{"id":23938,"date":"2026-03-20T14:45:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/?page_id=23938"},"modified":"2026-06-19T14:52:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T18:52:01","slug":"vin203","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/vintage-computing\/item\/vin203\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Macintosh Classic II"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Apple Macintosh Classic II\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/vintage-computing\/item\">Vintage Computing Collection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"apple-macintosh-classic-ii\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Apple Macintosh Classic II<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>[Vin 203]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong data-start=\"4\" data-end=\"28\">Macintosh Classic II<\/strong> was Apple\u2019s last monochrome compact Mac, pairing the familiar all-in-one 9-inch screen design with a faster 16 MHz Motorola 68030 processor in a lower-cost machine introduced on <strong data-start=\"207\" data-end=\"227\">October 21, 1991<\/strong>. It is especially notable for bringing more modern Macintosh performance to the beloved compact form factor, serving as a practical bridge between the earliest compact Macs and the more capable Macintosh systems of the 1990&#8217;s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Manufacturer<\/strong>: Apple Computer Inc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Released<\/strong>: 1991<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Type<\/strong>: Personal Computer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cost at release<\/strong>: CAD ~$4,250 (adjusted for inflation)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>MIPS<\/strong>: 2-3 MIPS (millions of instructions per second)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    \n    <dl class=\"cu-description cu-component-updated\">\n        \n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-hardware-specifications\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    Hardware Specifications\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-hardware-specifications\">\n            \n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>CPU<\/strong>: Motorola 68030, 16 MHz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>RAM<\/strong>: 2 MB standard, expandable up to 10 MB<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ROM<\/strong>: 512 KB<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Display<\/strong>: 9-inch monochrome CRT, 512 \u00d7 342 pixel resolution<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Storage<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1.44 MB SuperDrive floppy disk (standard)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Optional 40MB or 80MB SCSI hard disk drive<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ports<\/strong>: serial ports, ADB, floppy port, SCSI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Weight<\/strong>: ~7 kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-operating-system-programming-languages\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    Operating System &amp; Programming Languages \n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-operating-system-programming-languages\">\n            \n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>O\/S<\/strong>: System 7.0.1 to 7.6.1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Programming Languages<\/strong>: BASIC, Pascal, C, C++, HyperTalk, Lisp, and other classic Macintosh programming environments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-notables\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    Notables \n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-notables\">\n            \n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Apple Computer introduced it in 1991 as the <strong data-start=\"46\" data-end=\"88\">last black-and-white compact Macintosh<\/strong>, making it the final chapter of the original compact Mac design that began in 1984.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was also sold as the <strong data-start=\"201\" data-end=\"217\">Performa 200<\/strong>, helping Apple push further into the home retail market.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Although it looked like an older compact Mac, internally it was closer in design philosophy to the <strong data-start=\"378\" data-end=\"394\">Macintosh LC<\/strong> family.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It used a <strong data-start=\"417\" data-end=\"435\">Motorola 68030<\/strong>, but its <strong data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"464\">16-bit data bus<\/strong> made it slower than the more famous SE\/30, which is one of its best-known quirks among collectors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was the <strong data-start=\"579\" data-end=\"640\">last desktop Macintosh with an external floppy drive port<\/strong>, a small but notable historical \u201clast.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apple used internal codenames including <strong data-start=\"725\" data-end=\"735\">Apollo<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"740\" data-end=\"751\">Montana<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Its place in computing history is as the machine that closed out Apple\u2019s monochrome compact Mac era just before the arrival of the <strong data-start=\"888\" data-end=\"905\">Color Classic<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In advertising and retail positioning, the Performa version was marketed as an approachable home computer, often bundled for family and first-time users rather than technical professionals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/dl>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/vintage-computing\/item\">Vintage Computing Collection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple Macintosh Classic II [Vin 203] The Macintosh Classic II was Apple\u2019s last monochrome compact Mac, pairing the familiar all-in-one 9-inch screen design with a faster 16 MHz Motorola 68030 processor in a lower-cost machine introduced on October 21, 1991. 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