The Earliest Maclones

Before Apple chose to license its operating system, there were clandestine ways to make clones. Some required ROMs from a Mac Plus. One repackaged an SE/30 as a portable. All these were well before Apple licensed the Mac OS.

Other Clones and Repacks

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