Apple · Macintosh

Macintosh Color Classic

Released February 1993

A compact Macintosh with a Trinitron colour CRT, 16 MHz 68030 processor, internal SCSI disk and LC-compatible expansion slot.

Model history · 6 models, 1984–1993

Specifications

Processor: 68030 16 MHz (Macintosh Color Classic)
CPU cores: 1
Memory: 4 MB
Storage: 40 MB to 160 MB
CPU: 16 MHz Motorola 68030 with 16-bit data bus, integrated PMMU and 0.5K L1 cache; optional 68882 maths coprocessor, no supplied FPU, L2 cache or second processor
Memory type: 4 MB onboard, expandable to 10 MB using two paired 30-pin SIMMs, 100 ns minimum; 1, 2 or 4 MB modules. With two 4 MB SIMMs the lower 2 MB onboard cannot be addressed. 1 MB ROM
Storage type: Original Apple Facts and Apple Direct describe 4 MB memory with 40, 80 or 160 MB internal SCSI disks, varying by country; original US ordering sheet explicitly identifies 4 MB/80 MB M1602LL/A. 1.44 MB removable SuperDrive floppy; optional external CD-ROM. Original capacity units retained
Expansion slots: One LC-compatible 96-pin processor-direct slot and optional maths-coprocessor socket; slide-out logic board provides access to memory, VRAM and expansion

Screen size: 8.2″
Resolution: 512 × 384
Panel: CRT
Refresh rate: 60.15 Hz
Display type: Sony Trinitron colour CRT; maker display-component sheet distinguishes 10-inch tube from 8.2-inch viewable area, retained as the main display size. 512 × 384 Macintosh mode, exact 60.15 Hz refresh and 24.48 kHz horizontal scan
Display features: 256K VRAM supplies 256 colours; optional additional 256K VRAM enables 32,768 colours. Apple IIe card provides 560 × 384 mode at the same 60.15 Hz; this optional-card mode is not native Macintosh resolution

Ports: Headphone jack
Back ports: Two ADB, DB-25 SCSI, two RS-232/RS-422 serial ports, mono sound input and mono sound output. LocalTalk networking through serial port; Ethernet needs an optional expansion card, no built-in external video or floppy connector
Speakers: Built-in speaker and omnidirectional electret microphone; mono 8-bit output at 22 kHz, sound input at 22 or 11 kHz
Keyboard and mouse: ADB keyboard with numeric keypad and two-level tilt adjustment, Apple ADB Mouse II

Type: All-in-one
Weight: 10.2 kg
Width × depth × height: 251 × 320 × 368 mm
Operating system: macOS
Size and weight detail: Main dimensions and 10.2 kg weight use original Apple Facts metric figures. Original technical library gives 22.5–23.2 lb (10.2–10.5 kg) depending on configuration and slightly different rounded centimetre dimensions
Power supply: Maximum 100 W, automatic 90–240 V AC, 47–63 Hz, 0.83 A; 3.6 V lithium clock battery. Keyboard power control and display power-saving mode
In the box: Original system software 7.1 and System Enabler 401. Maker announcement 10 February 1993 is not treated as exact first sale; February sale month uses Wikipedia's historical sold-period account, with original March Apple Direct describing an available US configuration. Colour Classic is the regional spelling; no separate Performa 250 or Color Classic II generation added here

Processor	Memory	Storage	Storage type
68030 16 MHz (Macintosh Color Classic)	4 MB	40 MB	Hard drive
68030 16 MHz (Macintosh Color Classic)	4 MB	80 MB	Hard drive
68030 16 MHz (Macintosh Color Classic)	4 MB	160 MB	Hard drive

Model	Type	Processor	Memory	Storage	Screen	Weight	Released
AppleMacintosh LC 520	All-in-one	68030 25 MHz (Macintosh LC 520)	4 MB	80 MB – 160 MB	14″	–	1993
AppleMacintosh TV	All-in-one	Motorola 68030 32 MHz (Macintosh IIvx)	5 MB	160 MB	14″	18.9 kg	Oct 1993
AppleMacintosh LC 550	All-in-one	Motorola 68030 33 MHz (Macintosh LC 550)	4 MB	160 MB	14″	18.4 kg	1994