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Apple MACINTOSH SE	Computers	Professional Computer	U.S.A.	1987	Motorola MC 68000	name company company_name specs tabs photos hardware emulators links comments related oc_id source MACINTOSH SE /companies/apple Apple label value NAME MACINTOSH SE label value MANUFACTURER Apple label value TYPE Professional Computer label value ORIGIN U.S.A. label value YEAR March 1987 label value END OF PRODUCTION 1989 label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE None label value KEYBOARD Typewriter style, 84 keys with numeric keypad label value CPU Motorola MC 68000 label value SPEED 7.83 MHz label value RAM 1 MB (up to 4 MB) label value ROM 256 KB label value GRAPHIC MODES 512 x 342 label value COLORS Monochrome label value SOUND 8-bit mono sound chip label value SIZE / WEIGHT 13.6 (H) x 9.6 (W) x 10.9 (D) in / 19.5 lb. label value I/O PORTS Centronics, ADB (2 : Keyboard, mouse), RS232/422, Internal expansion slot (96-pin Eurodin) label value BUILT IN MEDIA One or Two 3.5'' disk-drives, 20 to 80 MB HDD label value OS MAC OS 4.0 label value POWER SUPPLY Built-in switching PSU label value PRICE $3700 photos hardware emulators links title subtitle text image RUNNING SYSTEM null title subtitle text image LEFT SIDE null title subtitle text image TOP VIEW null title subtitle text image KEYBOARD CLOSE-UP null title subtitle text image BACK SIDE Connectors, from left to right:\ • 2 ADB connectors for keyboard and mouse\ • SCSI connector for external HDD\ • Parallel printer connector\ • 2 serial ports (Printer and modem)\ • Sound output jack null title subtitle text image INSIDE **(1)** 20 MB Hard disk drive\ **(2)** Motherboard\ **(3)** 100W switching power supply unit\ **(4)** Video board null title subtitle text image MAIN BOARD EXPLAINED **(1)** Internal SCSI connector\ **(2)** Internal floppy-disk connectors\ **(3)** SCSI chip\ **(4)** Apple Desktop Bus chip\ **(5)** Parallel chip (VIA)\ **(6)** 256 KB ROM chips. Holds system routines\ **(7)** Motorola 68000 processor\ **(8)** Peripheral card slot (96-pin Eurodin)\ **(9)** 1 MB RAM in four 256k SIMM modules (could be replaced with 1 MB modules)\ **(10)** Custom gate array chip\ **(11)** Disk management chip (IWM)\ **(12)** Serial chip (SCC) and drivers\ **(13)** Sound chip null title subtitle text image CARRYING BAG null title subtitle text image MODEM French 1200/75 baud modem dedicated to the Apple Macintosh series. null title url platform text Executor http://www.ardi.com/ Windows Demonstration version of a commercial software (MS DOS & Win95) title url platform text Executor http://www.ardi.com/ Windows Demonstration version of a commercial software (MS DOS & Win95) title url platform text Gemulator http://www.emulators.com/ Windows A commercial Software which emulates the Atari ST/TT and the Mac 128/Plus/2 (Win95 / Win NT) title url platform text Gemulator http://www.emulators.com/ Windows A commercial Software which emulates the Atari ST/TT and the Mac 128/Plus/2 (Win95 / Win NT) title url platform text LisaEm http://lisa.sunder.net/ Windows Same as Apple lisa emulator for unix but ported to windows title url platform text PearPC http://pearpc.sourceforge.net/ Windows PearPC is an architecture-independent PowerPC platform emulator capable of running most PowerPC operating systems. title url platform text SoftMac http://www.emulators.com/ Windows good 68K Emulator For Windows title url platform text vMAC (Virtual MAC) http://www.leb.net/vmac Windows A Mac 128 Emulator for MS DOS / Win97 (available for OS/2 too) title url platform text vMAC (Virtual MAC) http://www.leb.net/vmac Apple A Mac 128 Emulator for Macintosh !!! title url platform text Executor http://www.ardi.com/ Unix / Linux Demo version of a commercial software (Linux / NextStep) title url platform text Executor http://www.ardi.com/ Unix / Linux Demo version of a commercial software (Linux / NextStep) title url platform text Macintosh Application Environment (MAE) http://www.mae.apple.com/ Unix / Linux for HP-UX and Solaris title url platform text The Official ShapeShifter Home Page http://www.uni-mainz.de/~bauec002/SSMain.html Amiga OS title url platform text vMac - The Virtual Macintosh Emulator Project http://www.leb.net/vmac/ Other platform title url platform text Basilisk II http://basilisk.cebix.net/ Multiplatform Basilisk II is an Open Source 68k Macintosh emulator. Good emulator, runs on several platforms, even Amiga title url platform text 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. title url text Apple History http://www.apple-history.com/ History of Apple computers with detail information about all of the computers to come out of Apple. title url text Applefritter http://www.applefritter.com Excellent site about all Apple models,clones,prototypes,etc... A must see ! title url text CMQ - Groupes d'usagers Apple http://www.cmq.qc.ca/cmq.html (french) title url text CMQ - Groupes d'usagers Apple http://www.cmq.qc.ca/Groupes.html (french) title url text Everything for the Mac http://www.everythingmac.com/ title url text 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 " title url text Jag's House http://www.jagshouse.com/ Lot of info on all non PowerMac models title url text Low End Mac http://www.lowendmac.com Great site with a full catalog of ALL old macintoshes. title url text 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. title url text MacDebate http://www.macdebate.com Macintosh discussion forum title url text The Vintage Mac Museum http://www.d4.dion.ne.jp/~motohiko/ Nice dedicated website with tons of screenshots ! title url text Web Wiz CAPTCHA http://www.webwizcaptcha.com Discussion of Macintosh software system author date text BoctorPoo (USA) Monday 9th January 2012 I have one of these with an 80MB HDD and a superdrive. It''s one with the word "SuperDrive" printed underneath the standard name on the front, which is allegedly rare. Only 50 dollars on ebay though. author date text Kam (Scarborough, Ontario, Canada) Friday 7th October 2011 Many years ago I opened up my MAC SE and discovered the signatures of the Apple team (incl. both Steves!) embossed on the inside of the back ''shell'' of the body/hood! You just need a torx driver that''s at about 8" long to undo the screws on either side of the SE''s top handle/slot. author date text Ryan (USA) Sunday 31st October 2010 I just picked one of these up for $20. Just for personal satisfaction, how can I get this little classic on the net and since it came with no disks but the software is all loaded, how can I back each program up to floppies? author date text He who hides Thursday 30th September 2010 I just bought one of these off ebay for 60 bucks. It works great but it smells like cow poop(EEEEW!). author date text Kyle (USA) Thursday 12th August 2010 I have one of these Mac SE machines right next to my Apple IIgs. One of the things that goes regularly on these is the original cylindrical fan that cools the machine. They become loud and stop blowing any air. I am attempting to fit a newer fan to the machine as we speak tho. Absolutely worth it on this amazing computer. FYI, Mac OS 6.0.8 is available to download for free at Apple''s support page if you want to at least test out your crashed machine. author date text Azorean (USA) Monday 15th June 2009 I have Mac SE too,stills running like new,sometimes I play games on it. author date text Josh (redding) Wednesday 12th September 2007 I got one from my old teacher for free and it crashed... i barly know what to do with it i need the set of flopy disks,... and i dont know where to find them... author date text Miesa (USA) Wednesday 6th June 2007 i just resurrected my dads old Mac SE from the far reaches of the garage. i would like to get it up and running, for my own geeky fun. and a little bit of nostalgia. any help would be appreciated. you can email me. author date text bluekatt (netherlands) Monday 18th September 2006 the mac se runs mac os 5 til 7.5.5\ 7.5.5 is freely downloadable from apple.com as 19 floppy images author date text Jyri P. (Estonia) Saturday 8th October 2005 A Mac SE is used to hold the door open at my local Macintosh shop. author date text jacob cline (USA) Tuesday 27th September 2005 what software does a mac SE run on it author date text Len Hopkins (USA) Friday 10th December 2004 I am the lucky owner of an SE that has 2 800k floppies and a 40mb hard drive inside. I have had the case off and to my dissapointment, there are no signatures on the inside. But, I did find that you could a put another hard drive in it if you were so inclined. There is space above the PDS slot that would do nicely. author date text Martijn Derks (Vlijmen (Netherlands)) Monday 30th August 2004 I found an old Macintosh SE/30 and I haven't got any software for it. When I turn it on, a disk with a question mark on it appears. I looked this up, and I found out that I need software. Who can help me out? author date text Nighthawk (Ontario, Canada) Tuesday 7th January 2003 I have a Mac SE. It has 4 megs of ram, a 1.44 SuperDrive and a SCSI 170 meg HD. It runs OS 7.5.5. I got it for $10(Can) with a Laser Writer. This little mac works as good as the day it was new. An excellent computer. It was sold for $3900(US) when it fitst came out. This model of Macintosh was the *first* Mac to have both a boot-up tone and built-in speaker. author date text Dave P. (UK) Tuesday 22nd January 2002 I've got a Mac SE so I thought I'd attach a 200 meg external hard disk to it, and install System 7.5(.5) on it. Guess what - it worked! /museum/apple-lisa-lisa-2-mac-xl /museum/apple-macintosh /museum/apple-macintosh-color-classic /museum/apple-macintosh-ii /museum/apple-macintosh-plus /museum/apple-macintosh-portable /museum/apple-macintosh-se-30 161 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230528101559/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=161 2023-05-28

The Apple Macintosh SE was launched in 1987 at same time as the Macintosh II. It was an enhanced version of the Macintosh 128 and the Macintosh Plus. It had almost the same specifications as the latter, and unlike the Mac plus, it had an extension slot (which was not compatible with the NUBUS slots of the Macintosh II).

A little trivia: the ROM used only 89 KB of the available 256 KB. So to fill the chip, Apple put the photos of the development team into the ROM. To see these photos, press the debug button then type: G 41D89A.

The Mac 128, the 512k, the 512KE (same but with an 800K floppy drive), and the SE have the signatures of their developers molded as engravings on the inside of the case at the rear.

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More information from Luca Rescigno:
The Mac SE had a few different configurations that aren't listed. Originally, there was a dual 800kb floppy configuration or you could replace one of the floppies with a hard disk for extra money. A couple years later it was replaced with the SE FDHD (Floppy Disk High Density) which had a 1.4 MB "superdrive" and a 40 MB hard disk standard. Also, some people have managed to mount an internal hard drive in a dual-floppy SE. There's just barely enough room inside the case. One person even managed to replace both 800k floppies with salvaged 1.4 MB floppies, and they had to replace the ROM chips as well so it would recognize them. Finally, all SEs I've looked inside (including an FDHD) have two floppy controllers on the motherboard and one SCSI connector, so you can theoretically put dual floppies in a newer model.