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Macintosh Color Classic
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Macintosh Color Classic (Performa 250) Specs
 If you are going to use System 7.1 with the Color Classic. Make sure you install the System Update 3.0 images or disks. It will install the System Enabler 401 which will make System 7.1 work with the Color Classic.
For AppleShare use: Use System 7.1 or higher as an AppleShare workstation. This machine can be used as an AppleShare file server.

For telecommunications use: Can use 9600 baud modem or lower, anything higher may cause problems. Stock Macintosh Color Classic can be placed on the Internet, with at least 4MB of RAM.

Hard Drive use: Cannot use the Apple's HD20!! Stock Macintosh Color Classic can use any SCSI hard drive (25 pin port on back). SCSI only - Use a 1:1 interleave.

Apple official specs

System

  • Introduced: 2-10-93
  • Discontinued: 5-16-94
  • Floppy Size: 1.44MB (auto inject)
  • Internal HD: 40 - 160MB
  • Upgrade From: None
  • Upgrade To: Color Classic II
  • Form Factor: Color Classic
  • Weight: 22.5 lbs.
  • Dimensions (in): 14.5 H x 9.9 W x 12.6 D

Logic Board

  • Main Processor: 16 MHz 68030
  • PMMU: integrated
  • FPU: opt. 68882
  • Data Path: 16 MHz 16-bit
  • L1 Cache: 0.5K
  • Secondary Processor: none
  • Slots: 1 LC PDS

Memory

  • Memory on Logic Board: 4MB
  • RAM Range: 4MB to 10MB
  • RAM Slots: 2 30-pin SIMM
  • RAM Type: 100 ns, 1, 2, 4MB SIMMs in groups of 2
    (When all SIMM slots are filled with 4MB SIMMs, the lower 2MB of RAM on the logic board cannot be addressed.)

Video

  • Built-in Display: 10" color Trinitron CRT
  • VRAM Configuration: 256K video RAM
  • VRAM Speed: n/a
  • VRAM Expansion: Upgradeable to 512K
  • Color Bit Depth by Screen Resolution:
  • 512x384: 8-bit (256K VRAM), 16-bit (512K VRAM)
    (1-bit = Black & White, 2-bit = 4 colors, 4-bit = 16 colors, 8-bit = 256 colors, 16-bit = thousands, 24-bit = millions)
  • The maximum color depth listed for 512x342 is 16-bit.
  • Notes: Screen size is 512x342.

Sound

  • Sound In: Monaural
  • Sound Out: monophonic sound to both channels of a stereo device
  • Microphone Port: Omni

Ports

  • ADB: 2
  • Video: none
  • Floppy: none
  • SCSI: DB-25
  • GeoPorts: none
  • Ethernet: none
  • Microphone Port Type: Omni
  • Ports: Printer Modem Speaker

Power

  • Max Watts: 100
  • Amps: 0.83
  • BTU per Hr: 342
  • Voltage: 90 - 240
  • Freq Range: 47-63 Hz
  • Battery Type: 3.6V lithium
  • Soft Power: Yes

Software

  • Addressing Modes: 24-, 32-bit
  • Original System Software: 7.1
  • Original Enabler: System Enabler 401
  • ROM ID: $067C
  • ROM Version: $24
  • ROM Size: 1 MB
  • AppleTalk Version: 57.0.4
  • System Software Supported: 7.1, 7.5, 7.1.1 (Pro), 7.5.1, 7.5.3, 7.5.5, 7.6, 7.6.

    All technical information from www.apple.com

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