???? – 1992retired
Apple IIGS
“Graphics and Sound, grace and speed: the last and loveliest of the Apple II line.”
“Under $1,000, over-delivered — the little Mac everyone could finally afford.”
The Macintosh Classic was Apple's entry-level personal computer, the fourth generation of the Compact Macintosh family following the original Macintosh, Plus, and SE. Sold from October 1990, it was the first Macintosh to sell for under US$1,000, and its low price and compatibility with existing Macintosh software drove demand so strong that Apple initially struggled to keep up. It kept the family's familiar limitatio
Apple discontinued the Classic in September 1992 after roughly two years of strong sales. Compared to the Macintosh Plus it replaced, it was up to 25% faster with performance comparable to the Macintosh SE, all in the same beloved compact all-in-one form. Macworld called it unexceptional, but sometimes unexceptional and affordable is exactly what people want.
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“Graphics and Sound, grace and speed: the last and loveliest of the Apple II line.”
“It dialed up one last time and nobody picked up”
“Fastest Mac of its day, last of the Snow White line — it left on its own terms”