color computer monitor

The 13″ AppleColor High-Resolution Monitor was Apple’s first color display for the Macintosh. It was introduced with the Mac II in March 1987 and uses a 13″ Sony Trinitron CRT, which is curved horizontally but flat vertically.

Because it uses a Trinitron display, there is a thin horizontal wire about one-third of the way up from the bottom, which you may see as a thin gray line. This is normal; it is not a defect.

This display has a fixed resolution of 640 x 480 and uses Apple’s DA-15 video connector (not to be confused with the smaller, higher density DE-15 VGA video connector used on PCs).

Specs (via Low End Mac)

• Weight: 44 lb./20 kg
• Tube Size: 13″
• Viewable Size: 12.8″
• Tube Type: Trinitron CRT
• Warmup: 20 minutes for complete warmup, usable immediately
• Pixels: 640 x 480
• Bit Depth: supports up to 24-bit color
• Display Area: 9.25″ x 6.9″/235 x 176 mm
• Refresh: 66.7 Hz
• Resolution: 69 dpi
• Dot Pitch: 0.26 mm
• Connection: DA-15
• Video Cable: removable cable with DA-15 connectors on both ends
• Security: supports standard security lock
• Power Cable: standard computer power cable
• Ac Power: 85-270V, 47-63 Hz
• Power Draw: 160W, 1.3A
• Operating Environment: 50° to 104°F/10° to 40°C, 0-90% humidity, less than 10,000’/3,000 m altitude
• Storage Environment: -40° to 116°F/-40° to 47°C
• Tilt/Swivel Base: optional
• Part Number: M0401, M1297
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