| Description | |
| Manufacturer | Apple |
| Model | Macintosh Portable |
| Date Announced | 1989 |
| Date Canceled | 1991 (replaced with an updated model) |
| Number Produced | Tens of thousands |
| Country of Origin | USA |
| Price | $6,500 base, $7,300 with hard drive |
| Current Value | $100+ |
| Specifications | |
| Processor | Low power Motorola 68000 |
| Speed | 16 MHz |
| RAM | 1-9MB |
| ROM | 256MB |
| Storage | 3.5" floppy, optional 40MB hard drive |
| Expansion | Additional RAM via proprietary card |
| Bus | SCSI port on back |
| Video | 640x400 black and white |
| I/O | SCSI, Serial |
| OS Options | Mac OS6 and OS7 |
| Notes | Apple was fairly late to the laptop scene and the Macintosh Portable was their initial offering. It was big for a laptop (the batteries alone weighed 2 lbs) but it was a Mac for the road. |
| Related Items in Collection | Apple Macintosh and other Apple products. |
| Related Items Wanted | Working batteries, docs, additional software. |
The Apple Mac Portable in my collection is in great physical shape but it fails to boot (comes up with a sad Mac when it comes up at all.) It's going to need some help down the line.
(Submitted March 17, 2010 12:52:37 by Brian Deuel)
The later revision of the Portable added back lighting to the LCD. If I recall, the machine won't boot without the battery present, but it's been years since I played with one...
(Submitted December 21, 2009 11:59:09 by Smithy UK)
I remember these, SO much better than the IBM portable - light- years ahead and really showed the way forward. Typical Apple. Very poor battery life and no backlight made it less useful. But the introduction of the powerbook series put that right. Love it, great site, showing my kids al the old kit we used in the 80s....
(Submitted December 2, 2009 11:08:29 by Alan Beck)
What about the Timex Sinclair 1000? I had one and I have nothing to give you.
Alan
(Submitted November 29, 2009 11:01:54 by Zane)
Anybody have one of these they're wanting to get rid of?