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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, System 6.0.1, System 6.0.2, System 6.0.3, System 6.0.4, System 6.0.5, System 6.0.7, System 6.0.8, System 7.0, System 7.0.1, System 7.1, System 7.1.1, System 7.1.2, System 7.5, System 7.5.1, System 7.5.2, System 7.5.3, System 7.5.5, A/UX 1.0, A/UX 1.1, A/UX 2.0, A/UX 2.0.1, A/UX 3.0, A/UX 3.0.1, A/UX 3.0.2, A/UX 3.1, A/UX 3.1.1 |
| 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