Apple Macintosh Portable
| Description | |
| Manufacturer | Apple |
| Model | Macintosh Portable |
| Date Announced | 1989 |
| Date Canceled | 1991 (replaced with an updated model) |
| Number Produced | Tens of thousands |
| Country of Origin | USA |
| Price | $6,500 base, $7,300 with hard drive |
| Current Value | $100+ |
| Specifications | --- |
| Processor | Low power Motorola 68000 |
| Speed | 16 MHz |
| RAM | 1-9MB |
| ROM | 256MB |
| Storage | |
| Expansion | Additional RAM via proprietary card |
| Bus | SCSI port on back |
| Video | |
| I/O | SCSI, Serial |
| OS Options | Mac OS6 and OS7 |
| Notes | Apple was fairly late to the laptop scene and the Macintosh Portable was their initial offering. It was big for a laptop (the batteries alone weighed 2 lbs) but it was a Mac for the road. |
| Related Items in Collection | Apple Macintosh and other Apple products. |
| Related Items Wanted | Working batteries, docs, additional software. |
The Apple Mac Portable in my collection is in great physical shape but it fails to boot (comes up with a sad Mac when it comes up at all.) It's going to need some help down the line.
