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![]() A Macintosh IIci | |
Also known as | "Aurora II", "Pacific"[1] |
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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.[2]
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.