This Does Not Compute | Macintosh II: The Mac's Major 80s Evolution @ThisDoesNotCompute | Uploaded May 2022 | Updated October 2024, 7 hours ago.
The initial vision for Apple's Macintosh platform was to make computers accessible for the masses. But in order to grow, Apple needed to get businesses to want to use the Mac...and as such, the platform needed to evolve.
Sources:
NuBus specification sheet: web.archive.org/web/20190926203937/bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/ti/nubus/2242825-0001_NuBus_Spec1983.pdf
NuBus IEEE abstract: http://web.mit.edu/6.033/2005/wwwdocs/dp1/nubus12.pdf
"National Semiconductor Steps Into Add-On Mart With Card," InfoWorld, June 29, 1987.
"ROM Upgrade to Fix Bug in Mac II Bus," InfoWorld, October 26, 1987.
"For the Best of Us...", MacUser, April 1987.
"The New Macs, " Computer Chronicles, 1987: archive.org/details/TheNewMa1987
Macintosh SE photo: tinkerdifferent.com/threads/restoration-macintosh-se-with-water-damage.291
"After the Split at Apple's Core," InfoWorld, September 30, 1985.
"3-D Program for Mac II Offers Color Animation," InfoWorld, July 27, 1987.
"Mac to receive Autocad version," Computerworld, May 16, 1988.
"Universities Say Mac II Nears Workstation Ideal," InfoWorld, March 16, 1987.
"Macintosh IIx Moves Ahead In Apple's Orderly Evolution," InfoWorld, February 6, 1989.
Mac IIfx photo: reddit.com/r/VintageApple/comments/ftfgps/looking_to_buy_mac_iifx_ram_anyone_have_any_they
"The Mac IIfx: Fast Times at Apple Computer," MacUser, May 1990.
IIfx motherboard photo: imgur.com/gallery/lf6RWwJ
"Power At a Price," Macworld, May 1990.
"Apple's Special fx," Byte Magazine, April 1990.
"Mac Ripens," Computerworld, March 2, 1987.
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The initial vision for Apple's Macintosh platform was to make computers accessible for the masses. But in order to grow, Apple needed to get businesses to want to use the Mac...and as such, the platform needed to evolve.
Sources:
NuBus specification sheet: web.archive.org/web/20190926203937/bitsavers.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de/pdf/ti/nubus/2242825-0001_NuBus_Spec1983.pdf
NuBus IEEE abstract: http://web.mit.edu/6.033/2005/wwwdocs/dp1/nubus12.pdf
"National Semiconductor Steps Into Add-On Mart With Card," InfoWorld, June 29, 1987.
"ROM Upgrade to Fix Bug in Mac II Bus," InfoWorld, October 26, 1987.
"For the Best of Us...", MacUser, April 1987.
"The New Macs, " Computer Chronicles, 1987: archive.org/details/TheNewMa1987
Macintosh SE photo: tinkerdifferent.com/threads/restoration-macintosh-se-with-water-damage.291
"After the Split at Apple's Core," InfoWorld, September 30, 1985.
"3-D Program for Mac II Offers Color Animation," InfoWorld, July 27, 1987.
"Mac to receive Autocad version," Computerworld, May 16, 1988.
"Universities Say Mac II Nears Workstation Ideal," InfoWorld, March 16, 1987.
"Macintosh IIx Moves Ahead In Apple's Orderly Evolution," InfoWorld, February 6, 1989.
Mac IIfx photo: reddit.com/r/VintageApple/comments/ftfgps/looking_to_buy_mac_iifx_ram_anyone_have_any_they
"The Mac IIfx: Fast Times at Apple Computer," MacUser, May 1990.
IIfx motherboard photo: imgur.com/gallery/lf6RWwJ
"Power At a Price," Macworld, May 1990.
"Apple's Special fx," Byte Magazine, April 1990.
"Mac Ripens," Computerworld, March 2, 1987.
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Please consider supporting my work on Patreon: patreon.com/thisdoesnotcompute
Follow me on Twitter and Instagram! @thisdoesnotcomp
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Music by Epidemic Sound (https://www.epidemicsound.com).
Intro music by BoxCat Games (freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games).
