Compact Macintosh

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The Macintosh 128K introduced the Compact Macintosh case style

"Compact Macintosh" or "Classic Macintosh" ^[1] are informal terms that refer to the direct descendants of the original Macintosh personal computer case design by Apple Computer. All of them are all-in-one designs with the display integrated in the computer case. These terms are only used for the models using the case style of the original Macintosh sold between 1984 and the mid-90s - later, larger all-in-one models like the Macintosh LC 500 series, the Macintosh Performa 5xxx series or the iMac are not usually called "Compact" and definitely not "Classic". The Apple Lisa-derived Macintosh XL is a borderline case, and is included by Apple in their "Classic" spec page, but not counted among the Compact range by others.

Apple divides these models into five form factors: The Macintosh 128K and the very similar Macintosh SE, the also similar but already "retro" Macintosh Classic (all of them with a 9" black and white screen), the modernized Macintosh Color Classic with a 10" color screen and the very different Macintosh XL.

1 Models
- 1.1 Timeline of compact Macintosh models
2 See also
3 Notes
4 References

[edit] Models

The SE, designed along Snow White guidelines.

The Classic, similar to the 128K.

The Color Classic with its modernized case.

Model	Form factor	CPU
Macintosh 128K	Macintosh 128K	Motorola 68000
Macintosh 512K	Macintosh 128K	Motorola 68000
Macintosh 512Ke	Macintosh 128K	Motorola 68000
Macintosh Plus	Macintosh 128K	Motorola 68000
Macintosh XL	Lisa	Motorola 68000
Macintosh SE	Macintosh SE	Motorola 68000
Macintosh SE FDHD	Macintosh SE	Motorola 68000
Macintosh SE/30	Macintosh SE	Motorola 68030
Macintosh Classic	Macintosh Classic	Motorola 68000
Macintosh Classic II	Macintosh Classic	Motorola 68030
Macintosh Color Classic	Macintosh Color Classic	Motorola 68030
Macintosh Color Classic II	Macintosh Color Classic	Motorola 68030

[edit] Timeline of compact Macintosh models

See also: Timeline of Apple Macintosh models

[edit] See also

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All-in-one desktop computer
other all-in-one Macintoshes:
- Macintosh LC, models 520, 550, 575 and 580
- Macintosh Performa, models 5200, 5260/5300, 5400 and 5500
- Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh
- Power Macintosh G3, all-in-one (AIO) model
- iMac
- eMac
other all-in-one computers:
- Commodore PET
- Intertec Superbrain

[edit] Notes

↑ The name "Classic Macintosh" is widespread, but somewhat confusing because some (but not all) specific models in the series were called "Macintosh Classic", and also because of the "Classic" software environment in Mac OS X, which has a much wider scope.