The Apple Macintosh IIx is a personal computer that was designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple from 1988 to 1990 as part of the Macintosh II series of Macintosh computers. The computer has been introduced on September 19, 1988, and its price started at $7769.
The new Macintosh IIx features a 16 MHz Motorola 68030 processor, Motorola 68882 FPU coprocessor, 1 MB or 4 MB of RAM, 40 MB or 80 MB hard drive, one or two 1.44 MB Floppy drives, and as an option Macintosh II video card.
The product has been discontinued on October 15, 1990.
Today Macintosh IIx is 33 years old!
Macintosh IIx Release Date and Original Price
| Introduced | September 19, 1988 |
| Discontinued | October 15, 1990 |
| Model Identifier | 7 |
| Model Number | M5840 |
| Order Number | M5820 M5840 M5850 |
| Original Price | $7,769 $9,300 |
| Colors | Platinum |
| Weight | 24 Ibs. 10.886 KG |
| Dimensions | 5.5” H x 18.7” W x 14.4” D 13.97 cm H x 47.49 cm W x 36.57 cm D |
Tech Specs
Processor
| Processor | Motorola 68030 |
| Processor Speed | 16 MHz |
| Architecture | 32-bit |
| Number of Cores | 1 |
| System Bus | 16 MHz |
| Cache | 0.25 KB L1 |
| Coprocessor | Motorola 68882 FPU |
Storage & Media
| Storage | 40 MB 80 MB |
| Media | 1 or 2 – 1.44 MB Floppy |
Memory
| Built-in Memory | 1 MB 4 MB |
| Maximum Memory | 128 MB |
| Memory Slots | 8 – 30 pin SIMMs (Groups of 4) (4 MB or larger modules must be PAL SIMMs) |
| Minimum Speed | 120 ns |
| ROM | Unknown |
| Interleaving Support | No |
Display
| Built-in Display | None |
Graphics
| Graphics Card | None |
| Graphics Memory | None |
| Display Connection | Unknown |
Expansion
| Expansion Slots | 6 – NuBus |
| Hard Drive Interface | SCSI |
Software
| Original OS | System Software 6.0.1 |
| Maximum OS | System 7.5.5 |
| Firmware | Macintosh ROM |
Connections
| Ethernet | None |
| Modem | None |
| ADB | 2 |
| Serial | 2 |
| SCSI | 1 – DB-25 |
| Floppy Port | None |
| Audio In | None |
| Audio Out | 1 – 3.5-mm stereo output jack |
| Display | Unknown |
Accessories
Power
| Backup Battery | 3.6 V lithium |
| Maximum Continuous Power | 230 W |
| Line Voltage | Unknown |