25 MHz Motorola 68030 with integrated memory management and 68882 floating-point coprocessor; 0.5 KB L1 cache
GPU
Built-in video uses 64–320 KB of system RAM and supports 8-bit colour at 512 × 384 or 640 × 480; NuBus graphics cards can also be fitted
Memory type
Eight 30-pin SIMM slots in two banks of four; 80 ns fast-page memory, 1–128 MB supported by Apple; 512 KB ROM
Storage type
Internal 1.44 MB floppy drive and space for one 40 or 80 MB SCSI hard drive; Low End Mac documents an original floppy-only offering and a 40 MB hard-drive configuration
Expansion slots
Three NuBus slots plus a cache/processor-direct connector; Apple's later support sheet lists 32 KB L2 cache, while its original developer note calls the cache card optional
Display
Screen
None built in
Connections
Ports
Headphone jack
Back ports
Two Apple Desktop Bus ports, DB-15 video, DB-19 external floppy, DB-25 SCSI, printer and modem serial ports and stereo sound output; no built-in Ethernet
External displays
Built-in video supports Apple's 12-inch monochrome, 13-inch RGB and 15-inch portrait displays; other displays require a compatible NuBus card
Speakers
Internal speaker and stereo 8-bit sound output
Design and power
Type
Compact
Weight
6.2 kg
Width × depth × height
302 × 366 × 140 mm
Operating system
macOS
Size and weight detail
Apple's 5.5 × 11.9 × 14.4 inch and 13.6 lb reference dimensions; metric fields are rounded conversions
Power supply
Maximum 159 W; 100–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz; 3.6 V lithium clock battery and keyboard soft power
In the box
Original System Software 6.0.4. Apple lists 20 September 1989 as introduction; Low End Mac reports September availability without a separate first-sale day
Configurations
Processor
Memory
Storage
Storage type
68030 25 MHz (Macintosh IIci)
1 MB
–
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68030 25 MHz (Macintosh IIci)
1 MB
40 MB
Hard drive
Pros and cons
Pros
+Built-in colour video does not require a NuBus graphics card
+Three NuBus slots and a cache connector
+1.44 MB floppy drive and internal SCSI hard-drive option
Cons
−Built-in video uses part of system RAM
−No built-in Ethernet
−Memory upgrades require matched groups of four SIMMs
