Introduced: | March 1987 |
MSRP: | $2900 |
CPU: | Motorola 68000 |
CPU speed: | 8 MHz |
Shipped with system version: | 4.1 |
RAM: | 1 MB, expandable to 4 MB |
Discontinued: | August 1, 1989 |
The Macintosh SE was introduced at the same time as the Macintosh II. It fit in the same size case as the original Macintosh computer.
The SE's notable new features, compared to its similar predecessor the Macintosh Plus, were:
- First compact Macintosh with space for an internal hard disk, or, if the user preferred, dual floppy drives.
- First compact Macintosh that featured an expansion slot (SE stood for "System Expansion").
- Used the new Apple Desktop Bus for keyboard and mouse interface.
After Apple introduced the Macintosh SE/30 in January 1989, they sold an SE/30 motherboard as a rather expensive, optional upgrade for the SE.