
The Making of Macintosh
90
The Evolution of the Macintosh
Here are the Macintosh project’s specications at various times during its development, based upon ofcial Apple
documents.
DATE
Price
INTERNAL
Processor
Memory
ROM
Mass storage
Battery
Serial port
Modem
Real-time clock
VIDEO
Display
Diagonal
Characters
Pixels
INPUT
Keyboard
Input device
Speech recognition
Microphone
OUTPUT
Printer
Speaker
Speech synthesis
PHYSICAL
Weight
H x W x D
SOFTWARE
BASIC
Calculator
Communications
FORTH
Word processor
5/29/79
$500
8-bit CPU
64K
n/a
200K 5.25” floppy
2 hours
one
built-in
built-in
built-in
4” or 5”
n/a
n/a
built-in
n/a
n/a
n/a
built-in
n/a
n/a
20 pounds
n/a
built-in
n/a
n/a
built-in
n/a
9/27/79
$1,500 ...