Vintage Macs
At Low End Mac, the Vintage Macs label applies to all Macs built
around a member of the Motorola 680x0 CPU family, especially desktop models.
These range from the first Macintosh of 1984 through the 68040-based
Quadra series.
Hardware Guides
- Macintosh 128K,
1984.01.24
- Macintosh 512K (Fat
Mac), 1984.09.10
- Macintosh Plus,
1986.01.16
- Macintosh
512Ke, 1986.04.14
- Macintosh SE,
1987.03.02
- Macintosh SE/30,
1989.01.19
- Macintosh Classic,
1990.10.15
- Macintosh Classic
II, 1991.10.21
- Performa 200,
1992.09.14
- Macintosh Color
Classic, 1993.02.10
- Macintosh Color
Classic II, 1993.10.31
Includes LC,
LC II, LC III, LC III+, LC 475, Performa 400-430, Performa 450, Performa 460, Quadra 605
Includes 520,
550, 575, 580, Mac
TV
- Centris 610, 650
- Quadra 605, 610, 630, 650, 660av, 700, 800, 840av, 900, 950
- Performa 475/476, 630-638, 640
- LC 475, 630, LC 630 DOS
- DOS Compatible 610
DOS, LC 630
DOS
Related Resources
Possibly the most comprehensive guide to NuBus video
cards on the Web. Also has sections covering LC PDS, SE/30, and other
types of video cards for vintage Macs.
Where to go to buy or sell uses Mac stuff, including
links to auction sites.
Serious information about hard drives, networking,
processors, and other things too technical to put in a regular
editorial.
How to analyze your computing situation and decide if
you're better off upgrading what you have or buying a newer Mac.
Before you buy a used Mac or consider upgrading the
one you have, find out if it's a Road Apple. Most Road Apples are still
pretty decent, but a few....
Where to find used Macs from dealers and individuals
who specialize in older hardware.
Why 56k modems don't do 56k - and links to other
Internet connections such as DSL, cable modems, ISDN, and more.
