Mac Classic

Overview

Introduced in October 1990, the Classic came with 1MB of RAM, a SuperDrive, and space to mount an internal SCSI hard drive. RAM expansion was via a 1MB daughter card with two open slots, which could accept a pair of 256KB or 1MB SIMMs.

A new feature on the Classic was elimination of the brightness knob. Instead brightness was controlled with the Brightness control panel.

The Classic was the last Mac to use an 8MHz 68000 CPU.

Details

• introduced October 1990 at $1,500; discontinued September 1992
• requires System 6.0.6 or later
• 8MH 68000 CPU
• 1MB RAM, expandable to 2MB with RAM card, to 2.5MB or 4MB using 150ns 30-pin SIMMs
• 9" b&w screen
• ADB ports for keyboard and mouse
• DIN-8 serial ports on back of computer
• DB-25 SCSI connector on back of computer
• no expansion slots
• upgrade path: Classic II