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Image Credit: MacUser,
1991
Image Credit: MacUser,
December 1990
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Introduced: October 15, 1990
Terminated: September 14, 1992 |
Logic Board
Processor:
68000
Processor Speed:
8 MHz
PMMU:
none
FPU:
none
Bus Speed:
8 MHz
Data Path:
16-bit
ROM Size:
512K
Level 1 Cache:
none
Level 2 Cache:
none
Expansion Slots:
none
Battery:
3.6V Lithium
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December 1990
(Click) Inside the Macintosh Classic
(MacUser,
December 1990)
Memory
RAM Type:
30-pin SIMM
RAM Slots:
2
Min - Max RAM:
1 MB - 4 MB
Minimum RAM Speed:
120 ns
Install in groups of:
2
RAM Sizes:
256K, 1 MB
Onboard RAM:
1 MB
Note:
- RAM expansion beyond 1 MB
requires Macintosh Classic 1 MB Memory Expansion Card,
which has 1 MB of additional RAM, and two SIMM conectors.
This system cannot use two-chip 1 MB SIMMs.
| (Click) The Classic uses a
vertical RAM expansion board. Apple sold the Classic
with either 1 MB of RAM for those who didn't need System
7.0 or 2 MB of RAM for those who did.
(Applied Engineering)
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Ports
ADB:
1
USB:
none
FireWire:
none
Video:
none
Floppy:
DB-19
SCSI:
DB-25
Geoports:
none
Ethernet:
none
Mic Type:
none
Other ports:
Printer, modem, speaker
Macintosh Classic ports
Video
Standard VRAM:
none
Maximum VRAM:
none
Display Resolution:
- Built-in, 512 x 384, 1-bit
- Screen size is 9-inch, 512 x 342.
The built-in monitor is black and white.
Storage
Standard CD-ROM:
none
Internal Hard Drive:
SCSI (40 MB)
Floppy Disk Drive:
1.44 MB auto
Macintosh Classic floppy disk drive
Operating System
Addressing Modes:
24-bit or 32-bit
Original OS:
6.0.7
Original Enabler:
none
AppleTalk Version:
48
Compatible MacOS:
6.0.7
6.0.8
7.0
7.0.1
7.1
7.1.1 (Pro)
7.5
7.5.1
7.5.3
7.5.5
For additional information on
operating systems:
See this article
Vectronic's Macintosh Classic
Miscellaneous
Codename:
XO
Form Factor:
Classic
Dimensions (Inches):
13.2 H x 9.7 W x 11.2 D
Average Weight (lbs):
16
Gestalt ID:
17
Original Price:
$1000 - $1500 US
Image Credit: Apple,
Inc.
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Comments
The Classic was the first affordable compact Mac.
Unfortunately, that affordability came at a severe
performance cost. Most found the Classic extremely slow.
Its pedestrian performance was due in no small part to its
8 MHz 68000 processor, which was far too slow for a computer
of 1990 vintage. The max RAM ceiling of 4 MB didn't help
matters. Its replacement, the Classic II, addressed many
of its deficiencies.
Additional Macintosh Classic Information:
Apple Print Ads: 1990 to 1992
System Software Recommendations
Vectronic's Classic Macintosh Section
Vectronic's Macintosh Classic
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December 1990
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