Macintosh IIx

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Macintosh IIx
A Macintosh IIx
DeveloperApple Computer
Product familyMacintosh II
Release dateSeptember 19, 1988; 36 years ago (1988-09-19)
Introductory priceUS$7,769 (equivalent to $20,015 in 2023)
DiscontinuedOctober 15, 1990; 34 years ago (1990-10-15)
Operating systemSystem 6.0.1-System 7.5.5
CPUMotorola 68030 @ 16 MHz
Memory1 MB or 4 MB, expandable to 128 MB (120 ns 30-pin SIMM)
DimensionsHeight: 5.5 inches (14 cm)
Width: 18.7 inches (47 cm)
Depth: 14.4 inches (37 cm)
Mass24 pounds (11 kg)
PredecessorMacintosh II
SuccessorMacintosh IIfx
RelatedMacintosh SE
Macintosh SE/30
Macintosh IIci
Macintosh IIcx

The Macintosh IIx is a personal computer designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Computer from September 1988 to October 1990. This model was introduced as an update to the original Macintosh II, replacing the 16 MHz Motorola 68020 CPU and 68881 FPU with a 68030 CPU and 68882 FPU running at the same clock speed.[1] The initial price of the IIx was US$7,769 (equivalent to $20,015 in 2023) or US$9,369 (equivalent to $24,137 in 2023) for the version with a 40 MB hard drive.[2]

The 800 KB floppy drive was replaced with a 1.44 MB SuperDrive; the IIx is the first Macintosh to include this as standard.[3]

The Mac IIx included 0.25 KiB of L1 instruction CPU cache, 0.25 KiB of L1 data cache, a 16 MHz bus (1:1 with CPU speed), and supported up to System 7.5.5.

The IIx was the second of three Macintosh models to use this case allowing dual floppy drives and 6 NuBus slots; the last model was the Macintosh IIfx. Apple's nomenclature of the time used the "x" to indicate the presence of the 68030 CPU as used in the Macintosh IIcx and IIvx.

Support and spare parts for the IIx were discontinued on August 31, 1998.

Timeline

Timeline of Macintosh II family models
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Colors = 

    id:bg         value:white
    id:macii      value:rgb(0.8,1,0.8) legend:Macintosh_II_case
    id:maciicx    value:rgb(0.8,0.9,0.85) legend:Macintosh_IIcx_case
    id:maciisi    value:rgb(0.85,0.9,0.8) legend:Macintosh_IIsi_case
    id:maciivx    value:rgb(0.75,0.85,0.6) legend:Macintosh_IIvx_case
    id:line       value:rgb(0.2,0.2,0.2)
    id:lightline  value:rgb(0.8,0.8,0.8) legend:Other_Macs
    id:lighttext  value:rgb(0.5,0.5,0.5)

BackgroundColors = canvas:bg ScaleMajor = gridcolor:lighttext unit:year increment:1 start:01/01/1987 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightline unit:month increment:3 start:01/01/1987

BarData = 

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PlotData= 

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 barset:macii
   shift:(5,-5) anchor:from fontsize:s
   color:macii from:03/02/1987 till:01/15/1990 text:"Macintosh II"
   color:macii from:09/19/1988 till:10/15/1990 text:"Macintosh IIx"
   color:maciicx from:03/07/1989 till:03/11/1991 text:"Macintosh IIcx"
   color:maciicx from:09/20/1989 till:02/20/1993 text:"Macintosh IIci"
   color:macii from:03/19/1990 till:04/15/1992 text:"Macintosh IIfx"
   color:maciisi from:10/15/1990 till:03/15/1993 text:"Macintosh IIsi"
   color:maciivx from:10/19/1992 till:02/10/1993 text:"Macintosh IIvi"
   color:maciivx from:10/19/1992 till:10/21/1993 text:"Macintosh IIvx"

 barset:reference
   color:lightline from:start till:04/01/1987 text:"Plus"
 barset:break
   color:lightline from:04/01/1987 till:09/16/1988 text:"SE"
 barset:break
   color:lightline from:09/16/1988 till:01/01/1989 text:"IIc+"
 barset:break
   color:lightline from:01/01/1989 till:09/20/1989 text:"SE/30"
 barset:break
   color:lightline from:09/20/1989 till:10/01/1990 text:"Portable"
 barset:break
   color:lightline from:10/01/1990 till:10/01/1991 text:"LC"
 barset:break
   color:lightline from:10/01/1991 till:$end text:"Quadra"

</timeline>

References

  1. ^ Garrison, Ann (December 1988). "68030 at Last". Macworld. Vol. 5, no. 12. p. 83.
  2. ^ Cook, John; Cochrane, Carol (September 19, 1988). "Apple Announces 68030 Macintosh IIx With High Density Compatible Drive". Business Wire.
  3. ^ Pogue, David; Schorr, Joseph (1999). MacWorld Mac Secrets, 5th Edition. IDG Books. p. 467. ISBN 0-7645-4040-8.

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