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Mac Systems: Apple: Early Compact "Classic" Macs

Complete specs on Apple's early, compact, all-in-one "classic" Macs starting with the original Macintosh released in 1984 are below.

Please note that Apple does not formally have a "classic" series, but EveryMac.com has categorized these models accordingly for convenience to refer to early Macs before Apple had clearly defined product lines.

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1 Apple Computer Processor Macintosh Original (128k) 8 MHz 68000
Intro. January 24, 1984* Disc. October 1, 1985
Order No: N/A Model M0001 (Gestalt 1)
Std. RAM: 128k VRAM N/A
Storage None Optical None
Complete Macintosh Original (128k) Specs
Macintosh 512k 8 MHz 68000 Macintosh 512ke (ED) 8 MHz 68000 Macintosh XL 5 MHz 68000 Macintosh Plus (ED) 8 MHz 68000 Macintosh SE 8 MHz 68000 Macintosh SE FDHD 8 MHz 68000 Macintosh SE/30 16 MHz 68030 Macintosh Classic 8 MHz 68000 Macintosh Classic II 16 MHz 68030 Macintosh Color Classic 16 MHz 68030 Macintosh Color Classic II 33 MHz 68030 Macintosh TV 32 MHz 68030




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