Macintosh 500/5000 Series

This index covers the Macintosh 500 Series of computers, 68030- and 68040-based Macs with integrated color monitors. The 5000 Series (links below) are PowerPC-based.

Mac 500/5000 Series Index

• 520
• 550
• 575
• 580
• Mac TV
• 5200
• 5260
• 5400
• 5500

Mac 500/5000 Series Links

• Guide to the 500 Series
• Got a 500 Series Mac? Consider joining the Vintage Macs email lists.
• Guide to LC PDS Video Cards. Includes Focus, Radius, and RasterOps cards for the LC processor direct slot.
• Performa 575 to Power Mac 575, Steve Wood, View From the Classroom, 2/7.
• Sonnet Presto Plus provides acceleration, Ethernet, and 32 MB additional RAM
• Email lists: Classic Macs Digest, Vintage Macs, Vintage Macs
• Classic Macs, a mailing list devoted to users of pre-68040 Macs.
• DriveSetup is compatible with many third-party drives (requires 68040 or PPC). See our compatibility list.
• Pseud040 lets 68020- and 68030-based Macs run 68040 programs - I've even heard of Mac OS 8.1 running on a IIsi!
• RAM Charger from Jump Development ($40) lets you get the most out of your RAM - especially helpful on Macs with 8 MB or less. By launching applications using the minimum amount of memory they need, RAM Charger lets you run more programs. It also works well with RAM Doubler. You can even download a demo.

Be sure to see the list of dealers who buy, sell, or broker used and/or refurbished Macintosh hardware.

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