In addition to changing the color, as Apple began to offer 2MB and 4MB configurations, the label on the back dropped the 1MB memory designation. Then in 1987 Apple started using the lighter color they called Platinum.Īpple kept the Mac Plus around as the low end model when the SE was released (it was the cheap iPhone of its day), but they didn’t want the system to look outdated next to newer machines. The original Macintosh, Mac 512k and Mac Plus all used this color case. The very first Macs were beige in color (officially known as Putty), not quite as yellow as they’ve become today but still definitely a shade reminiscent of old khakis. Side by side the color difference is quite notable. I recently acquired a pair of these Macs, one in each style. They also changed the case color from Beige to Platinum. During that timeframe Apple introduced a new design look for its products called the Snow White design language, exemplified in the striped case designs of the Macintosh II and SE. It was introduced in January 1986 and discontinued in October 1990. The Macintosh Plus was Apple’s longest produced 68k Macintosh.

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