Apple II Review: Specs, Price, Value and More

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Introduced: 1977Terminated: 1980 Logic BoardProcessor:   6502Processor Speed:   1 MHzPMMU:   noneFPU:   noneBus Speed:   1 MHzData Path:   8-bitROM Size: 12K (Monitor + Integer Basic + “sweet 16” mini-assembler)Expansion Slots:   8 Apple II Proprietary SlotsBattery:   none MemoryMin – Max RAM:   4K – 48KRAM Sizes:   4K, 8K, 12K,16K, 20K, 24K, 32K, 36K, 48KOnboard RAM:   4K – 48K Note: PortsI/O Ports: VideoDisplay Resolution: StorageExternal: Internal: Operating SystemPrimary OS:   Apple DOSLanguages in ROM:   Integer BASICAddressing … Read more

Power Macintosh 6400/200 Review: Specs, Price, Value and More

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Introduced: October 1, 1996Terminated: May 1, 1997 Logic BoardProcessor:   603eProcessor Speed:   200 MHz2nd Processor:   opt. PC Compatbility CardPMMU:   IntegratedFPU:   IntegratedBus Speed:   40 MHzData Path:   64-bitROM Size:   4 MBLevel 1 Cache:   32KLevel 2 Cache:   256KExpansion Slots:   2 PCI, Comm II, TV, video inBattery:   4.5V Alkaline MemoryRAM Type:   168-pin DIMMRAM Slots:   2Min – Max RAM:   16 MB – 136 MBMinimum RAM Speed:   70 nsInstall in groups of:   1RAM Sizes:   8, 16, 32, 64 MBOnboard RAM:   8 … Read more

Power Macintosh 6300/120 Review: Specs, Price, Value and More

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Introduced: June 27, 1996Terminated: July 1, 1997 Logic BoardProcessor:   603eProcessor Speed:   120 MHzPMMU:   IntegratedFPU:   IntegratedBus Speed:   40 MHzData Path:   64-bitROM Size:   4 MBLevel 1 Cache:   32KLevel 2 Cache:   256KExpansion Slots:   LC, comm, TV, video in/outBattery:   4.5V Alkaline MemoryRAM Type:   72-pin SIMMRAM Slots:   2Min – Max RAM:   16 MB – 64 MBMinimum RAM Speed:   80 nsInstall in groups of:   1RAM Sizes:   4, 8, 16, 32 MBOnboard RAM:   none PortsADB:   1USB:   noneFireWire:   noneVideo:   DB-15Floppy:   noneSCSI:   DB-25Geoports:   noneEthernet:   noneMic Type:   PlainTalkOther ports:   Printer, modem, speaker, headphone, … Read more

Power Macintosh 6200/75 Review: Specs, Price and More

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Introduced: May 1, 1995Terminated: May 1, 1996 Logic BoardProcessor:   603Processor Speed:   75 MHzPMMU:   IntegratedFPU:    IntegratedBus Speed:   37.5 MHzData Path:   64-bitROM Size:   4 MBLevel 1 Cache:   16KLevel 2 Cache:   256KExpansion Slots:   LC, comm, TV, video in/outBattery:   4.5V Alkaline MemoryRAM Type:   72-pin SIMMRAM Slots:   2Min – Max RAM:   8 MB – 64 MBMinimum RAM Speed:   80 nsInstall in groups of:   1RAM Sizes:   4, 8, 16, 32 MBOnboard RAM:   8 MB PortsADB:   1USB:   noneFireWire:   noneVideo:   DB-15Floppy:   noneSCSI:   DB-25Geoports:   noneEthernet:   10/100 Base TMic Type:   PlainTalkOther ports:   Printer, … Read more

Power Macintosh 6100/60 Review: Specs, Price, Value and More

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Introduced: March 14, 1994Terminated: January 3, 1995 Logic BoardProcessor:   601Processor Speed:   60 MHz2nd Processor:   opt. Intel 486DX2-66PMMU:   IntegratedFPU:   IntegratedBus Speed:   30 MHzData Path:   64-bitROM Size:   4 MBLevel 1 Cache:   32KLevel 2 Cache:   optionalExpansion Slots:   one 7″ NuBus or PDSBattery:   3.6V Lithium MemoryRAM Type:   72-pin SIMMRAM Slots:   2Min – Max RAM:   8 MB – 72 MBMinimum RAM Speed:   80 nsInstall in groups of:   2RAM Sizes:   4, 8, 16, 32 MBOnboard RAM:   8 MB PortsADB:   1USB:   noneFireWire:   noneVideo:   HDI-45Floppy:   noneSCSI:   DB-25Geoports:   2Ethernet:   AAUI-15Mic Type:   PlainTalkOther … Read more

Make Your Old Compact Mac Talk with Speak

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When Steve Jobs introduced the Macintosh in 1984, he let the computer speak for itself. I have often wondered how they did that on a computer with 128K RAM, an 8 MHz CPU, and a 400K disk drive. I think that I have found the answer. I have came by a program called Speak from … Read more

Apple’s First GUI-Based Computer System: Lisa

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Apple introduced the Lisa computer in January 1983. It was Apple’s first attempt to sell a computer designed from the bottom up with a graphical user interface (GUI). It was not merely an attempt to throw a graphical operating environment over a text-line operating system like early versions of Windows or early Apple II graphical … Read more

Apple Lisa 2 Review: Specs, Price, Value and More

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Apple introduced the Lisa 2 in January 1984. It was an upgraded version of the original Lisa, which was introduced early in 1983. Billed as one of the line of “Apple 32 SuperMicros”, the Lisa 2 was sold as Apple’s business solution, supplanting the Apple III and sharing the spotlight with its close cousin, the … Read more

Macintosh History: The Macintosh Licensing Conundrum

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Apple has throughout much of its history resisted licensing its technology. This resistance has more than anything else fostered the creation of a separate and dominant industry standard, Microsoft Windows. Many insiders at Apple favored the concept of licensing in the early 1980s, but the company’s leadership as a whole, did not want to lose … Read more