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The Apple Macintosh IIci was an improvement on the Macintosh IIcx. Sharing the same compact case design with three expansion slots, the IIci improved upon the IIcx's 16 MHz Motorola 68030 CPU and 68882 FPU, replacing them with 25 MHz versions of these chips. The IIci came with either a 40 or an 80 megabyte hard disk. A logic board upgrade was available for IIcx owners. The Quadra 700's case uses the same form factor, and a logic board upgrade was made available for both the IIcx and IIci upon the Quadra's introduction in 1990.
The IIci introduced a lot of technical and architectural enhancements, some of which were important in preparing for System 7 (which was then called the Blue project) and would influence future Macs, though some of them came at the cost of compatibility:
The Macintosh (/ˈmækᵻntɒʃ/ MAK-in-tosh; branded as Mac since 1997) is a series of personal computers (PCs) designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. Steve Jobs introduced the original Macintosh computer on January 24, 1984. This was the first mass-market personal computer featuring an integral graphical user interface and mouse. This first model was later renamed to "Macintosh 128k" for uniqueness amongst a populous family of subsequently updated models which are also based on Apple's same proprietary architecture. Since 1998, Apple has largely phased out the Macintosh name in favor of "Mac", though the product family has been nicknamed "Mac" or "the Mac" since the development of the first model.
The Macintosh, however, was expensive, which hindered its ability to be competitive in a market already dominated by the Commodore 64 for consumers, as well as the IBM Personal Computer and its accompanying clone market for businesses. Macintosh systems still found success in education and desktop publishing and kept Apple as the second-largest PC manufacturer for the next decade. In the 1990s, improvements in the rival Wintel platform, notably with the introduction of Windows 3.0, then Windows 95, gradually took market share from the more expensive Macintosh systems. The performance advantage of 68000-based Macintosh systems was eroded by Intel's Pentium, and in 1994 Apple was relegated to third place as Compaq became the top PC manufacturer. Even after a transition to the superior PowerPC-based Power Macintosh (later renamed the PowerMac, in line with the PowerBook series) line in 1994, the falling prices of commodity PC components and the release of Windows 95 saw the Macintosh user base decline.
From Jason's Macintosh Museum, we have an Apple Macintosh IIci from 1989 on display. This video will show the exterior of the Macintosh IIci, along with a discussion of the features and specifications. The Macintosh IIci will also be disassembled, to show the various components in more detail. Apple Macintosh IIci Introduced : September 1989 Discontinued : February 1993 CPU : Motorola 68030 running at 25 MHz CPU Data Bus : 32-bit FPU : Motorola 68882 running at 25 MHz RAM : 1 MB (expandable up to 128 MB) Disks : One internal 1.4 MB SuperDrive, 40/80 MB hard disk Video : Internal video controller (video memory shared with system RAM), 256 colours at 640x480 resolution. Supported Macintosh System (MacOS): 6.0.4 to 7.6.1
This is the second video on the Apple Macintosh IIci from 1989. In this video, the Macintosh IIci from 1989 will be started up to demonstrate the Macintosh System 7.0.1. The games "Glider", and "Brickles" will also be demonstrated.
In as-found condition!
Vintage Apple Tours #17 - Macintosh IIci Want more videos like this? ● http://appletours.thecomputerclan.com Subscribe for new content! ● http://subscribe.thecomputerclan.com One of the more popular vintage Macs was the Macintosh Iici. It was the first Mac to feature 32-bit clean ROMs, and built-in color video circuitry. In addition, it was really powerful, and expandable. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK http://fb.thecomputerclan.com FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @hildron101010 @rainulous @iWindowsTech @tweetlyclever @TBaloneyboy @AT88TV @bryandbj @thecomputerclan WEBSITE http://www.thecomputerclan.com TECH BLOG http://blog.thecomputerclan.com Background music by: audionautix.com - Drifting2
Attempting to diagnose a Mac IIci that keeps shutting off a few seconds after you turn it on. Likely the cause is bad capacitors on the logic board.
Apple CEO John Sculley introduces the Macintosh IIci. Content sourced from VHS. Source: The Apple User Group Connection Videotape, January 1990 Source provided by: Scott Knaster All rights belong to Apple, Inc. For questions, comments, or future video suggestions, email us at rediscoveredfuture@gmail.com.
...but the video is over 16 minutes long for some reason.
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