Macintosh IIci
The Macintosh IIci is a personal computer designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Computer, Inc. from September 1989 to February 1993. It is a more powerful version of the Macintosh IIcx, released earlier that year, and shares the same compact case design. With three NuBus expansion slots and a Processor Direct Slot, the IIci also improved upon the IIcx's 16 MHz Motorola 68030 CPU and 68882 FPU, replacing them with 25 MHz versions of these chips.
A Macintosh IIci | |
| Also known as | "Aurora II", "Pacific" |
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| Developer | Apple Computer, Inc. |
| Product family | Macintosh II |
| Release date | September 20, 1989 |
| Lifespan | September 20, 1989-February 10, 1993 (3 years, 4 months, and 3 weeks) |
| Introductory price | US$6,269 (equivalent to $14,800 in 2022) |
| Discontinued | February 10, 1993 |
| Operating system | System 6.0.4 - Mac OS 7.6.1 |
| CPU | Motorola 68030 @ 25 MHz |
| Memory | 1 MB or 4 MB, expandable to 128 MB (80 ns 30-pin SIMM) |
| Dimensions | Height: 5.5 inches (14 cm) Width: 11.9 inches (30 cm) Depth: 14.4 inches (37 cm) |
| Mass | 13.6 pounds (6.2 kg) |
| Predecessor | Macintosh IIcx |
| Successor | Macintosh Quadra 700 Macintosh Centris 650 Macintosh Quadra 800 |
| Related | Macintosh SE/30 Macintosh Classic Macintosh Portable |
The Macintosh Quadra 700 was introduced at the end of 1991 as Apple's mainstream workstation product to replace the IIci, albeit at a significantly higher price point: by this time, Apple authorized resellers were offering entry-level IIci systems for US$4,000 or less, whereas the Quadra 700 entered the market above US$6,000. Because of this, Apple continued to sell the IIci until early 1993 when the less expensive Quadra 650 and comparably-priced Quadra 800 were introduced.