The Macintosh
Plus computer is the third model in the Macintosh line,
introduced on January 16, 1986 with a price tag of US$2,599.
As an evolutionary improvement over the 512K, it shipped with 1 MB of RAM
standard, expandable to 4 MB, and an external SCSI peripheral bus.
Reference:
Wikipedia
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MACINTOSH PLUS |
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Manufacturer |
Apple |
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Release date |
1986 - 1990 |
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Operating system |
System 3.0 - System 7.5.5 |
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CPU |
Motorola 68000 @ 8 MHZ |
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Memory |
1 - 4 MB RAM |
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The story: |
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| Summary: | I obtained this
piece in 2021. It was in exceptional condition
with an external SCSI-drive with 20 MB of space, an Apple
ImageWriter II and a black carrying bag.
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| Exterior: | The exterior was in exemplary
condition with barely any yellowing to the
plastic.
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| Interior: | The interior was
also in superb condition. There were no issues with the motherboard, PSU, RAM or HDDs what so ever. Everything was working as it was designed.
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| Upgrades: | I decided
early on to replace the 4 x 256 KB of RAM (a total of 1 MB) with 4 x
1 MB RAM-sticks. This provided the maximum intended upgrade of
memory. I have replaced the RIFA-caps in the power supply and added a appropriate diode to provide power over the SCSI-bus as this was not a feature on this model. The drive in the external
drive works, but is notoriously slow. I therefore opened up the
drive cabinet and added a BlueSCSI-unit to the same cable, making it
a "multi-drive-drive". The OS is booted from the BlueSCSI, making it
seek, write, and load faster. I went with system 7.1 as I needed a
Norwegian version and this was the latest release I found. It
originally came with system 6.0.8. The original drive is still in
there and shows in System 7, ready to assist. It helps that the
seek-sounds from the drive is still present to keep the nostalgia
alive. |
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