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A computer system manufactured by [[Apple Computer]] originally introduced in 1984. It comes in two distinct flavors, A 680x0 and later PowerPC based line of computers designed by Apple that ran a single tasking operating system called Finder (Later rechristened MacOS), and more recently a line of [[IBM PC]] compatible PC's that run MacOS X, an operating system derived from [[NeXTStep]]. | A computer system manufactured by [[Apple Computer]] originally introduced in 1984. It comes in two distinct flavors, A 680x0 and later PowerPC based line of computers designed by Apple that ran a single tasking operating system called Finder (Later rechristened MacOS), and more recently a line of [[IBM PC]] compatible PC's that run MacOS X, an operating system derived from [[NeXTStep]]. | ||
==Models== | |||
''Motorola 68000'' | |||
* Macintosh (Jan 1984) | |||
* Macintosh 512K (Sep 1984 - Apr 1986) | |||
* Macintosh Plus (Jan 1986 - Oct 1990) | |||
* Macintosh Classic (Oct 1990 - Sep 1992) | |||
''Motorola 68020'' | |||
* Macintosh II (Mar 1987 - Jan 1990) | |||
* Macintosh LC (Oct 1990 - Mar 1990) | |||
''Motorola 68030'' | |||
* Macintosh IIx (1988 - Oct 1990) | |||
* Macintosh IIcx (Mar 1989 - Mar 1991) | |||
* Macintosh IIci (Sep 1989 - Feb 1993) | |||
* Macintosh LC II (Mar 1992 - Mar 1993) | |||
* Macintosh IIvx (Oct 1992 - Oct 1993) | |||
* Macintosh LC III (Feb 1993 - Feb 1994) | |||
''Motorola 68040'' | |||
* Macintosh Quadra 700 (Oct 1991 - Mar 1993) | |||
* Macintosh Quadra 900 (Oct 1991 - May 1992) | |||
* Macintosh Quadra 950 (Mar 1992 - Oct 1995) | |||
* Macintosh Quadra 800 (Feb 1993 - Mar 1994) | |||
* Macintosh Quadra 840AV (Jul 1993 - Jul 1994) | |||
* Macintosh Quadra 610 (Oct 1993 - Jul 1994) | |||
* Macintosh Quadra 650 (Oct 1993 - Sep 1994) | |||
* Macintosh Quadra 660AV (Oct 1993 - Sep 1994) | |||
* Macintosh Quadra 630 (Jul 1994 - Apr 1995) | |||
==Publications== | |||
* Steven Levy: ''Insanely Great'' - Viking Press 1994, ISBN 0-670-85244-9 | |||
* John C. May; Judith B. Whittle: ''Programming primer for the Macintosh I'' - Academic Press 1995, ISBN 0-12-480621-X | |||
==Links== | |||
* http://lowendmac.com/profiles.htm | |||
[[Category:Hardware platforms]] | [[Category:Hardware platforms]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:42, 15 February 2023
A computer system manufactured by Apple Computer originally introduced in 1984. It comes in two distinct flavors, A 680x0 and later PowerPC based line of computers designed by Apple that ran a single tasking operating system called Finder (Later rechristened MacOS), and more recently a line of IBM PC compatible PC's that run MacOS X, an operating system derived from NeXTStep.
Models
Motorola 68000
- Macintosh (Jan 1984)
- Macintosh 512K (Sep 1984 - Apr 1986)
- Macintosh Plus (Jan 1986 - Oct 1990)
- Macintosh Classic (Oct 1990 - Sep 1992)
Motorola 68020
- Macintosh II (Mar 1987 - Jan 1990)
- Macintosh LC (Oct 1990 - Mar 1990)
Motorola 68030
- Macintosh IIx (1988 - Oct 1990)
- Macintosh IIcx (Mar 1989 - Mar 1991)
- Macintosh IIci (Sep 1989 - Feb 1993)
- Macintosh LC II (Mar 1992 - Mar 1993)
- Macintosh IIvx (Oct 1992 - Oct 1993)
- Macintosh LC III (Feb 1993 - Feb 1994)
Motorola 68040
- Macintosh Quadra 700 (Oct 1991 - Mar 1993)
- Macintosh Quadra 900 (Oct 1991 - May 1992)
- Macintosh Quadra 950 (Mar 1992 - Oct 1995)
- Macintosh Quadra 800 (Feb 1993 - Mar 1994)
- Macintosh Quadra 840AV (Jul 1993 - Jul 1994)
- Macintosh Quadra 610 (Oct 1993 - Jul 1994)
- Macintosh Quadra 650 (Oct 1993 - Sep 1994)
- Macintosh Quadra 660AV (Oct 1993 - Sep 1994)
- Macintosh Quadra 630 (Jul 1994 - Apr 1995)
Publications
- Steven Levy: Insanely Great - Viking Press 1994, ISBN 0-670-85244-9
- John C. May; Judith B. Whittle: Programming primer for the Macintosh I - Academic Press 1995, ISBN 0-12-480621-X