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Macintosh II

M5000 · 1987–1990 · desktop

Specifications

Cpu: Motorola 68020 16 MHz + 68881 FPU
Gpu: None onboard; Macintosh II Video Card (or third-party NuBus card) required
Ram: max: 8 MB stock; up to 68 MB with the ROM/FDHD upgrade kit and Mode32 · base: 1 MB
Ports: NuBus slots ×6 · ADB ×2 · SCSI (DB-25) · RS-422 serial ×2 (printer, modem) · External floppy (DB-19) · Audio out (stereo)
Display: None built in; monitor and NuBus video card sold separately
Storage: base: 800 KB floppy; 40 MB SCSI HDD optional · options: 40 MB SCSI HDD · 80 MB SCSI HDD · Second internal floppy
Os Support: latest: System 7.5.5 · shipped: System 4.1 (Finder 5.5)
Release Price: $5,498

Variants

Models

Macintosh IIx(1988: 16 MHz 68030 + 68882 and the 1.4 MB SuperDrive in the same six-slot case.)Macintosh IIcx(1989: 16 MHz 68030 + 68882 in a much smaller three-slot NuBus case.)

Upgrade paths

RAM

8 MB (8×1 MB 30-pin SIMM); 68 MB with ROM/FDHD upgrade + Mode32 · Eight SIMM slots in two banks under an easy-open lid. The original ROMs cap addressing; the FDHD/ROM upgrade kit lifts it.

~$30 today

EASY

storage

Internal 3.5" SCSI drives, plus external SCSI chain · Roomy case with standard 50-pin SCSI; solid-state emulators drop in.

EASY