Apple Computers

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History:

• Apple computers:
  • 1976:
    • produced the Apple I personal computer:
      • 1 MHz 8bit 6502 CPU with 8K Ram;
      • Basic had to be typed in;
      • no color/graphics/sound/disc/tape storage;
  • 1977:
    • Apple II:
      • as above, plus Ram to 48K, color graphics, and
      • cassette tape storage;
  • 1981:
    • Apple II+:
      • as above, plus improved graphics, FDD, DOS;
      • 280x192; $A1625(1983);
  • 1982:
    • Apple IIe:
      • 1MHz 8bit 6502 CPU; 64K RAM; ext. FDD; 192x140x4color;
      • 1991:
        • 128K;col.mon.;5.25FDD;$A1495;
  • 1986:
    • Apple II GS:
      • 2.8MHz 16bit W65C816 CPU; 256K (8Mb max);
      • 32 voice Ensoniq 15 instrument sound chip;
      • 320x200x16color; ext. FDD; no HDD;
      • 1991: with RGB monitor $A2345; 20MbHDD extra $A995;

• Macintosh computers:
  • 1983:
    • Macintosh:
      • 7.83MHz 16bit 68000 CPU; 128K RAM;
      • 9" mono 512x342 built-in screen;
      • $US2000 baseprice (1983)
  • 1986:
    • Macintosh Plus:
      • new graphical interface & OS;
      • 7.83MHz 16bit MC68000 CPU with 1M RAM;
      • 800K 3½" FDD, optional 20Mb HDD; Mono only.
  • 1987:
    • Macintosh SE:
      • 7.83MHz 32bit 68020; 1Mb (4max); 20MbHD; 9"mono screen;
      • $A7415 (1987); $A6850 (1990 with 2Mb/40MbHD/printer)
  • 1987:
    • Macintosh II:
      • 15.7MHz 32bit 68020 CPU with 2M-2Gb RAM;
      • 640x480 color or mono; 6x NuBus slots?;
      • 800K 3½" FDD, 20-80Mb HDD; new 4 voice sound chip;
      • 40Mb mono = $A11660 (1987);
  • 1990?:
    • Macintosh Classic:
      • 8MHz 16bit 68000; 1x1.4Mb FDD; 9"mono 512x342 screen;
      • sound port; SCSI port;
      • 2MBonly 2MB+40MbHDD 4Mb+40MbHDD
      • 1991: $A1990 $A2895
      • 1992: $A1695 $A2195 $A2395
  • 1992:
    • Macintosh Classic II:
      • 16MHz 32bit 68030; 1x1.4Mb FDD; 9" mono as for classic;
      • sound in as well as out; math coprocessor slot;
      • 2Mb+40HD 4Mb+40HD 4Mb+80HD
      • 1992: $A2595 $A2795 $A2995
      • 1993: $A1499
  • 1991:
    • Macintosh Portable:
      • 16MHz 68000; 1x1.44MbFDD; 40Mb HDD; 640x400 backlit LCD
      • $A5995 ('91);
  • 1990:
    • Macintosh LC:
      • 16MHz 68020; 1x1.44MbFDD; No screen built-in!
      • built-in video port, sound in/out;SCSI; 10Mb max;
      • 2Mb+40MbHD+12"RGB
      • 1991: $A4845 extra 2Mb RAM $A350;
  • 1992:
    • Macintosh LC II:
      • 16MHz 32bit 68030; 1x1.4MbFDD; No screen built-in!
      • built-in video port; sound in/out; SCSI port;10Mb max.
      • 4Mb+80HD+12"RGB HiResRGB instead
      • 1992: $A4300 extra $400
      • 1993: $A1899-2495
  • 1990?:
    • Macintosh LC III:
      • 25MHz 32bit 68030; 1x1.4Mb FDD; 1 expansion slot;
  • 1990?:
    • Macintosh IIsi:
      • 20MHz 32bit 68030 with paged mem.; 1x1.4MbFDD; 17Mb max.
      • ie. as for LCII but faster,more expandable (NuBusx1);
      • 5Mb+80HD+12"RGB 24bit video card
      • 1991: $A9240 extra $1495
      • 1992: $A6140 extra $1295
  • 1990?:
    • Macintosh IIci:
      • 25MHz 32bit 68030 PMMU; math copro; 1x1.4MbFDD;
      • 3xNuBus slots; stereo sound out; 32Mb max.
      • 5Mb+230HD+12"RGB 24bit GC video card
      • 1991: $A12740 (160Mb) extra $3295
      • 1992: $A8640 extra $2995
  • 1990:
    • Macintosh IIfx:
      • 40MHz 68030 + math copro; 32Mb max. 6xNuBus slots;
      • $US12000 base (1990);
      • 4Mb+160MbHD+12"RGB
      • 1991: $A15740
  • 1992?:
    • Macintosh IIvi:
      • 16MHz 32bit 68030; 3 expansion slots;
  • 1992?-93:
    • Macintosh IIvx:
      • 32MHz 32bit 68030; 4 expansion slots; math copro;
      • memory cache;
  • 1990?:
    • Macintosh Quadra 700:
      • 25MHz 32bit 68040 PMMU; integrated math copro; 20Mbmax.
      • 2 x NuBus slots; stereo sound out;
      • 4Mb+230HD+12"RGB AppleCD 150 extra 4Mb
      • 1992: $A12140 $995 $695
  • 1990?:
    • Macintosh Quadra 950:
      • 33MHz 32bit 68040 PMMU with integ. mathcoproc.;256Mb max
      • 5xNuBus slots; stereo sound out; monaural sound in;
      • stereo line in;
      • 8Mb+230HD+12"RGB
      • 1992: $A16640
  • 1993-94:
    • Macintosh Quadra 800:
      • 33MHZ 68040; 4xNuBUS; Ethernet; video accel.;$A9100('93)
  • 1992:
    • Macintosh Centris 610:
      • 20MHz 68040; 4Mb; 240Mb HD; 14"RGB;1xNuBUS;$A4199(1993)
    • Macintosh Centris 650:
      • 25MHz 68040; 4xNuBUS; mathcopro; 4Mb; 240Mb HD;14"RGB
      • $A5600 approx. (1993);
  • 1993:
    • Macintosh Centris 660AV:
      • multimedia version includes built-in CD-ROM;
      • CD-ROM; stereo speakers, microphone, mike input &
      • volume control built-in on special 14" RGB monitor;
      • incl. PAL/NTSC in/out
      • incl. PlainTalk speech recognition & text-to-speech fns;
      • $A7100 (1993)
    • Macintosh Quadra 840AV:
      • fastest Mac ever made & multimedia as for Centris 660AV;
      • $A10,700 (1993)
  • 1992:
    • Macintosh PowerBooks ("notebook" size):
      • 1992:
        • 100:
          • 16MHz 16bit 68HC000; 2Mb (8max); 2.3kg; sound out only;
          • backlit supertwist 229mm LCD mono; 40MbHD; $A2895(1992)
        • 140:
          • 16MHz 32bit 68030; 4Mb (8max);3.1kg;40MbHD;sound in/out;
          • backlit supertwist 254mm LCD; int.FDD; $A4495 (1992)
        • 170:
          • 25MHz 32bit 68030; math copro; 4Mb (8max); 3.1Kg;
          • 80Mb HD; Active matrix 254mm color; $A6995 (1992)
      • 1993:
        • 145B:
          • 4Mb; 40Mb HD; $A2595 (1993)
        • 165C:
          • 4Mb; 80MbHD; $A2995 (1993)
        • 180:
          • 4Mb 120MbHD; $A5995 (1993)
        • Duo 210:
          • 4Mb; 80MbHD; docking station extra; $A2995 (1993)
        • Duo 230:
          • 4Mb; 80MbHd; incl. minidock. $A3995 (1993)
  • 1998:
    • iMac translucent blue All-in-one desktop Mac:
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    • Apple Mac OS 8.5:
      • last major OS upgrade before OS X in 1999 which will be a fundamentally new OS promising true multitasking & multithreading
      • Sherlock search engine
      • native PowerPC Applescript
      • improved network copying times
      • inclusion of Quicktime Pro
      • more modern appearance
      • needs 64Mb RAM min if used with major applications
  • Newton technology:
    • 1993