Macintosh IIci
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 | 3 years, 4 months |
| Introductory price | US$6,269 (equivalent to $15,900 in 2024) |
| 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 in (140 mm) Width: 11.9 in (300 mm) Depth: 14.4 in (370 mm) |
| Weight | 13.6 lb (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 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.
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 it was succeeded by the Centris 650 while the Quadra 700 was replaced by the Quadra 800.