Macintosh II

E93142

The Macintosh II is a modular, color-capable personal computer introduced by Apple in 1987 that marked the company’s move toward more expandable, high-performance Macintosh systems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Macintosh computer
desktop computer
personal computer
architecture Motorola 68020 microprocessor
surface form: Motorola 68020
audioOutput mono sound
busArchitecture NuBus
caseType horizontal desktop case
codename Milwaukee
colorCapability color graphics
coprocessor Motorola 68881
coprocessorType floating-point unit
cpu Motorola 68020 microprocessor
surface form: Motorola 68020
cpuClockSpeed 16 MHz
discontinued 1989
expansionSlots 6 NuBus slots
family Macintosh II series
floppyDriveCapacity 800 KB
floppyDriveSize 3.5-inch
formFactor modular desktop
graphicsHardware NuBus video card required for display
hardDiskSupport SCSI hard disk
interface ADB
SCSI
serial ports
introduced March 1987
keyboardInterface ADB
manufacturer Apple Inc.
surface form: Apple Computer, Inc.
marketedAs high-end expandable Macintosh
maxColors 16.7 million colors
mouseInterface ADB
notableFeature first color-capable Macintosh with expandable architecture
first modular Macintosh design
operatingSystem System 4
System 5
System 6
System 7 (early versions)
surface form: System 7
operatingSystemFamily Classic Mac OS
platform 68k Macintosh
powerSupplyLocation internal
predecessor Macintosh Plus
ram 1 MB base RAM
ramExpandableTo 20 MB
ramType SIMM
releasePrice US$5498 base configuration
storage internal 3.5-inch floppy drive
successor Macintosh II self-linksurface differs
surface form: Macintosh IIx
targetMarket business users
professional users
videoOutput external monitor

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Macintosh Plus successor Macintosh II
NuBus wasUsedIn Macintosh II
this entity surface form: Apple Macintosh II
NuBus wasUsedIn Macintosh II
this entity surface form: Apple Macintosh IIx
NuBus wasUsedIn Macintosh II
this entity surface form: Apple Macintosh IIcx
NuBus wasUsedIn Macintosh II
this entity surface form: Apple Macintosh IIci
NuBus wasUsedIn Macintosh II
this entity surface form: Apple Macintosh IIfx
Macintosh II successor Macintosh II self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Macintosh IIx
System 5 usedOnHardware Macintosh II
System 6 supportedHardware Macintosh II
ADB introducedWith Macintosh II
Apple Macintosh Centris 650 predecessor Macintosh II
this entity surface form: Macintosh IIci
Motorola 68020 microprocessor usedInComputer Macintosh II
subject surface form: Motorola 68020
this entity surface form: Apple Macintosh II
Motorola 68030 microprocessor usedInComputer Macintosh II
subject surface form: Motorola 68030
this entity surface form: Apple Macintosh IIx
Motorola 68030 microprocessor usedInComputer Macintosh II
subject surface form: Motorola 68030
this entity surface form: Apple Macintosh IIcx
Motorola 68030 microprocessor usedInComputer Macintosh II
subject surface form: Motorola 68030
this entity surface form: Apple Macintosh IIci
68k Macintosh notableModel Macintosh II
68k Macintosh notableModel Macintosh II
this entity surface form: Macintosh IIx
Apple Desktop Bus port usedOnModel Macintosh II
Macintosh Performa 600 basedOn Macintosh II
this entity surface form: Macintosh IIvx