personal computer by Apple

The end of the Classic line in the North American market, the Color Classic (a.k.a. Performa 250) shared the motherboard design of the LC II – equally limited in RAM expansion, constricted by a 16-bit data bus, and able to use 16-bit PDS cards designed for the LC. The only significant difference is the presence of a socket for adding a 68882 math coprocessor.

The Color Classic’s claim to fame is a tiny, remarkably crisp 10″ (9″ viewable) 512 x 384 pixel color monitor – and Apple IIe emulation using a PDS card. (The 512 x 384 pixel display matched the format of the 12″ monitor designed for the LC and LC II, which accepted the same Apple II card.)

“In many ways, the Color Classic is the compact Mac everyone’s been waiting for since, well, since 1984.” ( MacUser, April 1993)

Specs (via Low End Mac)

• Cpu: 16 MHz 68030
• Fpu: 68882 (optional)
• Performance: 1.7, relative to SE; 0.25, Speedometer 4; 3.9 MIPS for more details, see benchmark page
• Ram: 4 MB, expandable to 10 MB using two 100ns 30-pin SIMMs
• Rom: 1 MB
• Hard Drive: 40, 80, or 160 MB
• Floppy Drive: 1.4 MB double-sided
• Vram: 256 KB, expandable to 512 KB for 16-bit color, stock VRAM supports 4-bit/16-color mode on Color Classic hacked to support 640 x 480 (8-bit color with VRAM upgrade)
• Addressing: 24-bit or 32-bit
• Gestalt Id: 49
• Code Name: Slice
• Upgrade Path: no official upgrade path, although some have successfully installed 550 and 575 motherboards
• Adb Ports: 2
• Pram Battery: 3.6V half-AA most common, although some use 4.5V Rayovac 840
• Weight: 22.5 lbs.
• Serial Ports: 2 DIN-8 RS-422 ports on back of computer
• Scsi Ports: DB-25 connector on back of computer
• Expansion Slot: LC PDS slot
• Power Supply: 100W
• See: Online resources and links for the Mac Color Classic

The end of the Classic line in the North American market, the Color Classic (a.k.a. Performa 250) shared the motherboard design of the LC II – equally limited in RAM expansion, constricted by a 16-bit data bus, and able to use 16-bit PDS cards designed for the LC. The only significant difference is the presence of a socket for adding a 68882 math coprocessor.

The Color Classic’s claim to fame is a tiny, remarkably crisp 10″ (9″ viewable) 512 x 384 pixel color monitor – and Apple IIe emulation using a PDS card. (The 512 x 384 pixel display matched the format of the 12″ monitor designed for the LC and LC II, which accepted the same Apple II card.)

“In many ways, the Color Classic is the compact Mac everyone’s been waiting for since, well, since 1984.” ( MacUser, April 1993)

Specs (via Low End Mac)

• Cpu: 16 MHz 68030
• Fpu: 68882 (optional)
• Performance: 1.7, relative to SE; 0.25, Speedometer 4; 3.9 MIPS for more details, see benchmark page
• Ram: 4 MB, expandable to 10 MB using two 100ns 30-pin SIMMs
• Rom: 1 MB
• Hard Drive: 40, 80, or 160 MB
• Floppy Drive: 1.4 MB double-sided
• Vram: 256 KB, expandable to 512 KB for 16-bit color, stock VRAM supports 4-bit/16-color mode on Color Classic hacked to support 640 x 480 (8-bit color with VRAM upgrade)
• Addressing: 24-bit or 32-bit
• Gestalt Id: 49
• Code Name: Slice
• Upgrade Path: no official upgrade path, although some have successfully installed 550 and 575 motherboards
• Adb Ports: 2
• Pram Battery: 3.6V half-AA most common, although some use 4.5V Rayovac 840
• Weight: 22.5 lbs.
• Serial Ports: 2 DIN-8 RS-422 ports on back of computer
• Scsi Ports: DB-25 connector on back of computer
• Expansion Slot: LC PDS slot
• Power Supply: 100W
• See: Online resources and links for the Mac Color Classic