Hardware

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Mac Mini

The Mac Mini (marketed as Mac mini) is a small form factor desktop computer manufactured by Apple Inc. Like earlier mini-ITX PC designs, it is quite small for a desktop computer: 7.7 inches (19.7…

Mac mini G4

The Apple Mac mini G4/1.25 features a 1.25 GHz PowerPC 7447a (G4) processor with the AltiVec "Velocity Engine" vector processing unit and a 512k on-chip level 2 cache, 256 MB of 333 MHz PC2700 DDR…

Mac Pro

The Mac Pro is a workstation computer manufactured by Apple Inc. The machines are based on Xeon microprocessors, but are similar to the Power Mac G5 they replaced in terms of outward appearance…

Mac Pro (Early 2008)

The original Mac Pro's main memory used 667 MHz DDR2 ECC FB-DIMMs; the early 2008 model used 800 MHz ECC DDR2 FB-DIMMS, the current Mac Pro uses 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC DIMMs for the standard models,…

Mac Pro (original)

The Mac Pro is a workstation computer manufactured by Apple Inc. The machines are based on Xeon microprocessors, but are similar to the Power Mac G5 they replaced in terms of outward appearance…

MacBook Core 2 Duo

The MacBook "Core 2 Duo" 2.4 13-Inch (White Polycarbonate "Unibody" - Mid-2010) features a 2.4 GHz GHz Intel "Core 2 Duo" processor (P8600) -- with two independent processor "cores" on a single…

MacBook Core Duo

The Apple MacBook "Core Duo" 2.0 13-Inch (White) features a 2.0 GHz Intel "Core Duo" processor (T2500), with two independent processor "cores" on a single silicon chip, a 2 MB shared "on chip"…

Mach V

The Mach V series has been in production since 1992, and these are the machines of legend you’ve heard about. Dream components. Insanely customizable, right down to an infinite number of paint…

Macintosh

The Macintosh ( /ˈmækɨntɒʃ/ mak-in-tosh),or Mac, is a series of personal computers (PC) designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman…

Macintosh 12-inch Monochrome Display

The Macintosh 12-Inch Monochrome Display is the lowest-cost high-resolution
display for modular Macintosh computers. The combination of "page-white"
phosphor screen and dark glass provides…

Macintosh 12-inch RGB Display

The Macintosh 12" RGB Display was Apple's first color display for the Macintosh. It was introduced with the Mac LC in October 1999 and uses a 13" Sony Trinitron CRT, which is curved horizontally…

Macintosh 128

Macintosh 128 was launched a while after Lisa and was a very attractive alternative to PC compatibles and their old MS-DOS, and text-based applications. After uncertain beginnings, it met with…

Macintosh 128K

The Macintosh 128K machine, released as the "Apple Macintosh", was the original Apple Macintosh personal computer. Its beige case contained a 9 in (23 cm) monitor and came with a keyboard and…

Macintosh 512K

The Macintosh 512K Personal Computer, also known as the "Fat Mac", is the second of a long line of Apple Macintosh computers, was the first update to the original Macintosh 128K. It was virtually…

Macintosh 512Ke

The Macintosh 512K enhanced (512Ke) was introduced in April 1986 as a cheaper alternative to the top-of-the-line Macintosh Plus, which had debuted three months previously.It was the same as the…

Macintosh 800K External Drive

Apple introduced the 800K External Drive about the same time as the Macintosh Plus in 1986. The drive can use 800K DSDD (Double-Sided/Double Density) or 400K SSDD (Single-Sided/Double Density),…

Macintosh Centris 610

The Macintosh Quadra 610 and Macintosh Centris 610 are two closely related personal computers that are a part of Apple Computer's Quadra and Centris series of Macintosh computers, respectively.…

Macintosh Centris 650

The Apple Macintosh Centris 650 features a 25 MHz 68040 processor, 4 MB or 8 MB of RAM, and an 80 MB, 230 MB, or 500 MB hard drive in a high-profile desktop case.

Macintosh Centris 660AV

The Macintosh Quadra 660AV (Codename: "Tempest") is a personal computer that is a part of Apple Computer's Quadra series of Macintosh computers. When it was originally introduced in July 1993…

Macintosh Classic

The Macintosh Classic was a personal computer manufactured by Apple Computer. Introduced on October 15, 1990, it was the first Apple Macintosh to sell for less than US$1,000.Production of the…

Macintosh Classic II

The Apple Macintosh Classic II (also known as the Performa 200) replaced the Macintosh SE/30 in the compact Macintosh line in 1991. Like the SE/30, the Classic II was powered by a 16 MHz Motorola…

Macintosh Color Classic

The Macintosh Color Classic was the first color compact Apple Macintosh computer. It had an integrated 10″ Sony Trinitron color display with the same 512×384 pixel resolution as the Macintosh 12″…

Macintosh Color Classic II

In Japan, Canada and some other markets — but not the US — Apple later released the Color Classic II which was essentially the same case but with the LC 550 logic board that doubled both RAM and…

Macintosh Color Display

The Macintosh Color Display is a 14" (13" viewable) Trinitron aperture grille CRT that was manufactured by Apple Inc. from October 19, 1992 until approximately August 1, 1993. The video cable uses…

Macintosh External Disk Drive (400K)

The original Macintosh External Disk Drive (M0130) was introduced with the Macintosh on January 24, 1984. However, it did not actually ship until May 4, 1984, sixty days after Apple had promised…

Macintosh Hard Disk 20

The Macintosh Hard Disk 20 was the first hard drive developed by Apple Computer specifically for use with the Macintosh 512K. Introduced on September 17, 1985, it was part of Apple's long awaited…

Macintosh II

The Apple Macintosh II was the first personal computer model of the Macintosh II series in the Apple Macintosh line and the first Macintosh to support a color display.The Macintosh II was designed…

Macintosh II series

The Macintosh II series (or sometimes simply Mac II series) was a series of personal computers in Apple's Macintosh line.Unlike prior Macintosh models, which were all compact Macintosh designs,…

Macintosh IIci

The Apple Macintosh IIci was an improvement on the Macintosh IIcx. Sharing the same compact case design with three expansion slots, the IIci improved upon the IIcx's 16 MHz Motorola 68030 CPU and…

Macintosh IIcx

Half a year following the release of the Macintosh IIx passed before Apple introduced the Macintosh IIcx in 1989. Despite resembling the IIx to a great extent and providing the same performance,…

Macintosh IIfx

The Macintosh IIfx was a model of Apple Macintosh computer, introduced in 1990 and discontinued in 1992. At introduction it cost from US $9,000 to US $12,000, depending on configuration, and was…

Macintosh IIsi

The Macintosh IIsi was a compact three-box desktop unit, effectively a cut-down Macintosh IIci in a smaller case (used for no other Macintosh model), made cheaper by the redesign of the…

Macintosh IIvi

The Macintosh IIvi was a short-lived model of the Macintosh II series of Macintosh computers from Apple. The IIvi included either a 40, 160 or 400 MB hard drive, three NuBus slots and a PDS. The…

Macintosh IIvx

The Macintosh IIvx (code name Brazil) was the last of the Macintosh II series of Macintosh computers from Apple. The IIvx included either a 40, 80, 160 or 400 MB hard drive, three NuBus slots, and…

Macintosh IIx

The Macintosh IIx was introduced by Apple in 1988 as an incremental update of the original Macintosh II model. It replaced the 16 MHz Motorola 68020 CPU and 68881 FPU of the II with a 68030 CPU…

Macintosh LC

The Macintosh LC (meaning low-cost color) was Apple Computer's product family of low-end consumer Macintosh personal computers in the early 1990s. The original Macintosh LC was released in 1990…

Macintosh LC 475

This model is sometimes designated as having a 50 MHz processor,since the clock input runs at 50 MHz.However, the processor itself is not "clock doubled", so technically it is only a 25 MHz…

Macintosh LC 475/605

Apple completed the LC line with what could have been called the LC IV. As with its ancestors, the Quadra 605 was designed to be inexpensive. It shares many components with previous LC models,…

Macintosh LC 520

The Macintosh LC 520 (codename: "Hook") was introduced in June 1993, and was the first of the LC 500 series of Macintoshes: The LC 500 case design was larger than the compact Macs, with a…

Macintosh LC 550

The Macintosh LC 550 (codename: "Hook 33") replaced the LC 520 in February 1994, and was discontinued in favor of either the LC 580 on the lower end or the PowerPC-based Power Macintosh 5200 LC…

Macintosh LC 575

The Macintosh LC 575 was available from 1994 to 1996. They had the same "all-in-one" case as the LC 520/550, but used a LC 475/Quadra 605-related motherboard with a Motorola 68LC040 CPU (at a…

Macintosh LC 580

The Macintosh LC 580 was sold in 1995 and 1996. Like their immediate predecessor, the LC 575, it used the Motorola 68LC040 processor at 33 MHz. However, instead of being based on the LC 475/Quadra…

Macintosh LC 630

The Macintosh Quadra 630 (Codenames: "Crusader", "Show Biz", "Show & Tell"; also sold with minor variations as the Macintosh LC 630 in the educational market and as the Macintosh Performa 630…

Macintosh LC 630 DOS Compatible

This relatively rare variant of the LC 630 included a DOS card with an Intel 486DX2/66 CPU (some seemingly shipped with Cyrix 486/70). The DOS card could share Mac memory or use its own dedicated…

Macintosh LC II

Released in March 1992, the LC II was essentially an upgrade of the original LC. Unfortunately, while Apple upgraded the processor to a 16 MHz 68030, they kept the 16-bit data path, making the…

Macintosh LC III

The LC III is a significantly faster computer than the LC II. Running at 25 MHz on a newly designed motherboard with a 32-bit data bus, the LC III offers nearly the same performance as the IIci…

Macintosh LC III+

Introduced in October 1993, the LC III+ sold alongside its predecessor, the LC III. The III+ added a 33 MHz 68030 processor, was also sold as the Performas 460, 466, and 467. It was discontinued,…

Macintosh Numeric Keypad

Like the Apple IIe before it, the Macintosh provided an optional external keypad which also included arrow keys that daisy chained to the CPU via the telephone-cord connectors. Though introduced…

Macintosh Performa 200

The Apple Macintosh Performa 200 features a 16 MHz 68030 processor, 2 MB of RAM, and either a 40 MB or an 80 MB hard drive in a sleek, compact all-in-one case with a 9" monochrome display. The…

Macintosh Performa 250

The Apple Macintosh Performa 250 features a 16 MHz 68030 processor, 4 MB of RAM, and either a 40 MB, an 80 MB, or a 160 MB hard drive in a sleek, compact all-in-one case with a 10" color display.…

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