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The '''Macintosh Plus''' was introduced two years after the original Macintosh. It originally shipped with a beige case, but was later manufactured in the long-lived "platinum" color. |
The '''Macintosh Plus''' was introduced two years after the original Macintosh. It originally shipped with a beige case, but was later manufactured in the long-lived "platinum" color. |
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It was the first Macintosh model to include SCSI capability, thus making it compatible with (and boosting the popularity of) the Apple Hard Disk 20 (HD20), a 20 MB [[hard drive]] which was introduced by Apple in 1985. |
It was the first Macintosh model to include SCSI capability, thus making it compatible with (and boosting the popularity of) the external Apple Hard Disk 20 (HD20), a 20 MB [[hard drive]] which was introduced by Apple in 1985. |
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An all-in-one unit, the Plus had a one-bit, 9" black & white display, common to Macs of the period. The 72-dpi resolution gave the appearance of [[grayscale]]. |
An all-in-one unit, the Plus had a one-bit, 9" black & white display, common to Macs of the period. The 72-dpi resolution gave the appearance of [[grayscale]]. |
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The computer shipped with a keyboard (which was not an extended keyboard) and a one-button mouse. |
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Revision as of 15:46, 29 July 2003
| Introduced: | January 16, 1986 |
| MSRP: | $2599 |
| CPU: | Motorola 68000 |
| CPU speed: | 8 MHz |
| Shipped with system version: | 1.1 |
| RAM: | 1 MB, expandable to 4 MB |
| Discontinued: | October 15, 1990 |
The Macintosh Plus was introduced two years after the original Macintosh. It originally shipped with a beige case, but was later manufactured in the long-lived "platinum" color.
It was the first Macintosh model to include SCSI capability, thus making it compatible with (and boosting the popularity of) the external Apple Hard Disk 20 (HD20), a 20 MB hard drive which was introduced by Apple in 1985.
An all-in-one unit, the Plus had a one-bit, 9" black & white display, common to Macs of the period. The 72-dpi resolution gave the appearance of grayscale.
The computer shipped with a keyboard (which was not an extended keyboard) and a one-button mouse.