Macintosh 128K
The original Macintosh was released in January 1984 after the groundbreaking Super Bowl ad. The ad depicted the coming of the Mac as “freeing” computer users from an Orwellian 1984 world.
This Mac established the all-in-one design. It was the first computer to use an affordable Graphical User Interface. It shipped with a keyboard and mouse and was the first computer to include a floppy drive that took 400 kB 3.5-inch disks. Both the OS and file storage are handled by floppy disks since the Mac 128K has no internal hard disk.
CPU
CPU: Motorola MC68000
CPU Speed: 8 MHz
FPU: none
Bus Speed: 8 MHz
Data Path: 16 bit
ROM: 64 kB
Onboard RAM: 128 kB
Maximum RAM: 128 kB
Video
Monitor: 9" built-in
VRAM: 1 bit 512x342
Storage
Floppy Drive: 3.5" 400 kB
Input/Output
Serial: 2
Audio Out: mono 8 bit
Speaker: mono
Miscellaneous
Codename: Macintosh
Gestalt ID: 1
Power: 60 Watts
Dimensions: 13.6" H x 9.6" W x 10.9" D
Weight: 16.5 lbs.
Maximum OS: System 3.2/Finder 5.3
Minimum OS: 1.0
Introduced: January 1984
Terminated: October 1985
“Why 1984 Won’t Be Like 1984”
