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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Apple Computer
Processor
Macintosh Original (128k)
8 MHz 68000
Macintosh 512k
8 MHz 68000
| Intro. Date: |
September 10, 1984 |
Disc. Date: |
April 14, 1986 |
| Std. RAM: |
512k |
Std. VRAM: |
N/A |
| Std. HD: |
None |
Std. Optical: |
None |
| Complete Macintosh 512k Specs |
Macintosh 512ke (ED)
8 MHz 68000
Macintosh XL
5 MHz 68000
| Intro. Date: |
January 1, 1985 |
Disc. Date: |
August 1, 1986 |
| Std. RAM: |
512k |
Std. VRAM: |
N/A |
| Std. HD: |
None, 10 MB* |
Std. Optical: |
None |
| Complete Macintosh XL Specs |
Macintosh Plus (ED)
8 MHz 68000
Macintosh SE
8 MHz 68000
| Intro. Date: |
March 2, 1987 |
Disc. Date: |
August 1, 1989 |
| Std. RAM: |
1 MB |
Std. VRAM: |
N/A |
| Std. HD: |
20 MB* |
Std. Optical: |
None |
| Complete Macintosh SE Specs |
Macintosh SE FDHD
8 MHz 68000
| Intro. Date: |
August 1, 1989 |
Disc. Date: |
October 15, 1990 |
| Std. RAM: |
1 MB |
Std. VRAM: |
N/A |
| Std. HD: |
20 MB, 40 MB* |
Std. Optical: |
None |
| Complete Macintosh SE FDHD Specs |
Macintosh SE/30
16 MHz 68030
| Intro. Date: |
January 19, 1989 |
Disc. Date: |
October 21, 1991 |
| Std. RAM: |
1 MB |
Std. VRAM: |
64k |
| Std. HD: |
40 MB, 80 MB* |
Std. Optical: |
None |
| Complete Macintosh SE/30 Specs |
Macintosh Classic
8 MHz 68000
| Intro. Date: |
October 15, 1990 |
Disc. Date: |
September 14, 1992 |
| Std. RAM: |
1 MB, 2 MB* |
Std. VRAM: |
N/A |
| Std. HD: |
None, 40 MB |
Std. Optical: |
None |
| Complete Macintosh Classic Specs |
Macintosh Classic II
16 MHz 68030
Macintosh Color Classic
16 MHz 68030
Macintosh Color Classic II
33 MHz 68030
Macintosh TV
32 MHz 68030
| Intro. Date: |
October 25, 1993 |
Disc. Date: |
February 1, 1995 |
| Std. RAM: |
5 MB |
Std. VRAM: |
512k |
| Std. HD: |
160 MB |
Std. Optical: |
2X CD-ROM |
| Complete Macintosh TV Specs |
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