Macintosh IIfx
Codename: "Stealth, Blackbird, F-16, F-19, Four Square, IIxi, Zone 5, Weed-Whacker"
Introduced: March 1990
Discontinued: April 1992
Processor: Motorola 68030
Processor Speed: 40 MHz
Cache: 0.5 k L1, 32k L2
Data Path: 32 bit
System Bus: 40 MHz
Hard Drive Size: 40 - 160 MB
Media: 2 x 1.44 MB Floppy
Weight and Dimensions: 24 lbs, 5.5" H x 18.7" W x 14.4" D
Original Mac OS: System 6.0.5
Maximum Mac OS: Mac OS 7.6.1
Machine ID: 13
Motherboard RAM: 0 MB
Maximum RAM: 128 MB
Number of Sockets: 8 - 64 pin SIMMs (Groups of 4)
Minimum RAM Speed: 80 ns
Graphics Card: None
Video Memory: (Requires Video Card)
Built-in Display: n/a
Display Connection: n/a
Slots: 6 NuBus, 1 PDS
Hard Drive Bus: SCSI
Modem: None
PRAM: 3.6v Lithium
Power: 230 Watts
ADB: 2
Serial: 2
SCSI: DB-25
USB: None
FireWire: None
Ethernet: None
Sound In: None
Sound Out: stereo 8 bit
History: The Mac IIfx was the fastest Mac ever built at the time. The IIfx shipped in a Mac II-style case, and could accommodate up to two Super Drives and internal SCSI hard disk. Dubbed "Wicked Fast" by the press, the IIfx also contained a number of proprietary ASICs designed to speed up the machine further. These required software written specifically for the IIfx to run at top speed, but either way it was an extremely powerful machine. It sold for $10,000 - $12,000 U.S., depending on configuration.

