Macintosh II ® Overview The Macintosh® II personal com- configuration you need. Using Adding to the power and puter is the high-performance, hardware and software options versatility of the Macintosh II open-architecture member of from Apple and third parties, the is Apple's first-generation the Macintosh family. It provides Macintosh II can support other multitasking operating system, advanced color and graphics operating environments, includ- MultiFinder™. MultiFinder allows capabilities, with a palette of ing MS-DOS and AT&T UNIX®. you to open multiple applications over 16 million colors. To go with the Macintosh II, concurrently and perform back- The Macintosh II is designed you have a choice of monitors— ground tasks—such as printing for advanced applications in busi- including the AppleColor™ High- documents on laser printers— ness, desktop publishing, science, Resolution RGB Monitor—as well while you continue to work in and engineering. It comes stan- as keyboards and internal or ex- an application. dard with a full 32-bit 68020 ternal disk drives. In addition to the System soft- microprocessor and a 68881 The Macintosh II is compatible ware, the Macintosh II is packaged floating-point coprocessor. with existing Macintosh software, with Apple's exciting HyperCard® For maximum flexibility, and comes standard with 1 mega- application. HyperCard is an in- the Macintosh II makes room byte of RAM and a built-in 800- formation-management toolkit for more memory—up to 8 kilobyte floppy disk drive. It is that lets you organize informa- megabytes of on-onboard RAM— available in two configurations: tion on your computer the way and includes six built-in ports with or without an internal 40- you organize it in your mind— and six expansion slots that let megabyte hard disk drive. by association, and with unlimited you create virtually any system cross-references. Features Benefits Full 32-bit 68020 microprocessor Offers processing speed, power, and performance. ................................................................................................................. 68881 floating-point coprocessor Offers fast processing of complex mathematical functions. ................................................................................................................. Six NuBus expansion slots Lets you configure your system to meet specific needs. Makes it easy to add a variety of cards. (Cards are self-configuring— they require no DIP switches, and can be placed in any slot.) Provides flexibility for expansion as your requirements change and new technology becomes available. ................................................................................................................. Internal hard disk storage Accommodates either 5.25- or 3.5- inch drives (higher-capacity hard disk drives typically become available first in the 5.25-inch size). ................................................................................................................. Choice of monitors (sold Lets you choose the monitor you separately): need—from high-quality RGB —Apple High-Resolution Mono- monitors with vivid colors to mono- chrome Monitor chrome monitors that offer the —AppleColor™ High-Resolution RGB crispness and clarity traditionally Monitor associated with Macintosh. —Apple Two-Page Monochrome Monitor —Apple Macintosh Portrait Display ................................................................................................................. Six built-in ports: two serial, two Lets you expand your system with Apple Desktop Bus,™ one SCSI, one popular peripherals without using sound expansion slots. Provides access to LocalTalk™ cable-based networks, which allows you to connect your Macintosh II to other computers and to LaserWriter® printers through the AppleTalk® Network System. Provides connection for Apple Desktop Bus devices such as a keyboard, hand-controlled pointing device (such as a mouse or trackball), or graphics tablet. Supports up to seven SCSI peripherals. ................................................................................................................. 1 megabyte of on-board RAM, Provides the flexibility to grow as expandable to 8 megabytes you need additional memory. Lets you work with large amounts of data, such as large spreadsheets, large scanned images, and sound files. Lets you run multiple applications concurrently under the MultiFinder operating system. Features Benefits 256K of ROM, including: The Hierarchical File System —Hierarchical File System organizes storage for documents and —Drivers for Macintosh hard disk allows easy access to files. drives, NuBus expansion slots, Apple The SCSI interface supports high- Desktop Bus, 68881 floating-point performance peripherals. coprocessor, SCSI, and AppleTalk QuickDraw and Color QuickDraw network enable Macintosh applications to offer —Color QuickDraw™ a consistent interface throughout the Macintosh family. ................................................................................................................. Macintosh user interface: mouse, Makes most applications intuitive icons, windows, and pull-down and easy to learn. menus Provides a consistent interface across applications. Reduces training and support costs. ................................................................................................................. MultiFinder operating system Allows multiple applications to be opened concurrently. Lets you easily integrate informa- tion from multiple applications by cutting and pasting between them. Allows you to continue working with applications while performing tasks in the background, such as print spooling or downloading remote files. ................................................................................................................. Software compatibility Runs virtually all Macintosh software, including applications designed to take advantage of floating-point coprocessors. ................................................................................................................. Apple Sound Chip Provides high-quality digital sound. Offers compatibility with all applications that use Macintosh sound. ................................................................................................................. Choice of keyboards (sold Apple Keyboard includes numeric separately): keypad and cursor keys for efficient —Apple Keyboard operation. —Apple Extended Keyboard Apple Extended Keyboard also includes 15 function keys, letting you work effectively with alternate operat- ing systems, terminal-emulation programs, and other data communica- tions applications. Product Details System configuration The 32-bit address bus provides Stereo sound Two configurations are available: a total addressable space of 4 The Apple Sound Chip supports —The Macintosh II CPU, which gigabytes. stereo sound at a sampling rate of up includes the CPU, 68881 floating- to 44.1 kilohertz. point coprocessor, 1 megabyte of RAM RAM, one 800K 3.5-inch floppy disk RAM can be upgraded on the SCSI (Small Computer Systems drive, and mouse. motherboard to 2 megabytes with the Interface) —The Macintosh II Hard Disk 40 1MB RAM Expansion Kit; it can be SCSI is a high-performance CPU, which includes the Macintosh II upgraded to 4, 5, or 8 megabytes interface for connecting the computer CPU plus an internal 40-megabyte with 2MB RAM Expansion Kits. to hard disks and other mass-storage SCSI hard disk drive. peripherals. Up to seven SCSI Keyboard, monitors, and other 68881 floating-point math peripherals (including internal hard peripheral devices are packaged and coprocessor disk) can be connected to the sold separately. Macintosh programs that utilize Macintosh II. the Standard Apple Numerics SCSI performace on the Macintosh NuBus expansion slots Environment (SANE®) will have II is rated at up to 1 megabyte per NuBus provides a 32-bit single floating-point computations second (up to four faster times than address bus and data bus on a 96-pin accelerated by 3 to 30 times. on a Macintosh Plus). connector. Programs that make direct use of NuBus is self-configuring. Cards the 68881 will have floating-point Network support can be plugged into any slot and the computations accelerated by up to The Macintosh II serial porta system will automatically identify and 200 times. include full support for AppleTalk configure each card, without any DIP network connections. switches or jumper wires. Operating system software 68020 processor Macintosh System software The Macintosh II is equipped with includes: the 32-bit 68020 processor running at —MultiFinder 15.7 megahertz. Overall performance —Utilities such as the Hard Disk of the Macintosh II is at least four Backup times faster than that of Apple's 68000-based systems. HyperCard HyperCard software included. Cover- Six NuBus Outlet for Cover- Release Slots Monitor Release Button Button Reset Stereo Audio Apple Serial Ports SCSI Power Security Jack Desktop Bus Connector Tie-Down Connectors Connector Technical Specifications Processor Mouse Size and weight MC68020; 32-bit internal Mechanical tracking: Main unit Harvard architecture optical shaft encoding at Height: 5.5 in. (14.0 cm) 15.7-megahertz clock 3.94 ± 0.39 pulses per mm Width: 18.7 in. (47.4 speed (100 ± 10 pulses per inch) cm) of travel Depth: 14.4 in. (36.5 Coprocessor cm) 68881 floating-point Sound generator Weight: 24 lb. (10.9 kg)* coprocessor Apple’s custom digital *Weight will be more if hard disk 15.7-megahertz clock sound