The main variant of the 8100 are the 8100AV models, which came with an analog video in/out card in its Processor Direct Slot.

A faster 110 MHz model was released in November 1994 without an AV variant.

Dan Knight, writing for Low End Mac, noted that "except for replacing the CPU card in the 8500, changing anything on the motherboard required completely removing it.

That included removing the reset button, removing a screw, disconnecting several cables, then sliding the motherboard assembly forward about an inch, then pulling it away from its mounts.

"[1] In August 1995, the 8100 was discontinued, with the Power Macintosh 8500 taking its place.