AppleCD 300, back (top) and front (bottom).

AppleCD was a range of early SCSI-based CD ROM drives for Apple Macintosh personal computers, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer. CD-ROM (an initialism of "Compact Disc Read-Only Memory " is a pre-pressed Compact Disc that contains data accessible to but not writable Macintosh, commonly nicknamed Mac is a Brand name which covers several lines of Personal computers designed developed and marketed by Apple Inc A personal computer ( PC) is any Computer whose original sales price size and capabilities make it useful for individuals and which is intended to be operated Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics Earlier AppleCD drives required a CD caddy in order to be used, while later models used a tray-loading mechanism. In Computing, an optical disc drive ( ODD) is a Disk drive that uses Laser light or electromagnetic waves near the Light spectrum The original model introduced in 1988 was simply called the AppleCD SC. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Initially it included a fan, but in 1990, Apple removed it as it was unnecessary and attracted a large amount of dust onto the optical read head. ^[1] The AppleCD SC was limited to 650 MB capacity but this was increased to the standard 750 MB with the AppleCD SC Plus.

Several other models were made, including the 150, 300, 300e, 300 plus, 600i and 600e plus. They all include two Centronics 50-pin SCSI ports, and require mains power. Centronics Data Computer Corporation was a pioneering American manufacturer of computer printers now remembered primarily for the parallel interface that bears its name Mains is the general-purpose Alternating current (AC Electric power supply (as in "I've connected the appliance to the mains"

See also

• List of products discontinued by Apple Computer

External links

• AppleCD 150/300 repair manual (for information only, all manuals taken down from the site in July 2006)^[2]

References