A Compact Macintosh (or Compact Mac) is an
all-in-one Apple
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Mac computer with a display integrated in the computer case, beginning with the original
Macintosh 128K. Compact Macs include the
original Macintosh through to the
Color Classic sold between 1984 and the mid-1990s. The larger
Macintosh LC 500 series
The Macintosh LC 500 series is a series of personal computers that were a part of Apple Computer's Macintosh LC family of Macintosh computers, designed as a successor to the compact Macintosh family of computers for the mid-1990s mainstream educa ...
,
Power Macintosh 5000 series and
iMac
iMac is a family of all-in-one Mac desktop computers designed and built by Apple Inc. It has been the primary part of Apple's consumer desktop offerings since its debut in August 1998, and has evolved through seven distinct forms.
In it ...
are not described as a "Compact Mac."
Apple divides these models into five form factors: The
Macintosh 128K,
Macintosh SE, and
Macintosh Classic
The Macintosh Classic is a personal computer designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer from October 1990 to September 1992. It was the first Macintosh to sell for less than US$1,000.
Production of the Classic was prompted by the succe ...
(all with a black and white screen), the modernized
Macintosh Color Classic
The Macintosh Color Classic (sold as the Macintosh Colour Classic in PAL regions) is a personal computer designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer, Inc. from February 1993 to May 1995 (up to January 1998 in PAL markets). It has an all ...
with a color screen, and the very different
Macintosh XL.
Models
*220 V international models are appended with the letter "P" (e.g. ''M0001P'')
Timeline
See also
*
All-in-one desktop computer
References
Compact Macs Indexan
at lowendmac.com
at EveryMac
External links
The Vintage Mac Museum: Compact Mac -9inch/mono Display 68000-
{{Apple hardware
Macintosh case designs
Computer-related introductions in 1984