Mac Plus
code name: Mr. T Selling a Macintosh Plus on eBay or Craisglist? Use our Specs in Brief for free. Got a compact Mac? Join our Vintage Macs Group or Vintage Macs Forum. Our System 6 Group and System 6...
View ArticleMac IIci
code names: Pacific, Aurora II, Cobra II “…may be the best machine Apple has ever produced.” MacUser, November 1989. Overview Building on the success of the Mac IIcx, the IIci offered 56% more power in...
View ArticleMac IIfx
code names: F-16, F-19, Stealth, Blackbird, Zone 5, Four Square, IIxi, Weed Whacker Overview Six months after moving from 16 MHz to 25 MHz with the IIci, Apple introduced the “wicked fast” 40 MHz IIfx....
View ArticleMac IIsi
code names: Erickson, Raffica, Raffika, Ray Ban, Spin, Oceanic Overview The IIsi shares some features with the SE/30, some with the LC series, and some with the Mac II series. Like the SE/30, it has a...
View ArticleMac LC
What was the smallest desktop Mac prior to the Mac mini? Apple’s LC series, which measures just under 3″ tall, although it has as big a footprint as four minis. The Mac LC, introduced in October 1990,...
View ArticleMac LC II
What was the smallest desktop Mac prior to the Mac mini? Apple’s LC series, which measured just under 3″ tall, although it had as big a footprint as four minis. The LC II (a.k.a. Performa 400-430 and...
View ArticleClassic Mac OS Downloads and Updates
Need a copy of System 6.0.8 or 7.0.1 for your vintage Mac? You can dig through apple.com and try to find them – or you can download them from Apple using the links on this page. (Apple does rearrange...
View ArticleMac Portable
You might not believe the cover from the November 1989 MacUser. They considered the Mac Portable so sexy it was photographed with a swimsuit model for the front cover! (Or maybe so unsexy it needed...
View ArticleMac Classic
Introduced as the first sub-$1,000 Macintosh in October 1990, the basic Classic came with 1 MB of RAM, a SuperDrive, and space to mount an internal SCSI hard drive. The hard drive version came with 2...
View ArticleThe Mac SE Experience, Part 2
This is part two of an epic saga about one man and his Macintosh SE. If you missed the first part or maybe you just need to get a quick refresh about part one, feel free to go back and enjoy it again....
View ArticleThe Joy of Six: Apple’s Fast, Svelte, Reliable, and Still Useful System 6
Ding! Welcome to Macintosh. Whirr whirr whirr. A scant few seconds later, you’re clicking on Microsoft Word 5.1a and beginning to type. This is the experience of a 68020 or 68030 Macintosh. On the...
View ArticleMac Plus with System 6, a Vintage Mac Workhorse
This is the first in a series of articles showing how Adam Rosen uses four vintage Macs to read, recover, convert, transfer, and return files to his clients. Today’s installment covers the Mac Plus....
View ArticleVintage Macs with System 6 Run Circles Around 3 GHz Windows PC
2006: One common recommendation for the use of System 6 is word processing and creative writing. I’ve tested three System 6 machines against a typical modern computer – and the results may surprise...
View ArticleWhy Should I Choose System 6 for My 8 MHz Compact Mac?
1999 – What is System 6, and why is it the preferred system for 8 MHz compact Macs? System 6 was the operating system used by all front line Macs from 1989 through 1991. It came out in a variety of...
View ArticleWhy Should I Choose System 6 for the Mac II Family?
1999 – How did System 6 and its features work with 2-8 MB “high end” Macs like the Mac II? With the introduction of the Mac Plus in 1986, it became both possible and economical for people to buy and...
View ArticleThe Mac Classic: Apple Does Cheap
Did you know that Apple once released a Macintosh with the Mac System in its ROMs? Did you know that Apple released an 8 MHz model in October 1990, so it was available at the same time as the “wicked...
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