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Macintosh IIx
M5840 · Platinum
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Identifiers
| Order number | M5840 |
Reference
| Original price | $7,769 |
| Announced | 1988-09-19 |
| Discontinued | 1990-10-15 |
| Max supported OS | System 7.5.5 |
| Design era | Platinum |
Configurations
| Colors | Platinum |
| CPU | Motorola 68030 @ 16 MHz + 68882 FPU |
| Memory | 1 MB, 4 MB, 8 MB, 32 MB, 128 MB (max) |
| Storage | 40 MB SCSI HDD, 80 MB SCSI HDD, BlueSCSI |
| Graphics | Apple Macintosh II Video Card (4-bit), Apple 8•24 NuBus card |
| Operating system | System 6.0.3, System 7.x, System 7.5.5, A/UX |
| Removable media | 1.4 MB floppy (FDHD) |
Physical
| Ports & connectivity | ADB (2) · DB-25 SCSI · 2× RS-422 Mini-DIN-8 serial · 3.5mm audio out · 6× NuBus slots |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 476 × 140 × 371 mm |
| Weight | 11.6 kg |
Known quirks
- Essentially a Mac II with a 68030 — same case and slot count
- 32-bit dirty ROM — needs MODE32 to use more than 8 MB RAM
- PRAM battery leak and analog-board cap aging common
- Power supply is the same as Mac II — fails over time