface Type: ATA
-- Removable Media: No
-- Partitions: 1

Bus: SCSI Bus 0
-- ID: 0
-- Device Type: No SCSI device found
-- Capacity: n/a
-- Vendor: n/a
-- Product ID: n/a
-- Revision Number: n/a
-- Interface Type: n/a
-- Removable Media: n/a
-- Partitions: n/a

Control Panel Information

Total Found: 42
--Appearance (1.0.3)
--Apple Menu Options (1.1.3)
--AppleTalk (1.1)
--Button Disabler (1.1)
--ColorSync System Profile (2.1)
--Colour (B1-7.1)
--Date & Time (8.0.1)
--Desktop Pictures (1.0.1)
--Desktop PrintMonitor (2.1)
--Editor Setup (1.2.1)
--Energy Saver (2.0.7)
--Extensions Manager (4.0.3)
--File Sharing (8.0)
--General Controls (7.7)
--HP PrintMonitor (3.0.9)
--Keyboard (8.0)
--Launcher (3.1)
--Mac OS Easy Open (1.1.3)
--MacLinkPlus Setup CW (9.7)
--MacTCP DNR
--Map (7.5.1)
--Memory (7.5.9)
--Modem (1.0.1)
--Monitors & Sound (1.3.3)
--Mouse (7.5.4)
--Numbers (7.1)
--OpenDoc Setup (1.2.1)
--PC Exchange (2.2)
--PPP (1.0.1)
--PrintMonitor (7.1.2)
--QuickTime Settings (4.0)
--Screen (1.0.8)
--Smart Scroll (3.5)
--Sound (8.0.5)
--Speech (1.5)
--Startup Disk (7.6.2)
--TCP/IP (1.3)
--Text (7.1)
----Token Ring (1.0.1)
----Users & Groups (8.0)
----Web Sharing (1.1)
--~ATM ( 4.0)

Extension Information
-- Total Found: 151
-- CinMac Helper
-- EM Extension (4.0.3)
--Appearance Extension (1.0.3)
--Apple CD-ROM (5.4.2)
--Apple Color SW Pro CMM (1.0.1)
--Apple Guide (2.2)
--Apple Modem Tool (1.5.3)
--Apple Personal Modem (2.1.2)
--Apple Photo Access (5.2)
--Apple QD3D HW Driver (1.5.1)
--Apple QD3D HW Plug-In (1.5.1)
--AppleScriptLib (1.2.2)
--AppleScript (1.1.2)
--AppleShare (3.7.4)
--Audio CD Access (5.1)
--Audio CD Labeller (1.0.1)
--Audio Volume Extension (1.1)
--Claris Kermit Tool (1.0v1)
--Clipping Extension (7.1.4)
--Color Picker (2.1.1)
--ColorSync (2.1.2)
--Colour Picker (B1-2.0.1)
--Contextual Menu Extension (1.0.1)
--Desktop Printer Spooler (2.1)
--Desktop PrintMonitor (2.1)
--DrawSprocketLib (1.1.4)
--DW 600 Series (9.4.1)
--Eudora Thing (1.6)
--Foreign File Access (5.2)
--High Sierra File Access (5.2)
--HotSync Memory (2.1)
--HP Background (4.1)
--HP CMM 2 (2.2)
--HP PrintMonitor (3.0.9)
--icccodes (1.2.4)
--InputSprocket Keyboard (1.4)
--InputSprocket Mouse (1.4)
--InputSprocket NoHandsMouse (1.4)
--InputSprocket Speech (1.4)
--InputSprocketLib (1.4)
--Instant Palm Desktop (2.1)
--Internal Modem Sound (1.0)
--Internet Access (1.0.1)
--Internet Config Extension (2.0.2)
--ISO 9660 File Access (5.2)
--Java Accelerator for PowerPC (1.5)
--kdssys (3.2.3)
--KODAK PRECISION CFP (2.0.2)
--KODAK PRECISION CP1 (3.48)
--KODAK PRECISION CP2 (2.6.0)
--KODAK PRECISION MON (3.01)
--KODAK PRECISION ProfileAPI (1.83)
--KODAK PRECISION Scale (1.0.3)
--KODAK PRECISION Sharpen (1.0.3)
--KodakDS White Point (1.0.0)
--MacinTalk 3 (1.4)
--MacLinkPlus for ClarisWorks 68K (9.
--MacLinkPlus for Easy Open (9.0.2)
--MathLib (2.0.1)
--Memory Manager (1.2.1)
--Microsoft OLE Automation (2.06)
--Microsoft OLE Extension (2.09)
--Microsoft OLE Library (2.09)
--MRJAudioCD.PPC (1.1.1b1)
--MSL C.PPC.DLL
--MSL RuntimePPC++.DLL
--MSL RuntimePPC.DLL
--Navigation (1.0)
--Netscape Defrost (0.9b2)
--Open Tpt AppleTalk Library (1.3)
--Open Tpt Internet Library (1.3)
--Open Transport Library (1.3)
--OpenTpt Modem (1.0.1)
--OpenTpt Remote Access (1.0.1)
--OpenTpt Serial Arbitrator (1.0.1)
--OpenTptAppleTalkLib (1.3)
--OpenTptInternetLib (1.3)
--OpenTransportLib (1.3)
--pfpick (1.3.5)
--PM6.5 Libraries
--PrintMonitor (7.1.2)
--Processor Info Extension (1.0)
--PSPrinter (8.3.1)
--QuickDraw 3D (1.5.1)
--QuickDraw 3D IR (1.5.1)
--QuickDraw 3D RAVE (1.5.1)
--QuickDraw 3D Viewer (1.5.1)
--QuickTime FireWire DV Enabler (2.0)
-- QuickTime (4.03)
--QuickTime MPEG Extension (1.1.2)
--QuickTime Musical Instruments (4.0)
--QuickTime PowerPlug (4.0.3)
--QuickTime VR (2.2.1)
--SCSI Manager (4.3.1)
--Serial Tool (1.0.2)
--SerialDMA (2.1)
--Shared Library Manager (2.0.1)
--Shared Library Manager PPC (2.0.1)
--SOMobjects for Mac OS (2.0.8)
--Sound Manager (3.4)
--Speech Manager (1.4)
--SystemAV (1.3.3)
--TCPack for eWorld (3.0f4)
--Text Encoding Converter (1.3)
--Text Tool (1.0.1)
--TTY Tool (1.0.1)
--UDF Volume Access (1.0)
--USBHIDUniversalModule (1.0.1)
--Video Startup (1.7.1)
--VT102 Tool (1.0.1)
--XMODEM Tool (1.1)
--XTND Power Enabler (1.0b6)
--AppleVision (1.5.2)

spare extensions

Don't know if I need these?
--A/ROSE (1.2.1)
--Apple Built-In Ethernet (1.0.5)
--Apple Ethernet CS (1.0.3)
--Apple Ethernet LC (1.0.3)
--At Ease 7.5 Layer Patch (1.0)
--At Ease Startup (2.0.3)
--Color SW 1500 (2.2.1)
--Color SW 2500 (2.2.1)
--Color SW Pro (1.5.2)
--DW 600 Series (AT) (9.4.1)
--EtherTalk Phase 2 (2.5.7)
--Extension AppleTel (2.1.2)
--Fax Extension (2.2)
--Fax Sender (2.1)
--File Sharing Extension (7.6.2)
--File Sharing Library (8.0)
--ImageWriter (7.0.1)
--InputSprocket CH (1.4)
--InputSprocket CH Trackball (1.4)
--InputSprocket Contour (1.4)
--InputSprocket Gravis (1.4)
--InputSprocket Kensington (1.4)
--InputSprocket MacALLY (1.4)
--InputSprocket Microspeed (1.4)
--InputSprocket SideWinder 3D Pro (1.4)
--InputSprocket Thrustmaster (1.4)
--InputSprocket USB (1.4)
--LaserWriter (B1-7.2)
--LaserWriter 300/LS (1.2)
--LaserWriter 8 (8.5.1)
--Personal LaserWriter SC (B1-7.0.1)
--PowerPC Monitors Extension (7.5)
--Printer Share (1.1.3)
--PrintingLib (8.5.1)
--StyleWriter 1200 (2.1.1)
--Thread Manager (2.1)
--TokenTalk Phase 2 (2.5.6)
--Web Sharing Extension (1.1)

System Folder Information
-- Total Found: 1
-- ZX81:System Folder

Application Information
-- Total Found: 210
-- *ConvertAICK (1.0.1)
-- *PT/INET Quick Reference (CG MiniViewe
-- *PT/Internet User Guide (CG MiniViewer
-- *PT/MS Quick Reference (CG MiniViewer
-- *PT/MS User Guide (CG MiniViewer 1.1)
-- A Kid's World (4.7.6)
--A-10 Cuba! (A-10 Cuba! v1.0)
----Serial Numbers
-- A-10 Cuba! Manual (v4.6)
-- Acrobat Distiller 4.0 (4.0)
-- Acrobat Reader 4.0 (4.0)
-- Add Alias to Apple Menu (8.0)
-- Adobe Registration Utility (2.0.5)
-- Adobe Registration Utility (2.0.5)
-- Adobe PageMaker 6.5 (6.52)
-- Adobe Photoshop 5.0 LE (5.0 Limited E
-- Adobe Table 3.0 (3.04)
-- Alert When Folder Changes (8.0)
-- Apple Applet Runner (1.0.2)
-- Apple Backup (1.5)
-- Apple Browser Launcher (1.0.1)
-- Apple Video Player (1.7.1)
-- Apple Video Player (Z-1.2)
-- AppleCD Audio Player (2.2)
-- AppleTel (2.1.1)
-- BackupFolderToURL
-- BBEdit Lite 4.6 (4.6)
-- BNUpdate (1.04)
-- Check Internet Mail and News (1.0d2)
-- Check MS Outlook Express (1.0d2)
-- Check PageSpinner (1.0)
-- Cinnamon WebMaster Suite (1998-19
-- ClarisWorks File Converter (1.0Bv1)
-- ClarisWorks Office (5.0CAv1)
-- Compact Pro (1.52)
-- Compact Pro User's Guide (1.2)
-- CompuServe Mail Installer (1.0.2)
-- Conduit Manager (2.1)
-- Connect Now/Inet
-- Convert Documents (4.0)
--The Dark Forces Homepage(1.2)
----Dark Forces Patch
-- DataViz FileView (9.0.2)
-- DataViz TechWeb 1/97.sea (4.0)
-- Desktop PrintMonitor (2.1)
-- Diablo (1.04)
-- Dictionary Editor (Dictionary Editor 1.0)
-- DigitalColor Meter (1.0)
-- Diiva (1.0.1)
-- Disconnect from desire (1.0)
-- Disk First Aid (8.1)
-- Do the last thing first (1.0)
-- Document Converter (1.1)
-- DOS Compatibility (1.5)
-- Drive Setup (1.4)
-- DropClean (1.60)
-- DropStuff w/EE 4.0 Installer (4.0)
-- DropStuff (4.0)
-- DropUpload
-- Email Central (1.0.1)
-- Equation Editor (1.5CA)
-- Eudora GURL Handler (1.0.1)
-- Eudora Light (3.1.3 Light )
-----Eudora for Macintosh Utilities Page
-----You Have New Mail sound
-- Fax Cover (2.0.1)
-- Fax Order Form (CG MiniViewer 1.1)
-- Fax Terminal (2.1)
-- Fax Viewer (2.2)
-- Fetch 3.0.3 (3.0.3)
-- Fetch 4.0b7 (4.0b7)
-- Fetch 4.0b7 Installer (7.1.1)
-- Find File (1.1.3)
-- Flash 5 Player Installer (5.5.2)
-- GraphicConverter (3.7.1)
-- GrayAMP Typer (5.3)
-- GrayAMP v1.2 (1.2)
-- GrayAMP v1.2 Manual (4.8.4)
-- GX TYPE EXPO (4.0)
-- Helpful Tips (1.5)
-- Hide/Show Folder Sizes (8.0)
-- HotSync Manager (2.1)
-- How would you have done it? (1.0)
-- HP PrintMonitor (3.0.9)
-- HTML voc (2.0)
-- HyperCard Player (B1-2.2)
-- ICQ (1.7.2b0)
--ICQPPC 1.7.2 (5.3.1)
-- Import QM Address Books (1.0.4)
-- Installer (4.0.3)
-- Internet Config (2.0.2)
-- Internet Dialer (1.0.1)
-- Internet Editor Assistant (1.0.1)
-- Internet Setup Assistant (Z1-1.0.1)
-- Internet Setup Utility (1.0.1)
-- Introduction to ClarisWorks (5.0.1)
-- KernEdit 2.0 (2.0.13)
-- Kodak Monitor Installer (2.0.2)
-- License Agreement (CG MiniViewer 1.1)
-- Mac OS Setup Assistant (1.0)
-- MacBrickout 4.1 (4.1.0 1999-2000 Cars
-- MacLinkPlus How to Demo (4.0.4)
-- MacLinkPlus Version Checker (1.1.1)
-- Macster [ PR3 ] (1.0 PR3)
-- MacZip (FAT) (MacZip 1.04)
-- Mail Merge (2.1)
-- Mail*Link Monitor (1.5.1)
-- Microsoft Help (3.5.2)
-- Microsoft Help Run Time (4.0)
-- ML Test (1.5.1)
-- Monitors & Sound (1.3.3)
-- MoviePlayer (1.0)
--NetCD (1.6.7/PPC)
-- Netscape Navigator (4.08 [en_US] (Maci
-- NewsWatcher (2.2.2)
-- NewsWatcher Doc (postcard) (1.2)
-- Note Pad (7.5)
-- Notify!/PT Installer (2.0)
-- OpenDoc Setup (1.2.1)
-- OpenDoc (1.2.1)
-- Palm Desktop Support App (2.1)
-- Palm III Quick Tour (5.0)
--Palm Desktop (2.1)
----Apple script for mail from Palm Pilot to Eudora
-- Panorama (3.1.5)
-- Performa Tutorial (1.0)
-- PictureViewer (4.0)
-- Playlist Converter v1.1 (1.1)
-- PmScript (3.34)
-- PmTrace (3.34)
-- Portraits.sea (5.1.3)
-- PowerTalk Solutions Guide (CG MiniView
-- PowerTalk Tour (1.1)
-- PPP Connect (1.0.1)
-- PPP Disconnect (1.0.1)
-- PPP Reconnect (1.0.1)
-- PPP Save Log (1.0.1)
-- PPP Status (1.0.1)
-- Print Documents (4.0)
-- PrintMonitor (7.1.2)
-- PureVoice 1.1 (1.1)
-- QuarkXPress Converter (V3.0)
-- Quick Reference (CG MiniViewer 1.1)
-- QuickHelp (2.0x2)
-- QuickHelp (4.5.6)
-- QuickHelp 4.1.0 (4.1.0)
-- QuickTime Player (4.0.1)
-- QuickTime Updater (4.0.3)
-- RealPlayer (5.0.2)
-- Register MacLinkPlus (9.0.2)
-- Register StuffIt Expander (1.0)
-- Remote Slide Show (2.1)
-- ResEdit (2.1.3)
-- Retrace your steps (1.0)
-- rnuninst (6.0.7.92)
-- SchoolStat
-- Scientist's Spreadsheet
-- Scrapbook (7.5.2)
-- Script Editor (1.1.2)
-- ScriptDLG
-- Serial Port Monitor (2.1)
-- Share a Folder (8.0)
-- Share a Folder (no Guest) (8.0)
-- Sharing Your Computer (1.5)
-- SimpleSound (1.0)
-- SimpleText (1.4)
-- Snag Demo.app (2.1)
-- Something Different (4.8.4)
--Sound extractor(1.31)
-- Special Delivery 2.0 Player (2.0)
-- Spectre Challenger (1.0.1C Spectre Chall
-- Spellcheck AOL 3 (1.0)
-- Spellcheck Eudora (1.0d2)
-- Spellcheck Netscape Navigator (1.0d2)
-- Spellswell Plus 2.1 Manual (CG MiniView
-- Spellswell Plus 2.1.5 (2.1.5)
-- Sprockets Installer (1.0)
-- Starcraft Demo (1.0.5)
-- Start File Sharing (8.0)
-- Stop File Sharing (8.0)
-- StuffIt leave Expander (5.1.3)
-- Synchronize Folders (8.0)
-- Text Cleaner Xpress Link (1.60)
-- TEXT to CWmS creator (4.2.1)
-- TextChanger 2.5 (2.5)
-- Tomb Raider I Demo (1.0 (Demo))
-- Tomb Raider I Setup (1.0)
-- Towards the insignificant (1.0)
--TTConverter (1.5)
-- Turn Sound Off (7.5)
-- Turn Sound On (7.5)
-- Update PPD 1.7 (Update PPD 1.7)
-- Upgrade From AICK (1.0.1)
-- upgrdhlp
-- Use filters (1.0)
-- User Guide (CG MiniViewer 1.1)
-- User Profile Manager (4.0)
-- uucd 2.5 (uucd 2.5)
-- Warcraft II (1.22)
-- Warcraft II Map Editor
-- Warcraft II Sound Editor (1.0)
-- Web Sharing Extension (1.1)
-- WhichStat (v1.0)
-- Why Back Up (1.4)
-- Writeswell Jr. (1.2.2)

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