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Encyclopedia > Macintosh IIcx
A Macintosh IIcx
Macintosh IIcx
Manufacturer Apple Computer
Introduced March 7, 1989
Discontinued March 11, 1991
Price US$5369
CPU Motorola 68030, 16 MHz
RAM 1 MiB or 2 MiB, expandable to 128 MiB, 120 ns 30-pin SIMM
OS System 6.0.3

Half a year following the release of the Macintosh 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 three NuBus slots. The new case, Apple's only to be designed to operate in horizontal or vertical orientation, remained in use for its successors the IIci and Quadra 700. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Apple Inc. ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (67th in leap years). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (71st in leap years). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motorola 68030 Processor from a Macintosh IIsi The Motorola 68030 is a 32-bit microprocessor in Motorolas 68000 family. ... The three-letter acronym MIB may refer to any of several concepts: Management information base, a computing information repository used (for example) by SNMP In marbles, any marble, but esp. ... The Macintosh IIx was introduced by Apple in 1988 as an incremental update of the original Macintosh II model. ... Apple Inc. ... NuBus is a 32-bit parallel computer bus, originally developed at MIT as a part of the NuMachine workstation project, and eventually used by Apple Computer and NeXT Computer. ... The Apple Macintosh IIci was an improvement on the Macintosh IIcx. ... The Macintosh Quadra 700 was introduced (along with the Quadra 900) in October 1991, as Apples first computers to use the Motorola 68040 processor, as well as the first to feature built-in Ethernet networking. ...


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. This made it less expensive to build, easier to repair, and earned it heavy praise and a warm reception amongst the Mac community. NuBus is a 32-bit parallel computer bus, originally developed at MIT as a part of the NuMachine workstation project, and eventually used by Apple Computer and NeXT Computer. ...


This model was superseded by the Macintosh IIci. The Apple Macintosh IIci was an improvement on the Macintosh IIcx. ...


See also

Apple Macintosh models grouped by CPU type. ... The following is a list of Apple Computer software and hardware products which have been superseded by improved versions, or discontinued, and are no longer manufactured. ...

External links

  • Specifications at Everymac.com
  • Macintosh IIcx technical specification at apple.com

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Apple Macintosh - encyclopedia article about Apple Macintosh. (4697 words)
The Macintosh is regarded as being the first personal computer to popularize the use of the graphical user interface A graphical user interface (or GUI, sometimes pronounced "gooey") is a method of interacting with a computer through a metaphor of direct manipulation of graphical images and widgets in addition to text.
Along with the Mac II, the Macintosh SE was released, the first compact Mac with an expansion slot; although another 8-MHz 68000 machine it shared some of the II's aesthetics, such as its new ergonomic mouse and keyboard.
It was followed by a more compact version with fewer slots, the Macintosh IIcx, and a version of the Mac SE powered by the 16-MHz 68030, the Macintosh SE/30 in 1989, which did not use the -x designation for obvious reasons.
Encyclopedia: Macintosh IIcx (251 words)
In fact, it was one of the (very) few Macintosh models which could be set either in a horizontal or vertical position.
The Macintosh IIx was introduced by Apple in 1988 as an incremental update of the original Macintosh II model.
What also made the Mac IIcx significant was the fact that its components and parts snap into the computer case without the need for screws.
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