Guide to the Mac II Series

Models sorted by processor speed, then date of introduction. Note that the Performa 600 and IIvx were crippled with a 16-bit data bus, earning them the Road Apple label.

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Processor	68020	68030
Model	II	IIx	IIcx	IIvi	IIsi	IIci	Performa 600	IIvx	IIfx
Introduced	3/2/87	9/19/88	3/89	10/92	10/90	9/89		9/92	3/90
Price New	$3,900	$7,800	$5,400		$3,800	$6,700		$2,950	$9,900
CPU Speed	16 MHz				20 MHz	25 MHz	32 MHz		40 MHz
Base RAM	1 MB			4 MB	1 MB		4 MB		4 MB
Max RAM	68 MB	128 MB		68 MB	65 MB	128 MB	68 MB		128 MB
Minimum OS	2.0	6.0.2	6.0.3	7.1	6.0.6	6.0.4	7.1		6.0.5
Maximum OS	7.5.5			7.6.1
Floppy Drive	800K	1.4M
Hard Drive	various sizes
Video	needs card			to 640 x 870					needs card
VRAM	on card			512 KB	DRAM				on card
NuBus slots	6		3		none	3			6
PDS	none				030 PDS		none	030 PDS
L2 cache	none					optional	none	32K
H/W/D	5.5"/18.7"/14.5"		5.5"/11.9"/14.5"	6.0"/13.0"/16.5"	4.0"/12.4"/14.9"	5.5"/11.9"/14.5"	6.0"/13.0"/16.5"		5.5"/18.7"/14.5"
Weight	24 lbs.		13.6 lbs.	25 lbs.	10 lbs.	16 lbs.	25 lbs.		24 lbs.

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