- Macintosh IIcx
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March 7 1989 |MSRP=5369|CPU=Motorola 68030
CPUspeed=16 MHz|OS=System 6.0.3|RAM=1MiB or 2 MiB, expandable to 128 MiB|RAMtype=120 ns 30-pin SIMM
Discontinued=March 11 ,1991 Half a year following the release of theMacintosh IIx passed before Apple introduced the Macintosh IIcx in 1989. Despite resembling the IIx to a great extent, the IIcx was quieter (due to its quieter fan on a smaller power supply) than its predecessor. The design was also much more compact because it had only threeNuBus slots. The new case, Apple's only to be designed to operate in either horizontal or vertical orientation, remained in use for its successors theIIci andQuadra 700 . The idea for vertical orientation, one of the firstminitower cases, was suggested by Apple CEOJohn Sculley , who was running out of space on his desk. [http://www.landsnail.com/apple/local/design/mac2cx.html]Users liked the Mac IIcx in part because its components and parts (such as RAM,
NuBus slots, and power supply) snapped into place case without the need for screws. At the IIcx's introduction,Jean-Louis Gassee demonstrated the IIcx's modular design by assembling one from parts in front of the audience [http://www.mactech.com/articles/mactech/Vol.05/05.11/Nov89Letters/index.html] This made it less expensive to build, easier to repair, and earned it heavy praise and a warm reception amongst the Mac community.This model was superseded by the
Macintosh IIci .See also
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List of Macintosh models grouped by CPU type
*List of products discontinued by Apple Computer External links
* [http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_ii/stats/mac_iicx.html Specifications at Everymac.com]
* [http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=112171 Macintosh IIcx technical specification] at apple.comNavbox with columns
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