Macintosh Portable
Codename: "Espirit, Malibu, Laguna"
Introduced: September 1989
Discontinued: October 1991
Processor: Motorola 68000
Processor Speed: 16 MHz
Cache: 0.5k L1
Data Path: 16 bit
System Bus: 16 MHz
Hard Drive Size: Optional 40 MB (Original) or 40 MB (Backlit)
Media: 1.44 MB Floppy
Weight and Dimensions: 15.8 lbs, 4.05" H x 15.25" W x 14.83" D
Original Mac OS: System 6.0.4 (Original) or 6.0.7 (Backlit)
Maximum Mac OS: Mac OS 7.5.5
Machine ID: 10
Motherboard RAM: 1 MB
Maximum RAM: 9 MB (Original) or 8 MB (Backlit)
Number of Sockets: 1 - Portable
Minimum RAM Speed: 100 ns
Graphics Card: None
Video Memory: None
Built-in Display: 1 - Bit Active Matrix LCD
Display Connection: None
Slots: Modem
Hard Drive Bus: SCSI
Expansion Bays: n/a
Modem: None
Airport: None
Bluetooth: None
PRAM: 9v transistor battery
Power: 5 Watts
Battery: Lead acid
ADB: 1
Serial: 2
SCSI: DB-25
USB: None
FireWire: None
Ethernet: None
Infrared: None
Sound In: None
Sound Out: 8 bit stereo
History: Announced in September 1989, The Mac Portable was Apple's first attempt at a more easily portable Macintosh. It had a bay for a 3.5" half-height drive, and could support up to two Super Drives. Reaction to the Portable was poor. It was clunky, slow, had no expansion capabilities, and its active matrix screen (later backlit) made it incredibly expensive. It sold for $6,500 U.S.

