Macintosh Ilsi Overview
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Macintosh Ils i Overview The Apple® Macintosh" Hsi is the lowest amount of dynamic random-access such as printers, scanners, and CD-ROM cost member of the Macintosh II line, memory (DRAM) through a new feature, disc drives, as well as access the built-in Apple Computer's most powetfulline of virtual memory. networking capabilities foundin all Macintosh personal computers. Offering The Macintosh Hsi comes with built-in Macintosh computers. high performance and a wide range of support forfour Apple monitors as well One exciting new Macintosh advance expansion and video options, the as third-party monitors, so you can ment incorporated into the Macintosh Hsi Macintosh Hsi is ideal forpeople who choose the monitor that best suits your is sound input. The Macintosh Hsi comes need a powetfulbut very affordable needs-then simply plug it in. In addi with a microphone and phono jack Macintosh system that can easily grow tion, by adding a video expansion card, adapter, which let you input your voice with their needs over time. you can use any other Apple or third into documents, presentations, and even Like other Macintosh II systems, the partymonitor with the Macintosh Hsi. electronic mail messages. Macintosh Hsi offersexcellent perfor The Macintosh Hsi can be easily Best of all, the Macintosh Hsi provides mance. At the heart of the Macintosh Hsi expanded to incorporate new capabilities all of the important benefitsfor which is a 20-megahertz 68030 microprocessor or increase system performance. An inter the Macintosh is known-powetfultech that lets you runMacintosh applications nal expansion slot foreither a NuBus'" nology that's easy to use, thousands of up to five times fasterthan the Macintosh card or an 030 Direct Slot card allows you applications that work well together, Classic� The 68030 microprocessor also to add one of hundreds of high-perfor "plug-and-play" compatibility, and the lets you work under A/UX�Apple 's mance expansion cards that are available assurance that all Macintosh components implementation of the AT&T UNIX" today for communications, video, copro will work together smoothly. operating system. And with futurever cessing, and other uses. An optional float And since the Macintosh Hsi has been sions of Macintosh system software, the ing-point math coprocessor also can be designed to runthe next generation of 68030 microprocessor will allow you added to speed mathematical calcula innovative Macintosh applications to runmore applications with the same tions generated by applications such as those supported by system softwarever CAD/CAM and sophisticated graphics. sion 7.0-the value of the Macintosh Hsi Andeight external ports allow you to will last, and even improve, over time. connect popular peripheral equipment Features Benefits "" 6S030 microprocessor, Delivers high-speed system perfor running at 20 megahertz 11>mance and enables the Macintosh Hsi -Built-in Memory to run applications up to fivetimes Management Unit (MMU) fasterthan the Macintosh Classic. "" Supports NUX, Apple's implementa tion of the AT&T UNIX.operating system. "" Will support the virtual memory feature in futuresystem software versions. Optional 6SSS2 floating-point Provides fast processing of mathe math11> coprocessor, running at matical11> calculations generated by 20 megahertz applications such as CAD/CAM and sophisticated graphics packages. Multiple monitor options Lets you choose from themost including11> : popular11> Apple displays, both color -Built-in video support forfour and monochrome. Apple monitors: Macintosh 12" Eliminates the need for a separate RGB Display, AppleColor" video11> card or special driver software. High-Resolution RGB Monitor, "" Lets you work with up to 256 colors Macintosh 12" Monochrome or shades of gray simultaneously on Display, and Apple Macintosh the Macintosh 12" RGB Display and the Portrait Display AppleColor High-Resolution RGB -Support for other Apple or Monitor, up to 256 shades of gray third-party monitor that requires with the Macintosh 12" Monochrome a video expansion card Display, and up to 16 shades of gray with the Apple Macintosh Portrait Display. "" Lets you work with the monitor that best suits your needs-including monitors that produce photographic-quality color. One internal expansion slot Lets you incorporate new capabilities for11> eithera NuBus card or an 11>or increase system performance by 030 Direct Slot card adding an expansion card forcommuni cations, graphics, emulation, and more. Lets you add one of hundreds of 11>NuBus cards that are already available forall other Macintosh II systems. "" Lets you add one of the many 030 Direct Slot cards that are available for the Macintosh SE/30 personal computer. Sound input Allows you to add voice comments 11> to11> voice-capable word processing, spread sheet, presentations, and other documents. Apple SuperDrive" Allows convenient transfer of data 11>(1. 4-megabyte floppydisk drive) files11> between Macintosh, OS/2, MS-DOS, and Apple II systems. "" Provides almost twice the storage capacity of SOOK disk drives. 40- or SO-megabyte Provides ample storage capacity for 11>internal hard disk drive files11> and applications. Features Benefits Eight built-in ports: Provide support forup to seven -One� SCSI port popular� peripherals such as CD-ROM -One Apple Desktop Bus" (ADB) port drives, scanners, and printers. -External disk drive port Permit communication with the -Two serial ports key� board, mouse, and other devices. -One sound-in port Support either an external SOOK or -One sound-out port �1. 4-megabyte Apple SuperDrive floppy -One video port disk drive. Provide access to LocalTalk® cable based� networks, which allow you to connect Macintosh Hsi systems to other computers and to LaserWriter® printers through the AppleTalk® network system. Support sound input via microphone or� phono jack adapter. Supply high-quality, four-voice digital sound� output that is compatible with all applications that use Macintosh sound. Provide connection to all monitors sup ported� by the Macintosh Hsi computer's built-in monitor support. 1 megabyte of on-board RAM, Lets you work with large amounts of expandable� to 17 megabytes data,� such as large spreadsheets, scanned images, and sound files. 512K of ROM, including Enables future32- bit versions of the support� for: Macintosh� Operating System to address -32-bit addressing up to 4 gigabytes of memory. -Hierarchical File System Organizes document storage and -32-Bit QuickDraw" allows� easy access to files. -Sound input Enables color systems to display up to� 16 million colors simultaneously. Choice of keyboards Apple Keyboard includes a numeric (sold� separately) keypad� and cursor keys. -Apple Keyboard Apple Extended Keyboard also includes -Apple Extended Keyboard �15 functionkeys , letting you work effec tively with alternate operating systems, terminal-emulation programs, and other data communications applications. Macintosh user interface, Makes most applications intuitive and including� mouse, icons, windows, �easy to learn. and pull-down menus Reduces training and support costs. � Provides a consistent user interface across� applications. MultiFinder® operating system Allows multiple applications to be � opened� concurrently. Lets you easily cut and paste parts of documents� fromone application to another. Allows background tasks to be while you� interact with applications in therun foreground. Software compatibility Lets you run virtually all Macintosh � software.� Product Details 68030 microprocessor -5 megabytes (1 megabyte on main logic Network support The 68030 microprocessor runs at 20 board; four1- megabyte SIMMs) The Macintosh Hsi provides full ROM � � megahertz and features a built-in Memory -9 megabytes (1 megabyte on main logic support for all AppleTalk protocols, and Management Unit (MMU). The MMU sup board: four 2-megabyte SIMMs) includes built-in serial ports for LocalTalk ports the A/UXoper ating system and -17 megabytes (1 megabyte on main logic network connections. provides the capabilities necessary to board; four 4-megabyte SIMMs) support virtual memory, a new feature The Macintosh Hsi uses 100-nano Operating system support of Macintosh system software version 7.0. second� (or faster)fast-paged mode RAM. Macintosh system software includes: Virtual memory lets you work with more �-System software version 6.0.6 or later applications without the need forlarge ROM (the Macintosh Operating System) with amounts of DRAM by setting up sections A ROM SIMM socket on the logic board System Startup disk. on the hard disk for easy memory provides� an easy ROM upgrade path. -System Additions disk (includes utilities swapping. such as the Apple File Exchange, HD SC 256-byte data and instruction caches Expansion slot Setup, CloseView, Disk First Aid': and accel� erate overall system performance by One NuBus card or 030 Direct Slot card Font/DA Mover). eliminating one wait state that occurs with can� be added to the Macintosh Hsi by con HyperCard® 2.0 Home, Addresses the 68020 processor. necting it to a Macintosh Hsi adapter card with� Audio, Appointments with Audio, (sold separately). Audio Palette, and Audio Help stacks. 68882 math coprocessor (optional) NuBus provides a multiplexed, 32-bit A/U:X: version 2.0.1 (optional) is Customers who work routinely with address� bus and data bus on a single 96- �compatible with the Macintosh Hsi. software� such as sophisticated CAD/CAM pin connector. The NuBus architecture and graphics applications may want to add supports data transfer