Macintosh II

1987 · Mac era Classic Macintosh

Introduced

1987

Original price

$ 3898

Processor

Motorola 68020

Original OS

System 4.1

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Pre-Mac

Mac era

iMac era

iPod era

iPhone era

Silicon

Processor

ProcessorMotorola 68020

Speed16 MHz

Memory & graphics

Standard RAM1 MB

Max RAM4 MB

GPUApple Macintosh II video card (optional)

Storage

Storage40 MB or 80 MB hard drive

Software

Original OSSystem 4.1

Power

Expansion slots6 NuBus slots

Identifiers

Model N°M5000

Lifecycle

Introduced1987

Discontinued1990

History

The Mac II was the most expandable Mac ever. Based on the new 68020 processor, the Mac II was the first 32-bit Mac (although it was not "32-bit clean"). The Mac II included 6 Nubus slots, which allowed the installation of various Apple and third-party expansion cards. The Mac II was the first Mac with color graphics capabilities: it was possible to install a graphics card capable of handling up to 16.7 million colors. It was initially sold for $3,898 US dollars for the base system, and $5,498 US dollars in the configuration with 1 MB of RAM, an 800 KB floppy disk drive and an internal 40 MB SCSI hard disk drive.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_SE · Wikipedia

Trivia

• The Mac II was the first Mac in color in history: thanks to six NuBus slots it could host graphics cards capable of displaying up to 16.7 million colors, revolutionizing computer graphics. • With a starting price of $3,898 American dollars in 1987, the Mac II represented a massive investment for the time, comparable to the cost of a modern luxury car. • The Mac II was the first truly expandable Macintosh: the six NuBus slots allowed you to install numerous expansion cards from both Apple and third parties, transforming the computer into a highly customizable machine.

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