Mac SE/30

Overview

Rolled out in January 1989, the SE/30 was the first compact Mac to come standard with the FDHD floppy drive and support more than 4MB of RAM. Although advertised as a 32-bit computer, the SE/30 ROMS were "dirty," containing some 16-bit code. Running in 32-bit mode requires MODE 32 from Connectix.

The SE/30 has color QuickDraw built in, although it requires a video card to use it.

The SE/30 offered the power of the IIx or IIcx in a minimal footprint configuration. With the built-in 9" screen, it was a favorite network server.

Details

• introduced January 1989 at $4,900; discontinued October 1991
• requires system 6.0.3 or later
• 16MH 68030 CPU
• 1MB RAM, expandable to 128MB using 4-SIMM banks of 120ns 30-pin memory
• 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
• single SE/30 PDS slot