Macintosh 500/5000 Series

This index covers the Macintosh 500 Series of computers, 68030- and 68040-based Macs with integrated color monitors. The 5000 Series (links below) are PowerPC-based.

Mac 500/5000 Series Index

Mac 500/5000 Series Links

Guide to the 500 Series
Got a 500 Series Mac? Consider joining the Vintage Macs email lists.
Guide to LC PDS Video Cards. Includes Focus, Radius, and RasterOps cards for the LC processor direct slot.
Performa 575 to Power Mac 575, Steve Wood, View From the Classroom, 2/7.
Sonnet Presto Plus provides acceleration, Ethernet, and 32 MB additional RAM
Email lists: Classic Macs Digest, Vintage Macs, Vintage Macs
Classic Macs, a mailing list devoted to users of pre-68040 Macs.
DriveSetup is compatible with many third-party drives (requires 68040 or PPC). See our compatibility list.
Pseud040 lets 68020- and 68030-based Macs run 68040 programs - I've even heard of Mac OS 8.1 running on a IIsi!
RAM Charger from Jump Development ($40) lets you get the most out of your RAM - especially helpful on Macs with 8 MB or less. By launching applications using the minimum amount of memory they need, RAM Charger lets you run more programs. It also works well with RAM Doubler. You can even download a demo.

Be sure to see the list of dealers who buy, sell, or broker used and/or refurbished Macintosh hardware.

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