Macintosh IIvx
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Macintosh IIvx
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| Release date | October 19, 1992 |
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| Introductory price | US$2,950 |
| Discontinued | October 21, 1993 |
| Operating system | System 7.1, System 7.1.1-Mac OS 7.6.1 |
| CPU | Motorola 68030 @ 32 MHz |
| Memory | 4 MB, expandable to 68 MB (80 ns 30-pin SIMM) |
The Macintosh IIvx (code name Brazil) was the last of the Macintosh II series of Macintosh computers from Apple. The IIvx included either a 40, 80, 160 or 400 MB hard drive, three NuBus slots, and a Processor Direct Slot. It was the first Macintosh to have a metal case and the first case design of any personal computer to provide for an internal CD-ROM drive. An internal double speed CD-ROM drive which used a disc caddy was available as an option from Apple.
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History
The Mac IIvx began its life in development as a proof-of-concept to see how an internal CD-ROM drive could be added to a Mac. But after Apple CEO John Sculley gave a speech at MacWorld Tokyo which promised a Mac with a CD-ROM drive, the IIvx was rushed into production.[1] Several shortcuts were taken in its design, most notably that its 32 MHz processor was crippled by its 16 MHz bus, making it slightly slower than the popular but aging Macintosh IIci.[2] Its serial port was limited to 57.6 kbit/s, which could cause problems with serial connections and MIDI hardware. The Macintosh IIvi (a slower version of the IIvx) was introduced at the same time but discontinued only four months later. The IIvx shared the processor with the IIvi-based Performa 600. The IIvx was the only model in the series with a 32K L2 cache.
Industrial design
The Macintosh IIvx has the same chassis as the Centris 650 (later known as the Quadra 650). It can be upgraded to this machine by a simple logic board swap.
Legacy
The much-more-powerful Macintosh Centris 650 was released four months after the IIvx for $250 less, immediately rendering the IIvx obsolete. The IIvx's base price was simultaneously slashed by over a third; it would remain on sale for another eight months.[2] For a while afterwards, people who bought an expensive Mac that quickly became outdated were said to have been "IIvx-ed".[1]
References
- ^ a b O'Grady, Jason D. (2008). Apple Inc. (Corporations That Changed the World). ABC-CLIO. ISBN 0-313-36244-0.
- ^ a b "Macintosh IIvx". Low End Mac. http://lowendmac.com/ii/macintosh-iivx.html.
External links
- Macintosh IIvx technical specification at apple.com
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