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Apple MACINTOSH II
Computers
Professional Computer
U.S.A.
1987
Motorola MC 68020
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MACINTOSH II /media/museum/photos/apple_mac2.jpg /companies/apple Apple
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NAME MACINTOSH II
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MANUFACTURER Apple
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TYPE Professional Computer
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ORIGIN U.S.A.
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YEAR 1987
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BUILT IN LANGUAGE None
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KEYBOARD Full stroke 81 keys with numeric keypad and cursor keys\ Optional extended 105 key keyboard with 15 function keys ($229!)
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CPU Motorola MC 68020
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SPEED 15.66 MHz
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CO-PROCESSOR Motorola 68881 (numeric coprocessor)
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RAM 1 MB, up to 8 MB on board and 2 GB via NuBus add-on slots
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ROM 256 KB
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GRAPHIC MODES 640 x 480 (The MAC II uses a NUBUS video card, this card could be replaced with any other more powerful one).
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COLORS 16 or 256 among 16.7 millions
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SOUND Apple sound chip - 4 voices 1 channel. Can drive external stereo equipment
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SIZE / WEIGHT 47.4 (W) x 36.4 (D) x 14 (H) cm / 12 Kg
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I/O PORTS Six Internal NUBUS slots (10 MHz, 32 bits), ADB (2 : Keyboard, mouse), RS232/422 (2), Disk, Monitor
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BUILT IN MEDIA 1 or 2 3.5'' floppy disc drives
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OS Macintosh System 4.0 + Finder 5.4 (can boot up to System 7.5.5)
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POWER SUPPLY Self configuring switching power supply unit
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PERIPHERALS 20 to 80 MB SCSI hard disk
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PRICE $3769 (1 x 800 KB FDD, 1 MB of RAM)\ Hard discs: 20 MB ($999), 40 MB ($1599), 80 MB ($2699)
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MAIN BOARD EXPLAINED **(1)** SCSI, VIA1, VIA2, SCC and ADB chips\ **(2)** 1 to 8 MB RAM in SIMM modules\ **(3)** 256 KB toolbox ROM\ **(4)** Memory management custom chip\ **(5)** Motorola 68020 processor\ **(6)** Custom gate array chip\ **(7)** 68881 floating-point coprocessor\ **(8)** Apple Sound chip\ **(9)** Internal floppy disk connectors\ **(10)** NuBus control logic\ **(11)** NuBus tranceivers\ **(12)** NuBus slots\ **(13)** Internal SCSI connector /media/museum/photos/apple_macii_mainboard_s1.jpg
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MOTOROLA AD. In fact, this advert didn't promote the Macintosh II computer but the 68020 microprocessor.\ Advert said: ...While Apple's choice of the MC 68020 was a smart move, there's no licence on genius: the 68020 is the microprocessor of choice in advanced business system design by such industry leaders as Altos, Alpha Micro, Casio, C.Itoh, Fujitsu, Honneywell Bull, NEC, NCR, Olivetti, Plexus, Ricoh, Sanyo, Sharp, TI, Toshiba and Unisys... /media/museum/pubs/apple_macii_pub_1.jpg
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Executor http://www.ardi.com/ Windows Demonstration version of a commercial software (MS DOS & Win95)
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Executor http://www.ardi.com/ Windows Demonstration version of a commercial software (MS DOS & Win95)
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Gemulator http://www.emulators.com/ Windows A commercial Software which emulates the Atari ST/TT and the Mac 128/Plus/2 (Win95 / Win NT)
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Gemulator http://www.emulators.com/ Windows A commercial Software which emulates the Atari ST/TT and the Mac 128/Plus/2 (Win95 / Win NT)
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LisaEm http://lisa.sunder.net/ Windows Same as Apple lisa emulator for unix but ported to windows
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PearPC http://pearpc.sourceforge.net/ Windows PearPC is an architecture-independent PowerPC platform emulator capable of running most PowerPC operating systems.
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SoftMac http://www.emulators.com/ Windows good 68K Emulator For Windows
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vMAC (Virtual MAC) http://www.leb.net/vmac Windows A Mac 128 Emulator for MS DOS / Win97 (available for OS/2 too)
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vMAC (Virtual MAC) http://www.leb.net/vmac Apple A Mac 128 Emulator for Macintosh !!!
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Executor http://www.ardi.com/ Unix / Linux Demo version of a commercial software (Linux / NextStep)
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Executor http://www.ardi.com/ Unix / Linux Demo version of a commercial software (Linux / NextStep)
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Macintosh Application Environment (MAE) http://www.mae.apple.com/ Unix / Linux for HP-UX and Solaris
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The Official ShapeShifter Home Page http://www.uni-mainz.de/~bauec002/SSMain.html Amiga OS
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vMac - The Virtual Macintosh Emulator Project http://www.leb.net/vmac/ Other platform
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Basilisk II http://basilisk.cebix.net/ Multiplatform Basilisk II is an Open Source 68k Macintosh emulator. Good emulator, runs on several platforms, even Amiga
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Mini vMac http://minivmac.sourceforge.net/ Multiplatform Mini vMac, a spin off of the program vMac, emulates a Macintosh Plus and Macintosh SE. So far it works on Macintosh OS, Microsoft Windows, and the X Window System.
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Apple History http://www.apple-history.com/ History of Apple computers with detail information about all of the computers to come out of Apple.
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Applefritter http://www.applefritter.com Excellent site about all Apple models,clones,prototypes,etc... A must see !
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CMQ - Groupes d'usagers Apple http://www.cmq.qc.ca/cmq.html (french)
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CMQ - Groupes d'usagers Apple http://www.cmq.qc.ca/Groupes.html (french)
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Everything for the Mac http://www.everythingmac.com/
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Homepage of Gamba http://home.earthlink.net/~gamba2/index.html A lot of interesting Mac links, for example "How To Transfer Files From PC to MAC "
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Jag's House http://www.jagshouse.com/ Lot of info on all non PowerMac models
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Low End Mac http://www.lowendmac.com Great site with a full catalog of ALL old macintoshes.
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Mac Forums at MacForumz.com http://www.MacForumz.com Mac forums, a resource on the latest and greatest, as well as vintage, Macintosh hardware, software, and internet. Free registration.
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MacDebate http://www.macdebate.com Macintosh discussion forum
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Nerd World MACINTOSH COMPUTERS http://www.nerdworld.com/cgi-bin/page.cgi?MACINTOSH_COMPUTERS/503
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The Vintage Mac Museum http://www.d4.dion.ne.jp/~motohiko/ Nice dedicated website with tons of screenshots !
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Titlemax - Apple products https://www.titlemax.com/discovery-center/lifestyle/every-product-apple-has-made-so-far/ Nice graphic of every product Apple Has Made So Far (thanks Lily)
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Web Wiz CAPTCHA http://www.webwizcaptcha.com Discussion of Macintosh software system
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The Apple Macintosh II was launched in 1987 at the same time as the Macintosh SE. It was considered "revolutionary" because, for the first time, the Macintosh was expandable thanks to its internal slots and had colours (the previous Macintoshes all had monochrome displays). The Mac II also marked Apple's entry into the realm of serious computing.

It used a more classic keyboard (which looked like a PC keyboard) and proprietary RGB monitor (see 'Read more' section). The internal SCSI hard disk could be replaced with an 80 MB disk. It could run under A/UX (The Apple version of Unix System V version 2).

The Macintosh II was followed in September 1988 by the Macintosh IIx. The IIx had the same specifications as the Mac II. It used a 68030 CPU and a 68882 FPU instead of the 68020 and the 68881, an 1.44 MB 3.5" floppy drive and removable system ROMs for easier updates.

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