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Update Published December 12, 2025

Every Apple Mac that uses a 68000 processor -- also called a 68000 CPU (Central Processing Unit) -- is listed below.

Apple first released Macs that use the 68000 processor in 1984 and continued to sell Macs that use this processor until 1992. Notable Macs to use the 68000 processor include the original Macintosh, Macintosh SE, and PowerBook 100, among others.

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1 Apple Mac Processor Type Macintosh Original (128k) 8 MHz 68000

Intro.	January 24, 1984*	Disc.	October 1, 1985
Order	N/A	Model	M0001 (Gestalt 1)
RAM	128k	VRAM	N/A
Storage	None	Disk	400k (Manual)
Complete Macintosh Original (128k) Specs

Macintosh 512k 8 MHz 68000

Intro.	September 10, 1984	Disc.	April 14, 1986
Order	N/A	Model	M0001W (Gestalt 2)
RAM	512k	VRAM	N/A
Storage	None	Disk	400k (Manual)
Complete Macintosh 512k Specs

Macintosh 512ke (ED) 8 MHz 68000

Intro.	April 14, 1986	Disc.	September 1, 1987
Order	N/A	Model	M0001E* (Gestalt 3)
RAM	512k	VRAM	N/A
Storage	None	Disk	800k (Manual)
Complete Macintosh 512ke (ED) Specs

Macintosh XL 5 MHz 68000

Intro.	January 1, 1985	Disc.	August 1, 1986
Order	N/A	Model	N/A (Gestalt 2)
RAM	512k	VRAM	N/A
Storage	None, 10 MB*	Disk	400k (Manual)
Complete Macintosh XL Specs

Macintosh Plus (ED) 8 MHz 68000

Intro.	January 16, 1986	Disc.	October 15, 1990
Order	M2503*	Model	M0001A (Gestalt 4)
RAM	1 MB	VRAM	N/A
Storage	None	Disk	800k (Auto)
Complete Macintosh Plus (ED) Specs

Macintosh SE 8 MHz 68000

Intro.	March 2, 1987	Disc.	August 1, 1989
Order	M5900*	Model	M5010 (Gestalt 5)
RAM	1 MB, 2 MB	VRAM	N/A
Storage	20 MB, 40 MB*	Disk	800k (Auto) (x2)*
Complete Macintosh SE Specs

Macintosh SE FDHD 8 MHz 68000

Intro.	August 1, 1989	Disc.	October 15, 1990
Order	N/A	Model	M5011 (Gestalt 5)
RAM	1 MB	VRAM	N/A
Storage	20 MB, 40 MB*	Disk	1.44 MB (Auto)
Complete Macintosh SE FDHD Specs

Macintosh Classic 8 MHz 68000

Intro.	October 15, 1990	Disc.	September 14, 1992
Order	M0421LL/A*	Model	M0420, M1420 (Gestalt 17)
RAM	1 MB, 2 MB*	VRAM	N/A
Storage	None, 40 MB	Disk	1.44 MB (Auto)
Complete Macintosh Classic Specs

Portable (Original) 16 MHz 68000

Intro.	September 20, 1989	Disc.	February 11, 1991
Order	M5350*	Model	M5120 (Gestalt 10)
RAM	1 MB	VRAM	N/A
Storage	None, 40 MB*	Disk	1.44 MB (Auto)
Complete Portable (Original) Specs

Portable Backlit 16 MHz 68000

Intro.	February 11, 1991	Disc.	October 21, 1991
Order	M5381LL/A*	Model	M5126 (Gestalt 10)
RAM	2 MB, 4 MB	VRAM	N/A
Storage	None, 40 MB	Disk	1.44 MB (Auto)
Complete Portable Backlit Specs

PowerBook 100 16 MHz 68000

Intro.	October 21, 1991	Disc.	August 3, 1992
Order	M0567LL/A*	Model	M1506 (Gestalt 24)
RAM	2 MB, 4 MB	VRAM	N/A
Storage	20 MB, 40 MB	Disk	1.44 MB (External*)
Complete PowerBook 100 Specs

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