Restoration of a 1990 Macintosh Classic Retro Computer
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Summary
Jeff Geerling documents the first part of restoring his Aunt's vintage Macintosh Classic computer from 1990. The article covers the technical specifications of this budget Mac model, which featured a 68000 CPU when newer models were using 68030 processors. It was originally priced under $1,000 as an affordable version of the Macintosh Plus. The restoration is part of a retro computer series, with plans to also cover an Apple II restoration in the future.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledThe Classic is a strange Mac—it was introduced in 1990 as a budget version of the 1986 Macintosh Plus
with a 68000 CPU in an era when the 68030 was the new hotness
It started under $1,000, but was a slig
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