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, Inc. All of them are all-in-one designs with the display integrated in the computer case. The Macintosh is the original Apple Macintosh Personal computer. Macintosh, commonly nicknamed Mac is a Brand name which covers several lines of Personal computers designed developed and marketed by Apple Inc Apple Inc, ( formerly Apple Computer Inc, is an American Multinational corporation with a focus on designing and manufacturing Consumer electronics A desktop computer is a Personal computer (PC in a form intended for regular use at a single location as opposed to a mobile Laptop or portable computer 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 Macintosh is the original Apple Macintosh Personal computer. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 The Macintosh LC 500 series is a series of Personal computers that is a part of Apple Computer 's LC line of Macintosh computers The Macintosh Performa series was Apple Computer 's Consumer product family of Apple Macintosh Personal computers from 1992 until 1997 when the The iMac is a desktop Macintosh computer designed and built by Apple Inc 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. For the MOS 6502 assembler for Apple II computers see Lisa assembler. Macintosh XL was a modified version of the Apple Lisa personal computer made by Apple Computer Inc

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. The Macintosh SE was a Personal computer manufactured by Apple between March 1987 and October 1990 The Macintosh Classic was a Personal computer manufactured by Apple Computer. The Macintosh Color Classic was the first color compact Apple Macintosh computer

Models

The SE, designed along Snow White guidelines. The Macintosh SE was a Personal computer manufactured by Apple between March 1987 and October 1990 Snow White design language was an industrial design language developed by frog design founded by Hartmut Esslinger.

The Classic II, similar to the 128K. The Apple Macintosh Classic II (also known as the Performa 200) replaced the Macintosh SE/30 in the Compact Macintosh line in 1991

The Color Classic with its modernized case. The Macintosh Color Classic was the first color compact Apple Macintosh computer

Timeline of compact Macintosh models

See also: Timeline of Apple Macintosh models

See also

• 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

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. The Macintosh is the original Apple Macintosh Personal computer. The Motorola 68000 is a 16/32-bit CISC Microprocessor core designed and marketed by Freescale Semiconductor (formerly Motorola Semiconductor The Macintosh 512K Personal Computer, the second of a long line of Apple Macintosh computers was the first update to the original Macintosh 128K. The Macintosh 512K enhanced (512K e) was introduced as a cheaper alternative to the top-of-the-line Macintosh Plus. The Macintosh Plus computer was the third model in the Macintosh line introduced two years after the original Macintosh and a little more than a year after the Macintosh Macintosh XL was a modified version of the Apple Lisa personal computer made by Apple Computer Inc The Macintosh SE was a Personal computer manufactured by Apple between March 1987 and October 1990 The Macintosh SE was a Personal computer manufactured by Apple between March 1987 and October 1990 The Macintosh SE/30 is a Personal computer that was designed manufactured and sold by Apple Computer Inc The Motorola 68030 is a 32-bit Microprocessor in Motorola 's 68000 family. The Macintosh Classic was a Personal computer manufactured by Apple Computer. The Apple Macintosh Classic II (also known as the Performa 200) replaced the Macintosh SE/30 in the Compact Macintosh line in 1991 The Macintosh Color Classic was the first color compact Apple Macintosh computer The Macintosh Color Classic was the first color compact Apple Macintosh computer Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This timeline of Macintosh models lists all major types of A desktop computer is a Personal computer (PC in a form intended for regular use at a single location as opposed to a mobile Laptop or portable computer The Macintosh LC (meaning low-cost color) was Apple Computer 's product family of low-end consumer Macintosh Personal computers in the early 1990s The Macintosh LC 500 series is a series of Personal computers that is a part of Apple Computer 's LC line of Macintosh computers The Macintosh Performa series was Apple Computer 's Consumer product family of Apple Macintosh Personal computers from 1992 until 1997 when the The Macintosh Performa 5200 LC series (also sold under variations of the name Performa 5200) is a series of all-in-one (meaning the cases feature an integrated monitor The Power Macintosh 5400 series (also sold under variations of the name Performa 5400 and Power Macintosh 5400 LC) is a range of lower midrange Personal computers The Power Macintosh 5500 – code-named "Phoenix" – was produced by Apple Inc Limited Production Apple only manufactured 12000 TAMs and then literally broke the moulds The Power Macintosh G3, commonly called "beige G3s" or "platinum G3s" for the color of their cases was a series of Personal computers designed manufactured The iMac is a desktop Macintosh computer designed and built by Apple Inc The eMac, short for education Mac, was a Macintosh desktop computer made by Apple Inc The PET ( P ersonal E lectronic T ransactor) was a home -/ Personal computer produced by Commodore starting in 1977 The Intertec Superbrain was an all-in-one commercial Microcomputer first sold by Intertec in 1979. Mac OS X (mæk oʊ ɛs tɛn is a line of computer Operating systems developed marketed and sold by Apple Inc, the latest of which is pre-loaded on all currently

References

• Compact Macs Index and Compact Macs Guide at lowendmac. com
• AppleSpec database for "Classic" models at apple. com
• Macintosh "Classic" Series at everymac. com (also includes the Macintosh TV, which is more closely related to the LC 5xx family)

External links

• The Vintage Mac Museum: Compact Mac -9inch/mono Display 68000-