Macintosh XL

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Macintosh XL

The Mac in sheeps clothing!
I am looking for an internal hard drive or a Parallel cable for a Profile Drive.

A Lisa by all definitions, it came with a program called Mac Works. Mac Works changed the Lisa 2/10 into a big Macintosh 512K with 1MB of RAM. Mac Works Plus was released to support the Macintosh Plus 128K ROMs. An optional upgrade kit provides Mac-like square pixels supporting 608 x 431.

The Macintosh XL was created by Apple to have a "new" model to ship after the Mac 512K. This tactic was used to reduce the number of Lisas, the Lisa was selling below what Apple forecasts.

The Macintosh Office allows Lisas to be networked with the other Macintoshes. This was an advantage, as the business arena was a major area Apple wanted.

Mac XL

Apple's recommended System Software version: System 3.2 / Finder 5.3 (System Software 1.1)

For AppleShare use: The MacintoshXL cannot be used as an AppleShare file server or a workstation on an AppleShare network. AppleShare workstation software version 1.1 does not support the Macintosh XL. Any specialized software enabling file server access is severly limited and unavailable (I don't even have a name, just heresay). You can print to the LaserWriter through the Mac XL LAppleTalk kit.

For telecommunications use: Can use 9600 baud modem or lower, anything higher may cause problems. Cannot be used on the Internet using MacWorks, unless you expanded the Mac XL with a memory expansion to 4MB from Sum Remarketing.

Hard Drive use: Cannot use the Apple's HD20 or any other Macintosh hard drive. Uses a special Profile or internal hard drive with custom connectors.

Apple official specs

System

Introduced: 1/1/85
Discontinued: 8/1/86
Floppy Size: 400K
Internal HD: none-10MB n/a
Upgrade From: Lisa 2/10
Upgrade To: none
Form Factor: Lisa
Weight: 48 lbs.

Logic Board

Main Processor: 5 MHz 68000
PMMU: none
FPU: none
Data Path: 5 MHz 16-bit
Secondary Processor: none
Slots: 3 Lisa slots
MIPS Rating: .4

Memory

Memory on Logic Board: none
RAM Range: 0.5MB to 2MB
RAM Slots: 2 Lisa cards
RAM Type: ns 512K SIMMs in groups of 1

Video

Built-in Display: 12" monochrome CRT
VRAM Configuration: built-in CRT
VRAM Speed: n/a
VRAM Expansion: built in
Color Bit Depth by Screen Resolution:
640x480: 1-bit
(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 640x870 is 8-bit, reflecting the capabilities of the Apple 15 inch Portrait Display
Notes: Screen size is 720x364, 608x431 with Screen Kit.

Sound

Sound In: none
Sound Out: beeps only
Microphone Port: none

Ports

ADB: none
Video: RCA
Floppy: none
SCSI: none
GeoPorts:
Ethernet: none
Microphone Port Type: none
Ports: Printer Modem

Power

Source: 1.25A 120V 50-60 Hz
Consumption: 150 W or 513 BTU
Battery Type: none

Software

Addressing Modes: 24-bit
Original System Software: MacWorks
Original Enabler: none
ROM ID: n/a
ROM Version: n/a
ROM Size: 16K
AppleTalk Version: none
System Software Supported:

All technical information from www.apple.com

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