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Apple Macintosh 128K vs Apple Macintosh Performa 6360

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AppleMacintosh 128KAppleMacintosh Performa 6360
Overview
ReleasedJanuary 19841996
Performance
Processor68000 8 MHz (Macintosh 128K)PowerPC 603e 160 MHz (Macintosh Performa 6360)
CPU cores11
Memory128 KB16 MB
Storage–1.2 GB
CPU8 MHz 68000; maker lists no PMMU, FPU, cache or second processor160 MHz PowerPC 603e with integrated floating-point unit, 32 KB L1 cache, optional L2 cache and 64-bit data path at 40 MHz
GPU–Built-in video with 1 MB DRAM supports 640 × 480 at 16-bit colour and 1024 × 768 at 8-bit colour
Memory typeFixed 128 KB RAM and 64 KB ROM, Apple's original SE/30 owner manual Macintosh product-line appendix and contemporaneous reviews. Retained Apple support sheet incorrectly labels RAM 0.125 MB; no built-in expansion, with third-party upgrades described separately8 MB on the logic board, two 168-pin DIMM slots and 16–136 MB total supported by Apple
Storage typeBuilt-in 400 KB removable floppy drive, manually loaded and automatically ejected; no internal hard drive or hard-drive interface. Floppy capacity remains removable-media detail, not main internal storage1.2 GB internal IDE hard drive, 1.44 MB floppy drive and 8× CD-ROM drive
Expansion slotsNonePCI, communications, TV and video input/output expansion positions
Display
Screen size9″None built in
Resolution512 × 342–
PanelCRT–
Display type9-inch monochrome CRT, 512 × 342 pixels; 9-inch diagonal confirmed in Apple's original SE/30 owner manual, Macintosh product-line appendix; generic maker table 512 × 384 conflicts with its explicit note 512 × 342–
Display featuresOne-bit black-and-white bitmap display; no separate text mode, as described in BYTE–
Connections
PortsHeadphone jackHeadphone jack
Back portsExternal floppy DB-19, printer and modem serial ports, keyboard, mouse and speaker/headphone output; no USB, ADB, SCSI, Ethernet, FireWire or external video. Maker warns serial ports lack handshaking and synchronous modem supportDB-15 monitor output, Apple Desktop Bus, external DB-25 SCSI, two GeoPort serial connectors, PlainTalk microphone input and speaker output; front headphone jack
Design and power
TypeAll-in-oneCompact
Operating systemmacOSmacOS
Size and weight detailMaker 16.5 lb and 13.6 in height × 9.6 in width × 10.9 in depth; original units retainedApple lists 4.3 × 12.6 × 16.5 inches (height × width × depth) and 17 lb
Power supplyMaker maximum 60 W, 105–125 V, 50–60 Hz, 0.5 A; 4.5 V alkalineApple lists a 150 W maximum, 90–270 V AC at 47–63 Hz and a 4.5 V alkaline clock battery
In the boxSeparate keyboard and mouse; initial MacWrite/MacPaint bundle described by LA Times. Apple introduction 24 January 1984; January retail month supported by actual 29 January LA Times review, not inferred exact first-sale day. BYTE identifies Motorola 68000; support sheet omits supplierOriginal System Software 7.5.3 with System Enabler 410. Apple lists 1 October 1996 as introduction; a distinct maker first-sale date was not established.

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