Mac Systems: Apple: Early Compact 'Classic' Macs
This manual contains complete repair procedures for the Macintosh Color Classic shown at left. 4 MB RAM, 256K VRAM, 3.5-in. Hard drive (many sizes), internal 1.4 MB floppy drive, user-removable logic board, 9- in.
Complete specs on Apple's early, compact, all-in-one 'classic' Macs starting with the original Macintosh released in 1984 are below.
Macbook pro manual 2013. 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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1Apple ComputerProcessorMacintosh 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 |
Intro. | September 10, 1984 | Disc. | April 14, 1986 |
Order No: | N/A | Model | M0001W (Gestalt 2) |
Std. RAM: | 512k | VRAM | N/A |
Storage | None | Optical | None |
Complete Macintosh 512k Specs |
Intro. | April 14, 1986 | Disc. | September 1, 1987 |
Order No: | N/A | Model | M0001E* (Gestalt 3) |
Std. RAM: | 512k | VRAM | N/A |
Storage | None | Optical | None |
Complete Macintosh 512ke (ED) Specs |
Intro. | January 1, 1985 | Disc. | August 1, 1986 |
Order No: | N/A | Model | N/A (Gestalt 2) |
Std. RAM: | 512k | VRAM | N/A |
Storage | None, 10 MB* | Optical | None |
Complete Macintosh XL Specs |
Intro. | January 16, 1986 | Disc. | October 15, 1990 |
Order No: | M2503* | Model | M0001A (Gestalt 4) |
Std. RAM: | 1 MB | VRAM | N/A |
Storage | None | Optical | None |
Complete Macintosh Plus (ED) Specs |
Intro. | March 2, 1987 | Disc. | August 1, 1989 |
Order No: | M5900* | Model | M5010 (Gestalt 5) |
Std. RAM: | 1 MB, 2 MB | VRAM | N/A |
Storage | 20 MB, 40 MB* | Optical | None |
Complete Macintosh SE Specs |
Intro. | August 1, 1989 | Disc. | October 15, 1990 |
Order No: | N/A | Model | M5011 (Gestalt 5) |
Std. RAM: | 1 MB | VRAM | N/A |
Storage | 20 MB, 40 MB* | Optical | None |
Complete Macintosh SE FDHD Specs |
Intro. | January 19, 1989 | Disc. | October 21, 1991 |
Order No: | M5392* | Model | M5119 (Gestalt 9) |
Std. RAM: | 1 MB, 4 MB | VRAM | 64k |
Storage | 40 MB, 80 MB* | Optical | None |
Complete Macintosh SE/30 Specs |
Intro. | October 15, 1990 | Disc. | September 14, 1992 |
Order No: | M0421LL/A* | Model | M0420, M1420 (Gestalt 17) |
Std. RAM: | 1 MB, 2 MB* | VRAM | N/A |
Storage | None, 40 MB | Optical | None |
Complete Macintosh Classic Specs |
Intro. | October 21, 1991 | Disc. | September 13, 1993 |
Order No: | M1540LL/A* | Model | M4150 (Gestalt 23) |
Std. RAM: | 2 MB | VRAM | N/A |
Storage | 40 MB, 80 MB | Optical | None |
Complete Macintosh Classic II Specs |
Mac Instructions Manual
Intro. | February 10, 1993 | Disc. | May 16, 1994 |
Order No: | M1601LL/A* | Model | M1600 (Gestalt 49) |
Std. RAM: | 4 MB | VRAM | 256k |
Storage | 40, 80, 160 MB | Optical | None |
Complete Macintosh Color Classic Specs |
Intro. | October 1, 1993 | Disc. | May 1, 1994 |
Order No: | M2158J/A* | Model | M1600 (Gestalt 83) |
Std. RAM: | 4 MB, 8 MB | VRAM | 256k |
Storage | 80 MB, 160 MB | Optical | None |
Complete Macintosh Color Classic II Specs |
Intro. | October 25, 1993 | Disc. | February 1, 1995 |
Order No: | N/A | Model | M1580 (Gestalt 88) |
Std. RAM: | 5 MB | VRAM | 512k |
Storage | 160 MB | Optical | 2X CD-ROM |
Complete Macintosh TV Specs |
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