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{{Infobox information appliance
| name         = Macintosh Classic
| aka          = "XO"<ref name="macworldsecrets" />
| image        = Macintosh classic.jpg
| caption      = Macintosh Classic
| manufacturer = [[Apple Inc.|Apple Computer]]
| family       = [[Compact Macintosh]]
| type         = [[Desktop computer#All-in-one|All-in-one]]
| releasedate  = {{Start date and age|1990|10|15}}<ref name="specs" />
| price        = {{usd|999|1990|round=-1}}<br>with 40 MB hard disk and 2 MB RAM: {{usd|1499|1990|round=-1}}
| discontinued = {{End date|1992|09|14}}<ref name="specs" />
| unitssold    =
| unitsshipped =
| os           = {{ubl|[[System 6|6.0.3]] (Built in ROM)|6.0.7–[[System 7|7.5.5]]<ref name="specs" />}}
| cpu          = [[Motorola 68000]] @ 7.8&nbsp;MHz<ref name="specs" />
| memory       = 1 MB, expandable to 4 MB (requires a RAM card); 120{{nbsp}}ns, 30-pin DRAM chips required<ref name="macworldsecrets" />
| storage      =
| display      = {{cvt|9|in|cm}} monochrome, 512 × 342
| graphics     =
| sound        =
| input        =
| dimensions   = {{ubl|Height: {{cvt|13.2|in|cm}}|Width: {{cvt|9.7|in|cm}}|Depth: {{cvt|11.2|in|cm}}}}
| weight       = {{cvt|16|lb|kg}}
| predecessor  = {{ubl|[[Macintosh Plus]]|[[Macintosh SE]]}}
| successor    = [[Macintosh Classic II]]
| related      = [[Macintosh LC]]<br>[[Macintosh IIsi]]
}}
The '''Macintosh Classic''' is a [[personal computer]] designed, manufactured and sold by [[Apple Inc.|Apple Computer]] from October 1990 to September 1992. It was the first [[Mac (computer)|Macintosh]] to sell for less than US$1,000.<ref name="debut">{{Cite news |last=Ould |first=Andrew |date=August 6, 1990 |title=Mac Classic to debut at under $1,000. |page=17 |work=[[eWEEK|PC Week]]}}</ref>

Production of the Classic was prompted by the success of the original [[Macintosh 128K]], then the [[Macintosh Plus]], and finally the [[Macintosh SE]]. The system specifications of the Classic are very similar to those of its predecessors, with the same {{convert|9|in|cm|adj=on}} [[monochrome]] [[Cathode-ray tube|CRT]] display, 512 × 342{{nbsp}}[[pixel]] resolution, and 4{{nbsp}}[[megabyte]] (MB) [[Random-access memory|memory]] limit of the older Macintosh computers.<ref name="specs">{{Cite web |date=July 26, 2017 |title=Macintosh Classic: Technical Specifications |url=http://support.apple.com/kb/SP198 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612075028/http://support.apple.com/kb/SP198 |archive-date=June 12, 2013 |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=support.apple.com}}</ref> Apple's decision to not update the Classic with newer technology such as a newer CPU, higher RAM capacity or color display resulted in criticism from reviewers, with ''[[Macworld]]'' describing it as having "nothing to gloat about beyond its low price"<ref name="macworldfamily">{{Cite magazine |last=Poole |first=Lon |date=December 1990 |title=The Macintosh Family Evolves |url=https://archive.org/stream/MacWorld_9012_December_1990#page/n181/mode/2up |pages=188–175 |journal=MacWorld Magazine}}</ref> and "unexceptional".<ref name="poole199012">{{Cite journal |last=Poole |first=Lon |date=December 1990 |title=Review – Mac Classic |url=https://archive.org/stream/MacWorld_9012_December_1990#page/n189/mode/2up |journal=MacWorld Magazine |pages=176–179}}</ref> However, it ensured compatibility with the Mac's by-then healthy software base, as well as enabled it to sell for the lower price, as planned. The Classic also featured several improvements over the aging Macintosh Plus, which it replaced as Apple's low-end Mac computer. It is up to 25{{nbsp}}percent faster than the Plus<ref name="macworldsecrets">{{Cite book |last=Pogue |first=David |url=https://archive.org/details/macworldmacsecre00pogu/page/462 |title=MacWorld Mac Secrets, 5th Edition |last2=Schorr |first2=Joseph |date=1999 |publisher=[[IDG Books]] |isbn=0-7645-4040-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/macworldmacsecre00pogu/page/462 462–463]}}</ref> and included an [[SuperDrive|Apple SuperDrive]] {{convert|3.5|in|cm|0|adj=on}} [[floppy disk]] drive as standard. Unlike the Macintosh SE/30 and other compact Macs before it, the Classic did not have an internal [[Processor Direct Slot]], making it the first non-expandable desktop Macintosh since the [[Macintosh Plus]]. Instead, it had a memory expansion slot.

The Classic is an adaptation of [[Jerry Manock]]'s and Terry Oyama's 1984 [[Macintosh 128K]] industrial design, as had been the earlier Macintosh SE. Apple released two versions. The price and the availability of education software led to the Classic's popularity in education. It was sold alongside the more powerful [[Macintosh Classic II]] in 1991 until its discontinuation the next year.

==History==

===Development===
After Apple's co-founder [[Steve Jobs]] left Apple in 1985, product development was handed to [[Jean-Louis Gassée]], formerly the manager of Apple France. Gassée consistently pushed the Apple product line in two directions, towards more "openness" in terms of expandability and interoperability, and towards higher price. Gassée long argued that Apple should not aim for the low end of the computer market, where profits were thin, but instead concentrate on the high end and higher profit margins. He illustrated the concept using a graph showing the [[price-performance ratio]] of computers with low-power, low-cost machines in the lower left and high-power high-cost machines in the upper right. The "high-right" goal became a mantra among the upper management, who said "fifty-five or die", referring to Gassée's goal of a 55 percent profit margin.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Carlton |first=Jim |url=https://archive.org/details/appleinsidestory00carl/page/79 |title=Apple: The inside story of intrigue, egomania, and business blunders |publisher=Random House |year=1997 |isbn=0-8129-2851-2 |location=New York |pages=[https://archive.org/details/appleinsidestory00carl/page/79 79–80]}}</ref>

The high-right policy led to a series of machines with ever-increasing prices. The original Macintosh plans called for a system around $1,000, but by the time it had morphed from [[Jef Raskin]]'s original vision of an easy-to-use machine for composing text documents to Jobs's concept incorporating ideas gleaned during a trip to [[PARC (company)|Xerox PARC]], the Mac's list price had ballooned to $2,495.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Levy |first=Steven |title=Insanely Great: The life and times of Macintosh, the computer that changed everything |publisher=Viking |year=1994 |isbn=0-670-85244-9 |location=New York |page=111 |author-link=Steven Levy}}</ref>

With the "low-left" of the market it had abandoned years earlier booming with [[White box (computer hardware)|Turbo XT]]s, and being ignored on the high end for [[UNIX]] [[workstation]]s from the likes of [[Sun Microsystems]] and [[Silicon Graphics|SGI]], Apple's fortunes of the 1980s quickly reversed. The Christmas season of 1989 drove this point home, with the first decrease in sales in years, and an accompanying 20 percent drop in Apple's stock price for the quarter.<ref name="c117">{{Cite book |last=Carlton |title=Apple: The inside story of intrigue, egomania, and business blunders |year=1997 |pages=117–129}}</ref>

In January 1990, Gassée resigned and his authority over product development was divided among several successors.<ref name="c117" /> Many Apple engineers had long been pressing for lower-cost options in order to build market share and increase demand across the entire price spectrum. With Gassée out, a rush started to quickly introduce a series of low-cost machines. Three market points were identified: a very low-cost machine with a target price of $1,000, a low-cost machine with color graphics, and a more upscale color machine for small business use. In time, these would develop as the Classic, [[Macintosh LC]], and [[Macintosh IIsi]], respectively.<ref name="c117" />

===Release===
''[[MacWEEK]]'' magazine reported on July 10, 1990, that Apple had paid {{US$|long=no|1 million}} to Modular Computer Systems Inc., a subsidiary of [[Daimler-Benz AG]], for the right to use the "Classic" name as part of a five-year contract.<ref name="classicspeculation">{{Cite news |last=Farber |first=Daniel |date=June 21, 1080 |title=Apple shells out $1 million for 'Classic' name |page=1 |work=[[MacWEEK]]}}</ref> Apple did not renew the contract when it ended.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Linzmayer |first=Owen W |title=Apple Confidential |date=1999 |publisher=No Starch Press |isbn=1-886411-31-X |edition=1st |page=208}}</ref> ''MacWEEK'' speculated the Macintosh Classic would use the same {{val|8|ul=MHz}} [[Motorola 68000]] [[microprocessor]] and {{convert|9|in|cm|adj=on}} display as its predecessors and that the Classic would be priced from {{val|p=$|1500| to |2150|fmt=commas}}.<ref name="classicspeculation" />

On October 15, 1990, [[John Sculley]] (then Apple [[CEO]]) introduced the Classic at a press conference, announcing that pricing would start at {{US$|long=no|1000}}<ref name="pricing">{{Cite news |last=Hertzberg |first=Lanny |date=November–December 1990 |title=New Macs from Apple |page=6 |work=Electronic Learning}}</ref> and saying, "To reach new customers, we didn't just lower the prices of our existing products. We redesigned these computers from the ground up with the features customers have told us they value most."<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 22, 1990 |title=Apple Computer: lower cost Mac PCs target new customers. 50 percent less for entry-level system. |page=3 |work=EDGE: Work-Group Computing Report}}</ref> Apple's new pricing strategy caused concern among investors, who thought it would reduce [[profit margin]]s.<ref name="investorconcern">{{Cite news |date=October 16, 1990 |title=Apple Unveils Low-Cost Macs |work=Albany Times Union |location=Albany, NY}}</ref> Brodie Keast, an Apple product marketing manager, said, "We are prepared to do whatever it takes to reach more people with Macintosh{{nbsp}}[...] The plan is to get as aggressive on price as we need to be."<ref name="investorconcern" /> After the release of the Classic, Apple's [[share price]] closed at {{US$|long=no|27.75}} per share, down {{US$|long=no|0.50}} from October 12, 1990, and far below its previous 12-month high of {{US$|long=no|50.37}}.<ref name="investorconcern" />

The Classic was released in Europe and Japan concurrently with the United States release. In Japan, the Classic retailed for {{JPY|198000|link=yes}} ({{US$|long=no|1523}}),<ref name="japan">{{Cite news |last=Yazawa |first=Naoyuki |date=October 18, 1990 |title=Japan: Apple prices new Macs, cuts old prices |work=Newsbytes (Newswire)}}</ref> more than in the US but matching the price of the [[Toshiba|Toshiba Dynabook]] laptop computer.<ref name="japan" />

After spending {{US$|long=no|40 million}} marketing the Classic to first-time buyers,<ref name="demand2">{{Cite news |last=Zachary |first=G. Pascal |date=November 21, 1990 |title=Demand turns new Macintosh into rare Apple |work=[[Wall Street Journal]] (Western Edition)}}</ref> Apple had difficulty meeting the high demand.<ref name="demand">{{Cite news |last=Borrell |first=Jerry |date=March 1991 |title=How does Apple deal with success? In fiscal 1991 Apple Computer will ship over 1&nbsp;million Macintoshes |page=23 |work=[[Macworld]]}}</ref> Apple doubled its manufacturing space in 1990 by expanding its [[Singapore]] and [[Cork (city)|Cork, Ireland]] factories, where the Classic was assembled.<ref name="demand" /> Air freight, rather than sea shipping, was used to speed delivery.<ref name="demand" /> The shortage caused concern among dealers, who blamed Apple's poor business planning.<ref name="demand2" />

Macintosh Classics and [[Macintosh LC|LCs]] had been given to [[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic Software]] 12&nbsp;weeks before they were officially announced,<ref name="masses">{{Cite journal |date=April 1991 |title=Macs for the masses |journal=[[Compute!]] |volume=13 |issue=4 |page=26}}</ref> and Scholastic planned to release 16&nbsp;new Macintosh products in 1991.<ref name="masses" /> Peter Kelman, Scholastic's publisher, predicted that the Macintosh would become "the school machine of the nineties."<ref name="masses" /> The Classic was sold to schools for {{US$|long=no|800}}.<ref name="pricing" /> This, and the availability of educational software, led to the Classic's popularity in the education sector.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Krey |first=Michael |date=March 25, 1991 |title=Classic is on backorder |page=18 |work=The Business Journal}}</ref>

==Features==
The low-end model was sold with 1&nbsp;MB of memory, a 1.44 MB floppy drive, no [[hard disk]], and included a keyboard for $999.<ref name="macworldfamily" /> The $1,500 model had 2 MB of memory and a 40 MB hard disk. The Classic features several improvements over the [[Macintosh Plus]], which it replaced as Apple's low-end Mac computer: it is up to 25&nbsp;percent faster than the Plus,<ref name="macworldsecrets" /> about as fast as the SE,{{r|poole199012}} and includes an [[SuperDrive|Apple SuperDrive]] 3.5" [[floppy disk]] drive as standard.<ref name="desc">{{Cite web |date=June 2, 1994 |title=Macintosh Classic: Description (Discontinued) |url=http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=10193 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100416042541/http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=10193 |archive-date=April 16, 2010 |access-date=April 27, 2008 |publisher=[[Apple Inc.]]}}</ref> The SuperDrive can read and write to Macintosh, [[MS-DOS]], [[OS/2]], and [[Apple ProDOS|ProDOS]] disks.<ref name="desc" /> The Classic also has a memory expansion slot (up to 4 MB).

The Classic uses the [[System 6]].0.7 [[operating system]] with support for all versions up to [[System 7]].5.5. A hidden [[Hierarchical File System (Apple)|Hierarchical File System]] (HFS) disk volume contained in the [[read-only memory]] (ROM) includes System 6.0.3.<ref name="romdisk">{{Cite book |last=Aker |first=Sharon |url=https://archive.org/details/macintoshbible00aker/page/58 |title=The Macintosh Bible 8th Edition |publisher=[[Peachpit|Peachpit Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-201-87483-0 |page=[https://archive.org/details/macintoshbible00aker/page/58 58]}}</ref> The Mac Classic can be booted into System 6.0.3 by holding down the {{key press|Command|Option|X|O}} keys during boot.<ref name="romdisk" />

Some dealers included a software bundle called Smartbundle with the Classic.<ref name="smartbundle">{{Cite news |last=Schafer |first=Liza |date=April 1991 |title=Apple Macintosh Classic 2/40 – Hardware Review |page=2 |work=Home Office Computing |publisher=[[BNET]]}}</ref> Also sold separately for $349, this includes [[T/Maker]]'s [[WriteNow]] word processor, [[Ashton-Tate]]'s [[Full Impact]] spreadsheet program, RecordHolderPlus database, and [[Silicon Beach Software]]'s [[SuperPaint (Macintosh)|SuperPaint]] 2.0 paint and draw program.<ref name="smartbundle" />

==Design==
[[File:Apple Keyboard II.jpg|thumb|The [[Apple Keyboard#Apple Keyboard II (M0487)|Apple Keyboard II]] is the Macintosh Classic's standard keyboard.]]
The Macintosh Classic is the final adaptation of [[Jerry Manock]]'s and Terry Oyama's [[Macintosh 128K]] industrial design, bringing back some elements of the original while retaining little of the [[Snow White design language]] used in the [[Macintosh SE]]'s design.<ref name="appledesign">{{Cite book |last=Kunkel |first=Paul |url=https://archive.org/details/DTCA3DOC-230_industrial_design/page/75 |title=Appledesign: The Work of the Apple Industrial Design Group |publisher=Watson-Guptill |year=1997 |isbn=1-888001-25-9 |page=[https://archive.org/details/DTCA3DOC-230_industrial_design/page/75 75]}}</ref> The only remnant of the SE is the stripe across the front panel (bezel) for the floppy drive; the distinctive front bezel lines of the SE were not used on the Classic, and the vertical lines around its base are replaced by four horizontal vent lines, more reminiscent of the original design.<ref name="appledesign" /> Also, the curve of the front bezel was increased to the same {{convert|50|in|m|adj=on}} radial curve as on the front of both the [[Macintosh LC]] and [[Macintosh IIsi]].<ref name="appledesign" /> The screen brightness dial on this bezel was also removed in favor of a software control. This broad, curved front bezel became a signature of Apple product design for much of the 1990s.<ref name="appledesign" />

The [[Motherboard|logic board]], the central circuit board of the computer, is based on the Macintosh SE design.<ref name="mac-classic-devnote">{{Cite web |year=1990 |title=Macintosh Classic Computer Developer Note |url=https://developer.apple.com/documentation/Hardware/Developer_Notes/Macintosh_CPUs-68K_Desktop/Mac_Classic.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724112639/http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Hardware/Developer_Notes/Macintosh_CPUs-68K_Desktop/Mac_Classic.pdf |archive-date=July 24, 2008 |access-date=May 6, 2008 |website=Developer Technical Publications |publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple Computer]]}}</ref> Its size, however, was reduced using [[surface-mount technology]]<ref name="mac-classic-devnote" /> to 9 × 5&nbsp;inches (23 × 13&nbsp;cm), half the size of the SE board. This redesign, and the absence of expansion slots, kept manufacturing costs low.<ref name="mac-classic-devnote" /> This lack of expansion abilities, along with the small screen size and Macintosh's popularity in [[desktop publishing]], led to such oddities as video displays that connected through the [[SCSI]] port by users seeking to connect a larger full- or dual-page display to their Mac. The Classic design was used once more in 1991 for the [[Macintosh Classic II|Classic II]], which succeeded the Classic.<ref name="appledesign" />

==Reception==
Some reviewers of the Macintosh Classic focused on the processor performance and lack of expansion slots. Liza Schafer of ''Home Office Computing'' praised the Classic's ease of use and price, but criticized the {{convert|9|in|mm|adj=on}} display because a full US letter page ({{convert|8.5 × 11|in|disp=semicolon}}) would not fit at full size, and warned those who required high-end graphics and [[desktop publishing]] capabilities against buying the Classic.<ref name="homeofficereview">{{Cite news |last=Schafer |first=Liza |date=April 1991 |title=Apple Macintosh Classic 2/40 – Hardware Review |page=1 |work=Home Office Computing}}</ref> Schafer concluded: "The Classic's value is more impressive than its performance, but its performance will get you working on that novel, database, or spreadsheet."<ref name="homeofficereview" /> ''[[eWeek|PC Week]]'' criticized the lack of a faster processor, stating, "The 7.8{{nbsp}}MHz speed is adequate for text applications and limited graphics work, but it is not suitable for power users. As such, the Classic is appropriate as a home computer or for limited computing on the road."<ref name="pcworld">{{Cite news |last=Bethoney |first=Herb |date=October 15, 1990 |title=Mac Classic could be faster, but it fits the bill. (Hardware Review) |page=16 |work=PC Week}}</ref> Similarly, ''[[PC User]]'''s review concluded, "The slow processor and lack of expansion slots on the Macintosh Classic offset the low prices".<ref name="pcuserreview">{{Cite news |last=Chadwin |first=John |date=October 24, 1990 |title=Mac to the future (Apple's Macintosh LC, Classic, and IIsi microcomputers) (Hardware Review) |page=44 |work=[[PC User]]}}</ref> ''MacWEEK'' described it as a "fine, inexpensive replacement for the Macintosh Plus that best embodies the original Macintosh vision six and a half years later".<ref name="macweekreview">{{Cite news |last=Ford |first=Ric |date=October 30, 1990 |title=Mac Classic (Hands on the new Macs) (Hardware Review) |page=2 |work=MacWEEK}}</ref> ''[[Computer Gaming World]]'' was more skeptical, doubting that consumers would purchase a black-and-white computer with no hard drive that was only slightly faster than the Mac Plus.<ref name="cgw199012">{{Cite magazine |date=December 1990 |title=Fusion, Transfusion or Confusion / Future Directions In Computer Entertainment |url=http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1990&pub=2&id=77 |url-status=live |magazine=Computer Gaming World |page=26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110025625/http://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/index.php?year=1990&pub=2&id=77 |archive-date=January 10, 2020 |access-date=16 November 2013}}</ref>

In the February 1991 edition of ''Electronic Learning'', Robert McCarthy wrote: "Teachers, educational administrators, and software developers are enthusiastic about the new, lower-cost Apple Macintosh computers". Steve Taffe, manager of instructional strategy at [[MECC]], a developer and publisher of educational software, explained his excitement about the Classic: "[it] is terrific – both because it's a Mac and because of that low price. Everyone can now afford a Macintosh." Scholastic, an educational software developer, was also confident of Apple's ability to compete with [[MS-DOS]] machines, stating: "They are just as cost-effective and as powerful as MS-DOS computers, but the Apples will have a superior comfort level." Sue Talley, Apple's manager of strategic planning in education, said of the Classic: "we see it going into applications where you need a fair number of powerful stations, but where color is not a big issue." Talley mentioned that it was most suited for writing labs and other basic productivity uses. Many schools decided not to buy the Macintosh Classic because of the lack of a color monitor, an option that the higher-priced Macintosh LC had.<ref name="electroniclearningjournal">{{Cite news |last=Robert |first=McCarthy |date=February 1991 |title=The new Macs go to school |page=19 |work=Electronic Learning}}</ref> The popular [[Apple IIe Card]] also increased the LC's appeal to schools. Although the Classic was more popular at first, by May 1992 the LC (560,000 sold) was outselling the Classic (1.2 million sold).<ref name="heid199205">{{Cite magazine |last=Heid |first=Jim |date=May 1992 |title=More for Less: An Updated LC and LaserWriter Duo |url=https://archive.org/stream/MacWorld_9205_May_1992#page/n139/mode/2up |magazine=Macworld |page=136}}</ref>

==Specifications==
{| class="wikitable"

|-
! Component
! Specification<ref name="specs" />

|-
! [[Computer monitor|Display]]
| {{convert|9|in|cm|adj=on}} [[monochrome]] [[CRT display]], 512{{nbsp}}×{{nbsp}}342 pixel resolution

|-
! [[Computer data storage|Storage]]
| 40{{nbsp}}[[megabyte|MB]] [[SCSI]] [[hard disk drive]] optional; built-in [[SuperDrive]] 3.5{{nbsp}}in [[Superdrive#Floppy disk drive|floppy disk drive]]

|-
! [[Central processing unit|Processor]]
| 8{{nbsp}}[[MHz]] [[Motorola 68000]]

|-
! [[Bus (computing)|Bus Speed]]
| 8{{nbsp}}MHz

|-
! [[Random-access memory]]
| 1{{nbsp}}[[Megabyte|MB]], expandable to 2 or 4{{nbsp}}MB using 120{{nbsp}}ns 30-pin [[SIMM]]s and optional custom RAM-slot expansion card

|-
! [[Read-only memory]]
| 512{{nbsp}}[[Kilobyte|KB]]

|-
! Networking
| [[AppleTalk]]

|-
! [[Electric battery|Battery]]
|3.6{{nbsp}}V [[Lithium metal battery|Lithium]]

|-
! Physical [[dimension]]s
| {{ubl|{{cvt|13.2 × 9.7 × 11.2|in}} (height × width × depth)|{{cvt|16|lb|kg|2}}}}

|-
! Port connections
| {{ubl|1× [[Apple Desktop Bus|ADB]] ([[Apple keyboard|keyboard]], [[Apple pointing devices|mouse]])|2× [[mini-DIN]]-8 [[RS-422]] [[serial port]]s (printer, modem, [[AppleTalk]])|1× [[DB-19]] (ext. floppy drive)|1× [[DB-25]] [[SCSI]] connector (ext. hard drive, scanner)|1× 3.5{{nbsp}}mm Headphone jack socket}}

|-
! Expansion slots
| none

|-
! Audio
|8-bit [[Monaural|mono]] [[Sampling rate|22{{nbsp}}kHz]]

|-
! Gestalt ID
| 17 (computer identification code)

|-
! Codename
| ''XO''<ref>{{Cite book |last=Linzmayer |first=Owen W |title=Apple Confidential |publisher=[[No Starch Press]] |year=2003 |isbn=1-886411-31-X |edition=1st |page=27}}</ref>

|}

== Timeline ==
{{Timeline of compact Macintosh models}}

==See also==
* [[Basilisk II]], emulator with limited support
* [[Mini vMac]], emulator capable of booting from the ROM disk
* [[List of Mac models grouped by CPU type]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Macintosh Classic}}
* [http://lowendmac.com/1990/mac-classic/ Mac Classic profile] lowendmac.com
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