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- Macintosh Classic Features and Benefits
-
- Copyright 1990, Apple Computer, Inc.
-
- The Apple Macintosh Classic personal computer is the lowest-cost Macintosh. It
- performs up to 25 times faster than the Macintosh Plus, and comes standard with
- the Apple SuperDrive. The SuperDrive is a 3.5-inch disk drive that can read
- from and write to Macintosh disks and MS-DOS, OS/2 and ProDOS disks. AppleTalk
- networking and sound output capabilities are built-in. A SCSI port allows
- connection to a maximum of seven peripheral products. An internal hard disk
- drive is optional.
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- Features
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- -- 68000 microprocessor, running at 7.8336 megahertz
-
- -- Apple SuperDrive (1.4-megabyte floppy disk drive)
-
- -- Six built-in ports: One SCSI port, one Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) port, one
- external 3.5-inch disk interface, two serial ports and one sound port
-
- -- Optional 40-megabyte internal hard disk drive
-
- -- 1 or 2 megabytes of RAM, expandable to 4 megabytes
-
- -- 512K of ROM, including: Hierarchical File System, drivers for Macintosh
- hard disks, ADB, SCSI, and an AppleTalk network, Macintosh Toolbox, and
- QuickDraw
-
- -- Macintosh user interface, including mouse, icons, windows, and pull-down
- menus
-
- -- MultiFinder operating system
-
- -- Software Compatibility
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- Benefits
-
- -- Offers up to 25 percent faster performance and system responsiveness than
- the Macintosh Plus system.
-
- -- Allows convenient transfer of data files between Macintosh, OS/2, MS-DOS,
- and Apple II systems.
-
- -- Provides almost twice the storage capacity of 800K disk drives.
-
- -- Make it easy to expand your system with additional peripheral devices.
-
- -- Permits communication with the keyboard, mouse, and other devices.
-
- -- Accommodates a second 800K or 1.4-megabyte external 3.5-inch disk drive.
-
- -- Provides access to LocalTalk cable-based networks, which allow you to
- connect Macintosh Classic systems to other computers and to LaserWriter
- printers through the AppleTalk network system.
-
- -- Supplies high-quality, four-voice digital sound that is compatible with all
- applications that use Macintosh sound.
-
- -- Handles a broad range of computing needs by providing ample storage
- capacity for files and applications.
-
- -- Provides a simple growth path as you need additional memory.
-
- -- Lets you work with large amounts of data, such as large spreadsheets,
- scanned images, and sound files.
-
- -- Supports Macintosh system software version 7.0 application when available.
-
- -- Organizes storage for documents and allows easy access to files, with the
- Hierarchical File System.
-
- -- Supports high-performance peripherals, with the SCSI interface.
-
- -- Provides the consistent graphics interface for applications, with
- QuickDraw.
-
- -- Makes most applications intuitive and easy to learn.
-
- -- Reduces training and support costs.
-
- -- Provides a consistent user interface across applications.
-
- -- Allows multiple applications to be opened concurrently.
-
- -- Lets you easily cut and paste parts of documents from one application to
- another.
-
- -- Allows background tasks to be run while you interact with applications in
- the foreground.
-
- -- Lets you run virtually all Macintosh software.
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- Macintosh Classic Order Number M0421LL/A
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- Macintosh Classic 2/40 Order Number M0435LL/A
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- New Prod Highlights
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