MacTerminal was the first

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and

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program available for the

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. MacTerminal enabled

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to connect via

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s and

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s (e.g.,

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), and to other computers. MacTerminal was capable of emulating the DEC

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and other

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began retailing MacTerminal in July 1984 following the launch of the

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in January. MacTerminal was compatible with the original 128K model using Apple's optional 300 or 1200 bit/s external

designed for the

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, but MacTerminal was not available for Development stage#Release, general release at the 128K's launch date. Apple began bundling MacTerminal with later Macintosh models. When Apple Computer, Inc. spawned Claris in 1987 as its application software division, Claris continued development of most of Apple's major applications, but development of MacTerminal ceased. However, similar functionality was rolled into

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MacTerminal at Macintosh Repository
Classic Mac OS-only software made by Apple Inc. Terminal emulators Discontinued software {{Mac-software-stub

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