{"id":21542,"date":"2025-07-08T11:26:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T15:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/?page_id=21542"},"modified":"2025-07-08T14:26:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T18:26:01","slug":"vin67","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/vintage-computing\/item\/vin67\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Macintosh SE\/30"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><\/h2>\n<p>[Vin67]<\/p>\n<p>Released in January 1989, the Macintosh SE\/30 squeezed the 32-bit Motorola 68030 CPU, 68882 FPU, and up to 32 MB of RAM into Apple\u2019s compact 9-inch all-in-one case, making it the fastest and most expandable \u201cclassic\u201d black-and-white Mac. Its claim to fame was delivering Macintosh II-class performance, including a hard drive, high-density SuperDrive and a Processor-Direct Slot for network or colour-video cards, in a portable footprint beloved by publishers and as small office servers; three prominent Mac commentators later crowned it \u201cthe best Mac ever\u201d. The model sold well for a niche machine (Apple kept it in the line until 1991 despite newer Classics) and was popular enough that logic-board upgrades let thousands of earlier SE owners convert their units<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/PXL_20250708_181425538-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-21586\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/PXL_20250708_181425538-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"Apple Macintosh SE\/30\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/PXL_20250708_181425538-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/PXL_20250708_181425538-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/PXL_20250708_181425538-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/PXL_20250708_181425538-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/PXL_20250708_181425538-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/PXL_20250708_181425538-2048x1538.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/PXL_20250708_181425538-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/PXL_20250708_181425538-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Manufacturer<\/strong>: Apple Computer Inc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Released<\/strong>: 1989<\/li>\n<li><strong>Type<\/strong>: Personal Desktop Computer<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cost at release<\/strong>: USD $4,369 (CAD ~$11,000 adjusted for inflation)<\/li>\n<li><strong>MIPS<\/strong>: 2.5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169789978 BCX0\">Hardware Specifications<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CPU<\/strong>: Motorola 68030, 16 MHz (32-bit CPU)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Floating-Point Unit<\/strong>: Motorola 68882, 16 MHz<\/li>\n<li><strong>RAM<\/strong>: 1 MB standard, expandable up to 32 MB (8 slots for 30-pin SIMMs, 120 ns)<\/li>\n<li><strong>ROM<\/strong>: 256 KB<\/li>\n<li><strong>Display<\/strong>: 9-inch built-in monochrome CRT, 512 x 342 pixels resolution<\/li>\n<li><strong>Video Memory<\/strong>: 64 KB VRAM<\/li>\n<li><strong>Storage<\/strong>: 40 MB or 80 MB internal SCSI hard drive (some models shipped without a hard drive)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Floppy Drive<\/strong>: 1.44 MB SuperDrive (auto-inject)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Expansion<\/strong>: 1 SE\/30 Processor Direct Slot (PDS)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ports<\/strong>: 2 ADB, 2 serial, 1 SCSI (DB-25), external floppy (DB-19), audio out, built-in speaker<\/li>\n<li><strong>Weight<\/strong>: 19.5 lbs (8.8 kg)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"TextRun SCXW50331614 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50331614 BCX0\">Operating System &amp; Programming Languages<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW50331614 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>O\/S<\/strong>: System 6.0.3 and officially supported classic Mac OS versions from System 6.0.3 up to System 7.5.5. With special modifications (such as a &#8220;32-bit clean&#8221; ROM upgrade), it could run Mac OS 7.6.1. The SE\/30 was also capable of running A\/UX, Apple&#8217;s Unix-based operating system, and alternative Unix variants like NetBSD<\/li>\n<li><strong>Programming Languages<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>C (THINK C, MPW C, Metrowerks CodeWarrior)<\/li>\n<li>Pascal (Mac Pascal, Turbo Pascal, MPW Pascal)<\/li>\n<li>Assembly (Motorola 68k assembler)<\/li>\n<li>BASIC (Microsoft BASIC, True BASIC)<\/li>\n<li>Modula-2 (Metrowerks Modula-2)<\/li>\n<li>Fortran (MPW Fortran)<\/li>\n<li>HyperTalk (HyperCard scripting)<\/li>\n<li>Logo<\/li>\n<li>AppleScript (from System 7 onwards)<\/li>\n<li>Perl, AWK, Shell scripting (under A\/UX or NetBSD)<\/li>\n<li>Python (early versions such as MacPython 1.5.2 on System 7)<\/li>\n<li>C++ (later via Metrowerks CodeWarrior and Symantec C++)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Notables<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Naming Quirk: Apple almost named it the \u201cMacintosh SEx\u201d (for 68030 CPU, following the IIx naming), but marketing wisely opted for SE\/30.<\/li>\n<li>Upgradeable: Owners could upgrade a regular SE to SE\/30 specs via a logic board swap, a rare official Apple upgrade path.<\/li>\n<li>RAM Ceiling: Officially supported 32 MB RAM, but with software like MODE32, could address up to 128 MB\u2014an extraordinary amount for a compact Mac in 1989.<\/li>\n<li>Color on a B&amp;W Mac: With a rare Micron Xceed video card, the SE\/30 could display grayscale or even color on an external monitor\u2014something not intended by Apple.<\/li>\n<li>Museum Piece: The SE\/30 (and its sibling, the SE) was displayed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, highlighting its design legacy.<\/li>\n<li>Pop Culture: Made cameo appearances in TV shows like \u201cSeinfeld\u201d as Jerry\u2019s computer<\/li>\n<li>Apex of Classic Macs: Regarded as the most powerful and expandable of the original compact Mac line, blending small size with workstation performance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Donated By<\/strong>: Arlen Michaels<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Vin67] Released in January 1989, the Macintosh SE\/30 squeezed the 32-bit Motorola 68030 CPU, 68882 FPU, and up to 32 MB of RAM into Apple\u2019s compact 9-inch all-in-one case, making it the fastest and most expandable \u201cclassic\u201d black-and-white Mac. Its claim to fame was delivering Macintosh II-class performance, including a hard drive, high-density SuperDrive and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":19704,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Apple Macintosh SE\/30 - 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