(Macworld, March 1989) The
SE/30 was the second Macintosh, after the Macintosh IIx, to ship
with a 68030 processor. All SE/30s contained a hard drive. There was
no "slot" for a second internal floppy like on the SE. Like the
IIx, the SE/30 shipped with an FDHD SuperDrive, capable of reading 1.4
MB MS-DOS and Apple II ProDOS disks, as well as Mac disks. The SE/30
boasted a new design for the chassis. Instead of cards sitting parallel
to the motherboard, they stood perpendicular to it.
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 (40-80 MB) Floppy Disk Drive: 1.44 MB auto
Macintosh SE/30 floppy disk drive
Operating System Addressing Modes: 24-bit Original OS: 6.0.3 Original Enabler: none AppleTalk Version: 49
For additional information on
operating systems: See this article
Miscellaneous Codename: Fafnir, Green Jade Form Factor: SE Dimensions (Inches): 13.6 H x 9.6 W x 10.9 D Average Weight (lbs): 19.5 Gestalt ID: 9
Original Price:
2 MB RAM, 40 MB Hard drive:
$5069 US
4 MB RAM, 80 MB Hard drive:
$6369 US
Comments
The SE/30 was the greatest of the compact Macs. Unfortunately,
its original $4000 plus price tag put it out of reach of most
home users. It was 32-bit capable (with Mode32 software
patch) and could support up to 128 MB of RAM. This computer
is highly sought after by collectors.
