Macintosh SE
The Macintosh SE is a personal computer designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Computer, from March 1987 to October 1990. It marked a significant improvement on the Macintosh Plus design and was introduced by Apple at the same time as the Macintosh II.
Macintosh SE with dual floppy drives | |
| Also known as | Macintosh SE FDHD Macintosh SE SuperDrive |
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| Manufacturer | Apple Computer |
| Product family | Compact Macintosh |
| Type | All-in-one |
| Release date | March 2, 1987 |
| Introductory price | US$2,900 (equivalent to $7,500 in 2022) (dual floppy) US$3,900 (equivalent to $10,000 in 2022) (with 20 MB hard drive) |
| Discontinued | October 15, 1990 |
| Operating system | System 4.0 – System 7.5.5 |
| CPU | Motorola 68000 @ 7.8 MHz |
| Memory | 1 MB RAM, expandable to 4 MB (150 ns 30-pin SIMM) |
| Display | 9 in (23 cm) monochrome, 512 × 342 |
| Dimensions | Height: 13.6 in (35 cm) Width: 9.69 in (24.6 cm) Depth: 10.9 in (28 cm) |
| Mass | 17 lb (7.7 kg) |
| Predecessor | Macintosh 512Ke Macintosh Plus |
| Successor | Macintosh SE/30 Macintosh Classic |
| Related | Macintosh II Macintosh IIx |
The SE retains the same Compact Macintosh form factor as the original Macintosh computer introduced three years earlier and uses the same design language used by the Macintosh II. An enhanced model, the SE/30, was introduced in January 1989; sales of the original SE continued. The Macintosh SE was updated in August 1989 to include a SuperDrive, with this updated version being called the "Macintosh SE FDHD" and later the "Macintosh SE SuperDrive". The Macintosh SE was replaced with the Macintosh Classic, a very similar model which retained the same central processing unit and form factor, but at a lower price point.