Macintosh IIx

Mac II Series

Mac IIx

code names: Spock, Stratos

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Building on the success of the Mac II, the 1988 IIx housed a 68030 CPU and 68882 FPU (floating point unit) in the same case. Breakthrough features included the DOS-compatible 1.4 MB SuperDrive (a.k.a. FDHD for floppy disk, high density) and virtual memory. Although advertised as a 32-bit computer, the Mac IIx ROMs were "dirty," containing some 24-bit code. Running in 32-bit mode requires Mode32 (search the page for "mode32").

The IIx requires special PAL SIMMs when using 4 MB or larger SIMMs. With these it can support 128 MB.

There is a ROM SIMM slot on the Mac IIx which must be filled with a IIx ROM. Without this ROM, the computer will not function.

Upgrade Advice

If you want more speed, consider upgrading to a IIfx instead of adding an accelerator. You can easily move your video card and other accessories (but not RAM) to the new computer.

  • If you're content with performance but run out of memory, move to 8 MB ($10 or so depending on how much RAM you already have).
  • Consider a Mac IIfx motherboard ($10-25). You will need to buy 64-bit SIMMs, quite possibly making this more expensive than buying a used IIfx.
  • LOW END MAC BEST BUY Buy a used Mac IIfx (starting at less than $50 depending on configuration). This provides almost 3x the speed and usually 8-16 MB RAM and an 80-160 MB hard drive. Since you only have 2-8 MB in your IIx, the fact that the IIfx uses 64-bit SIMMs isn't a big factor. You may well get an accelerated video card in the bargain.
  • A newer hard drive will be larger and faster than the one Apple shipped with the computer, but you won't be able to take full advantage of that speed on such an old computer.
  • If you want to run a larger monitor, support other bit depths, or have accelerated video, check out our Guide to NuBus Video Cards. There are lots to choose from, and many of them are dirt cheap on the used market.

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