Mac Classic II/Performa 200
Dan Knight - 1998.01.10
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Second Class Macs are Apple's more compromised hardware designs. For the most part, they're not really bad - simply designs unable to work as well as they should have.
Take the 16-bit motherboard of the LC, replace the 68020 CPU with a 68030, strip out
the expansion slot, and put it into a Classic case - and you have another Second
Class Mac.
Problems shared with the LC and LC II are a 32-bit CPU hobbled by a 16-bit data bus and a 10 MB RAM ceiling.
Apple tried to position the Classic II as a replacement for the venerable SE/30. However, the 16-bit data path gave it about 60% as much horsepower as the SE/30. On top of that, the Classic II had a 10 MB RAM ceiling, while the SE/30 could handle 128 MB. Finally, the SE/30 has a PDS expansion slot, but the Classic II had none.
Still, it was a nice step up from the Plus, SE, or Classic, all of which ran an 8 MHz 68000 and were limited to 4 MB RAM. Compared with them, a 16 MHz CPU and up to 10 MB of RAM was quite a step up.
The Classic II wasn't a terrible Mac, just a compromised one.
Details
- introduced October 1991 at $1,900; discontinued September 1993 (Performa discontinued April 1993)
- requires System 7.0.1 to 7.6.1
- CPU: 16 MHz 68030
- FPU: 6882 (optional)
- performance: 1.8 (relative to SE)
- RAM: 2 MB, expandable to 10 MB using two 100ns 30-pin SIMMs
- 9" b&w screen, 512 x 342 pixels
- ADB: 2 ports for keyboard and mouse
- serial: 2 DIN-8 RS-422 ports on back of computer
- SCSI: DB-25 connector on back of computer
- expansion slots: none
For more details on the Classic II, click here.
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