AccessionIndex: TCD-SCSS-T.20170830.008 Accession Date: 30-Aug-2017 Accession By: Prof.Doug Leith Object name: Apple Macintosh SE Vintage: c.1987 Synopsis: 4th generation classic Apple Macintosh SE, Model: M5001AP, S/N: C7440V2M5011.
Description: The Apple Macintosh SE was introduced in Mar-1987 as the successor to the Macintosh Plus, three years after the original Macintosh 128k, two years after the Macintosh 512k, and one year after the Macintosh Plus. It had an 8MHz MC68000 with 1MB of memory (expandable to 4MB), a 20MB hard disk and an 800kB double- sided floppy disk. It was the first Macintosh with an internal hard disk (or a second floppy disk), and the first with an expansion slot for accelerators. It was also the first to support the Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) connectors for keyboard and mouse, the D-type connector for SCSI, and a fan for cooling, although it retained the same 9-inch 512 x 342 monochrome display as previous models. Keyboards were sold separately.
This item has the beige exterior predating the 1987 change to grey exteriors. It remained in production until Oct-1990, and was supported by OSes up to System 7.
A conservation concern is the internal 3.6 V lithium battery, which can corrode and cause motherboard damage.
This model is the 4th of the line of classic Apple Macintoshes, with iconic styling and ease of use (easy enough for a child to use) that was hugely appreciated by users, greatly contributing to Apple's devoted fan base. That Excel and Powerpoint (and the first GUI version of Word 1) were developed for Macs, also strongly contributed.
Many thanks to Doug Leith for donating this item.
Trivia: SE stands for “system expansion”
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Accession Index Object with Identification TCD -SCSS-T.20170830.008 Apple Macintosh SE, 4 th generation classic Apple Macintosh. Model: M5001, S/N: C7440V2M5011.
References:
1. Wikipedia, Macintosh SE , see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh_SE Last browsed to on 30-Aug-2017.
Figure 1: Apple Macintosh SE top three-quarter view
Figure 2: Apple Macintosh SE front view
Figure 3: Apple Macintosh SE rear view
Figure 3: Apple Macintosh SE serial number S/N: C7440V2M5011
Figure 5: Apple Macintosh SE manufacturing label Model: M5011