Introduced in January 1986, two years after the original Macintosh, the Mac Plus shipped with 1 MB of RAM, a new double-sided 800 KB floppy drive, and a built-in SCSI port (the first Mac so equipped). Not only was 1 MB more RAM than PC-class machines could handle, but the Plus could be expanded to 4 MB total […]
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In January 1985, Apple announced the Macintosh XL, which was nothing more than a new name for the wildly unsuccessful Lisa 2. In April, Apple discontinued the model.
Although PC compatibility isn’t a big deal since Apple’s transition to Intel CPUs in 2006, there is a long history of PC emulation and DOS cards that let Macs run PC operating systems and software. Dayna’s MacCharlie was the first solution to the “problem” of PC compatibility.
On January 24, 1984, Apple announced the Macintosh to its Board of Directors – and to the world. The tiny computer was a radical departure from the large Lisa with it’s 12″ screen, just as Lisa itself had been a huge departure from the Apple II series and the growing family of MS-DOS computers on […]
Introduced to replace the Mac 128K in September 1984, the 512K had four times the RAM of the original Mac. This made it possible to work with larger files, more powerful software, and have more files open (running more than one application was still in the future, awaiting MultiFinder). There’s really not a lot more […]
Introduced in January 1984 (along with a revised Lisa), this Macintosh didn’t have a model number – it was simply the Macintosh. There was no name on the front. Early 128Ks simply said Macintosh on the back, while later ones were marked Macintosh 128K to distinguish them from the later Macintosh 512K. Equipped with 128 KB […]
Introduced in January 1983, Apple’s Lisa shipped that June. The first consumer computer with a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) display, a GUI (Graphical User Interface), and a mouse, its $10,000 price tag made it anything but successful. Only 11,000 original Lisas were sold. Lisa had a whopping 1 MB of RAM, […]
E-Machines Colorlink SX/2 The E-Machines Colorlink SX/2 card is a 12″ NuBus card compatible with 680×0-based NuBus Macs running up to System 7.5. Details The card provides standard QuickDraw acceleration. E-Machines Colorlink SX/t The E-Machines Colorlink SX/t is a 12″ NuBus card compatible with 680×0-based NuBus Macs running up to System 7.5. Details The card […]
The E-Machines DoubleColor LX is a 12″ NuBus card compatible with 680×0-based NuBus Macs running up to System 7.5. Details The card provides standard QuickDraw acceleration. Anyone with resolution or bit depth information with this card should e-mail me. Other Resources
The E-Machines DoubleColor SX is a 12″ NuBus card compatible with 680×0-based NuBus Macs running up to System 7.5.1. Its software is incompatible with System 7.5.3 and higher if loaded at boot, but it will work if used as a standalone application with up to Mac OS 7.6. Details The card provides standard QuickDraw acceleration […]
The E-Machines Futura LX is a 12″ NuBus card compatible with 680×0-based NuBus Macs running up to System 7.5. This card has 3MB VDRAM onboard. Details E-Machines Futura cards have a rotary switch for setting the resolution. The following is a list of switch settings. This setting is overridden when using a supported monitor with […]
The E-Machines Futura MX is a 12″ NuBus card compatible with 680×0-based NuBus Macs running up to System 7.5. This card has 3MB VDRAM onboard. Details The card provides standard QuickDraw acceleration and supports the following resolution/color combinations: 640 x 480 up to 24-bit 832 x 624 up to 24-bit 1024 x 768 (at 75 […]
The E-Machines Futura SX is a 12″ NuBus card compatible with 680×0-based NuBus Macs running up to Mac OS 9. This card has 1.5MB VDRAM onboard. Details The Futura SX provides standard QuickDraw acceleration and supports the following resolution/colour combinations: 640 x 480 up to 24-bit 832 x 624 up to 24-bit 1024 x 768 […]
The E-Machines Futura II LX is a 7″ NuBus card compatible with 68K- and PowerPC-based Macs running up to System 7.5. Details The card provides standard QuickDraw acceleration. Anyone with resolution or bit depth information for this card should contact me. E-Machines Futura cards have a rotary switch for setting the resolution. The following is […]
The E-Machines Futura II SX is a 7″ NuBus card compatible with 68K- and PowerPC-based Macs running up to System 8.1. Details The card provides standard QuickDraw acceleration and supports the following resolution/color combinations: 640 x 480 up to 24-bit 832 x 624 up to 24-bit 1024 x 768 (at 75 Hz) up to 8-bit […]
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Name Xeon X5675 Mac Model Mac Pro 2012 Codename Westmere-EP Fab. Size 32 nm Package Socket 1366 Base Freq. 3.066 GHz Turbo 3.466 GHz TDP 95 W PL2 – Cores 6 Threads 12 L1i Cache 32 KB Per Core L1d Cache 32 KB Per Core L1 Total 384 KB L2 Cache 256 KB Per Core […]
Name Xeon X5650 Mac Model Mac Pro 2012 Codename Westmere-EP Fab. Size 32 nm Package Socket 1366 Base Freq. 2.666 GHz Turbo 3.066 GHz TDP 95 W PL2 – Cores 6 Threads 12 L1i Cache 32 KB Per Core L1d Cache 32 KB Per Core L1 Total 384 KB L2 Cache 256 KB Per Core […]
Name Xeon X5570 Mac Model Xserve 2009, Mac Pro 2009 Codename Gainestown Fab. Size 45 nm Package Socket 1366 Base Freq. 2.933 GHz Turbo 3.333 GHz TDP 95 W PL2 – Cores 4 Threads 8 L1i Cache 32 KB Per Core L1d Cache 32 KB Per Core L1 Total 256 KB L2 Cache 256 KB […]
Name Xeon X5550 Mac Model Xserve 2009, Mac Pro 2009 Codename Gainestown Fab. Size 45 nm Package Socket 1366 Base Freq. 2.666 GHz Turbo 3.066 GHz TDP 95 W PL2 – Cores 4 Threads 8 L1i Cache 32 KB Per Core L1d Cache 32 KB Per Core L1 Total 256 KB L2 Cache 256 KB […]
Name Xeon x5482 Mac Model Mac Pro 2008 Codename Harpertown Fab. Size 45 nm Package Socket 771 Base Freq. 3.2 GHz Turbo – TDP 150 W PL2 – Cores 4 Threads 4 L1i Cache 32 KB Per Core L1d Cache 32 KB Per Core L1 Total 256 KB L2 Cache 12 MB L2 Total 12 […]
Name Xeon x5365 Mac Model Mac Pro 2007 Codename Clovertown Fab. Size 65 nm Package Socket 771 Base Freq. 3 GHz Turbo – TDP 150 W PL2 206 W Cores 4 Threads 4 L1i Cache 32 KB Per Core L1d Cache 32 KB Per Core L1 Total 256 KB L2 Cache 8 MB L2 Total […]
Name Xeon x5160 Mac Model Xserve, Mac Pro 2006 Codename Woodcrest Fab. Size 65 nm Package Socket 771 Base Freq. 3 GHz Turbo – TDP 65 W PL2 – Cores 2 Threads 2 L1i Cache 32 KB Per Core L1d Cache 32 KB Per Core L1 Total 128 KB L2 Cache 4 MB L2 Total […]
Name Xeon x5150 Mac Model Xserve, Mac Pro 2006 Codename Woodcrest Fab. Size 65 nm Package Socket 771 Base Freq. 2.666 GHz Turbo – TDP 65 W PL2 – Cores 2 Threads 2 L1i Cache 32 KB Per Core L1d Cache 32 KB Per Core L1 Total 128 KB L2 Cache 4 MB L2 Total […]
Name Xeon x5130 Mac Model Xserve, Mac Pro 2006 Codename Woodcrest Fab. Size 65 nm Package Socket 771 Base Freq. 2 GHz Turbo – TDP 65 W PL2 – Cores 2 Threads 2 L1i Cache 32 KB Per Core L1d Cache 32 KB Per Core L1 Total 128 KB L2 Cache 4 MB L2 Total […]
Name Xeon W3580 Mac Model Mac Pro 2009 Codename Bloomfield Fab. Size 45 nm Package Socket 1366 Base Freq. 3.333 GHz Turbo 3.6 GHz TDP 130 W PL2 – Cores 4 Threads 8 L1i Cache 32 KB Per Core L1d Cache 32 KB Per Core L1 Total 256 KB L2 Cache 256 KB Per Core […]
Name Xeon W3565 Mac Model Mac Pro 2010 Codename Bloomfield Fab. Size 45 nm Package Socket 1366 Base Freq. 3.2 GHz Turbo 3.466 GHz TDP 130 W PL2 – Cores 4 Threads 8 L1i Cache 32 KB Per Core L1d Cache 32 KB Per Core L1 Total 256 KB L2 Cache 256 KB Per Core […]
Name Xeon W3530 Mac Model Mac Pro 2010 Codename Bloomfield Fab. Size 45 nm Package Socket 1366 Base Freq. 2.8 GHz Turbo 3.066 GHz TDP 130 W PL2 – Cores 4 Threads 8 L1i Cache 32 KB Per Core L1d Cache 32 KB Per Core L1 Total 256 KB L2 Cache 256 KB Per Core […]