Quadra 900

October 1991 saw the introduction of Macs using Motorola’s high-octane 68040 CPU. The Quadra 900 was a full-fledged tower design, although it had only a single front accessible drive bay. The Quadra 700 and 900 were the first Macs with built-in ethernet, using Apple’s AAUIs connector.

Mac Portable

You might not believe the cover from the November 1989 MacUser. They considered the Mac Portable so sexy it was photographed with a swimsuit model for the front cover! (Or maybe so unsexy it needed this treatment.)   When the Mac Portable was introduced, it had roughly the same clock speed as the fastest prior […]

Dayna MacCharlie

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.

Mac 128K

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 […]

Tech Specs Index – 1993

1983 > 1984 > 1985 >  1986 >  1987 >  1988 >  1989 >  1990 >  1991 >  1992 >  1993 >  1994 >  1995 >  1996 >  1997 >  1998 >  1999 >  2000 >  2001 >  2002 >  2003 >  2004 >  2005 >  2006 >  2007 >  2008 >  2009 >  2010 […]

Tech Specs Index – 1985

1983 > 1984 > 1985 >  1986 >  1987 >  1988 >  1989 >  1990 >  1991 >  1992 >  1993 >  1994 >  1995 >  1996 >  1997 >  1998 >  1999 >  2000 >  2001 >  2002 >  2003 >  2004 >  2005 >  2006 >  2007 >  2008 >  2009 >  2010 […]

Tech Specs Index – 1986

1983 > 1984 > 1985 >  1986 >  1987 >  1988 >  1989 >  1990 >  1991 >  1992 >  1993 >  1994 >  1995 >  1996 >  1997 >  1998 >  1999 >  2000 >  2001 >  2002 >  2003 >  2004 >  2005 >  2006 >  2007 >  2008 >  2009 >  2010 […]

Tech Specs Index – 1987

1983 > 1984 > 1985 >  1986 >  1987 >  1988 >  1989 >  1990 >  1991 >  1992 >  1993 >  1994 >  1995 >  1996 >  1997 >  1998 >  1999 >  2000 >  2001 >  2002 >  2003 >  2004 >  2005 >  2006 >  2007 >  2008 >  2009 >  2010 […]

Tech Specs Index – 1988

1983 > 1984 > 1985 >  1986 >  1987 >  1988 >  1989 >  1990 >  1991 >  1992 >  1993 >  1994 >  1995 >  1996 >  1997 >  1998 >  1999 >  2000 >  2001 >  2002 >  2003 >  2004 >  2005 >  2006 >  2007 >  2008 >  2009 >  2010 […]

Tech Specs Index – 1989

1983 > 1984 > 1985 >  1986 >  1987 >  1988 >  1989 >  1990 >  1991 >  1992 >  1993 >  1994 >  1995 >  1996 >  1997 >  1998 >  1999 >  2000 >  2001 >  2002 >  2003 >  2004 >  2005 >  2006 >  2007 >  2008 >  2009 >  2010 […]

Tech Specs Index – 1990

1983 > 1984 > 1985 >  1986 >  1987 >  1988 >  1989 >  1990 >  1991 >  1992 >  1993 >  1994 >  1995 >  1996 >  1997 >  1998 >  1999 >  2000 >  2001 >  2002 >  2003 >  2004 >  2005 >  2006 >  2007 >  2008 >  2009 >  2010 […]

Tech Specs Index – 1991

1983 > 1984 > 1985 >  1986 >  1987 >  1988 >  1989 >  1990 >  1991 >  1992 >  1993 >  1994 >  1995 >  1996 >  1997 >  1998 >  1999 >  2000 >  2001 >  2002 >  2003 >  2004 >  2005 >  2006 >  2007 >  2008 >  2009 >  2010 […]

Tech Specs Index – 1992

1983 > 1984 > 1985 >  1986 >  1987 >  1988 >  1989 >  1990 >  1991 >  1992 >  1993 >  1994 >  1995 >  1996 >  1997 >  1998 >  1999 >  2000 >  2001 >  2002 >  2003 >  2004 >  2005 >  2006 >  2007 >  2008 >  2009 >  2010 […]

Tech Specs Index – 1994

1983 > 1984 > 1985 >  1986 >  1987 >  1988 >  1989 >  1990 >  1991 >  1992 >  1993 >  1994 >  1995 >  1996 >  1997 >  1998 >  1999 >  2000 >  2001 >  2002 >  2003 >  2004 >  2005 >  2006 >  2007 >  2008 >  2009 >  2010 […]

Tech Specs Index – 1995

1983 > 1984 > 1985 >  1986 >  1987 >  1988 >  1989 >  1990 >  1991 >  1992 >  1993 >  1994 >  1995 >  1996 >  1997 >  1998 >  1999 >  2000 >  2001 >  2002 >  2003 >  2004 >  2005 >  2006 >  2007 >  2008 >  2009 >  2010 […]

Tech Specs Index – 1996

1983 > 1984 > 1985 >  1986 >  1987 >  1988 >  1989 >  1990 >  1991 >  1992 >  1993 >  1994 >  1995 >  1996 >  1997 >  1998 >  1999 >  2000 >  2001 >  2002 >  2003 >  2004 >  2005 >  2006 >  2007 >  2008 >  2009 >  2010 […]

Tech Specs Index – 1997

1983 > 1984 > 1985 >  1986 >  1987 >  1988 >  1989 >  1990 >  1991 >  1992 >  1993 >  1994 >  1995 >  1996 >  1997 >  1998 >  1999 >  2000 >  2001 >  2002 >  2003 >  2004 >  2005 >  2006 >  2007 >  2008 >  2009 >  2010 […]

Tech Specs Index – 1998

1983 > 1984 > 1985 >  1986 >  1987 >  1988 >  1989 >  1990 >  1991 >  1992 >  1993 >  1994 >  1995 >  1996 >  1997 >  1998 >  1999 >  2000 >  2001 >  2002 >  2003 >  2004 >  2005 >  2006 >  2007 >  2008 >  2009 >  2010 […]

Tech Specs Index – 1999

1983 > 1984 > 1985 >  1986 >  1987 >  1988 >  1989 >  1990 >  1991 >  1992 >  1993 >  1994 >  1995 >  1996 >  1997 >  1998 >  1999 >  2000 >  2001 >  2002 >  2003 >  2004 >  2005 >  2006 >  2007 >  2008 >  2009 >  2010 […]

Tech Specs Index – 2000

1983 > 1984 > 1985 >  1986 >  1987 >  1988 >  1989 >  1990 >  1991 >  1992 >  1993 >  1994 >  1995 >  1996 >  1997 >  1998 >  1999 >  2000 >  2001 >  2002 >  2003 >  2004 >  2005 >  2006 >  2007 >  2008 >  2009 >  2010 […]

Tech Specs Index – 2001

1983 > 1984 > 1985 >  1986 >  1987 >  1988 >  1989 >  1990 >  1991 >  1992 >  1993 >  1994 >  1995 >  1996 >  1997 >  1998 >  1999 >  2000 >  2001 >  2002 >  2003 >  2004 >  2005 >  2006 >  2007 >  2008 >  2009 >  2010 […]

Tech Specs Index – 2002

1983 > 1984 > 1985 >  1986 >  1987 >  1988 >  1989 >  1990 >  1991 >  1992 >  1993 >  1994 >  1995 >  1996 >  1997 >  1998 >  1999 >  2000 >  2001 >  2002 >  2003 >  2004 >  2005 >  2006 >  2007 >  2008 >  2009 >  2010 […]

Tech Specs Index – 2003

1983 > 1984 > 1985 >  1986 >  1987 >  1988 >  1989 >  1990 >  1991 >  1992 >  1993 >  1994 >  1995 >  1996 >  1997 >  1998 >  1999 >  2000 >  2001 >  2002 >  2003 >  2004 >  2005 >  2006 >  2007 >  2008 >  2009 >  2010 […]

Tech Specs Index – 2004

1983 > 1984 > 1985 >  1986 >  1987 >  1988 >  1989 >  1990 >  1991 >  1992 >  1993 >  1994 >  1995 >  1996 >  1997 >  1998 >  1999 >  2000 >  2001 >  2002 >  2003 >  2004 >  2005 >  2006 >  2007 >  2008 >  2009 >  2010 […]

Tech Specs Index – 2005

1983 > 1984 > 1985 >  1986 >  1987 >  1988 >  1989 >  1990 >  1991 >  1992 >  1993 >  1994 >  1995 >  1996 >  1997 >  1998 >  1999 >  2000 >  2001 >  2002 >  2003 >  2004 >  2005 >  2006 >  2007 >  2008 >  2009 >  2010 […]

Tech Specs Index – 2006

1983 > 1984 > 1985 >  1986 >  1987 >  1988 >  1989 >  1990 >  1991 >  1992 >  1993 >  1994 >  1995 >  1996 >  1997 >  1998 >  1999 >  2000 >  2001 >  2002 >  2003 >  2004 >  2005 >  2006 >  2007 >  2008 >  2009 >  2010 […]

Tech Specs Index – 2007

1983 > 1984 > 1985 >  1986 >  1987 >  1988 >  1989 >  1990 >  1991 >  1992 >  1993 >  1994 >  1995 >  1996 >  1997 >  1998 >  1999 >  2000 >  2001 >  2002 >  2003 >  2004 >  2005 >  2006 >  2007 >  2008 >  2009 >  2010 […]

Tech Specs Index – 2008

1983 > 1984 > 1985 >  1986 >  1987 >  1988 >  1989 >  1990 >  1991 >  1992 >  1993 >  1994 >  1995 >  1996 >  1997 >  1998 >  1999 >  2000 >  2001 >  2002 >  2003 >  2004 >  2005 >  2006 >  2007 >  2008 >  2009 >  2010 […]

Tech Specs Index – 2009

1983 > 1984 > 1985 >  1986 >  1987 >  1988 >  1989 >  1990 >  1991 >  1992 >  1993 >  1994 >  1995 >  1996 >  1997 >  1998 >  1999 >  2000 >  2001 >  2002 >  2003 >  2004 >  2005 >  2006 >  2007 >  2008 >  2009 >  2010 […]

Tech Specs Index – 2010

1983 > 1984 > 1985 >  1986 >  1987 >  1988 >  1989 >  1990 >  1991 >  1992 >  1993 >  1994 >  1995 >  1996 >  1997 >  1998 >  1999 >  2000 >  2001 >  2002 >  2003 >  2004 >  2005 >  2006 >  2007 >  2008 >  2009 >  2010 […]