<s>
The	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
is	O
a	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
designed	O
,	O
manufactured	O
and	O
sold	O
by	O
Apple	O
Computer	O
from	O
October	O
1990	O
to	O
September	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Macintosh	B-Device
to	O
sell	O
for	O
less	O
than	O
US$	O
1,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
of	O
the	O
Classic	O
was	O
prompted	O
by	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
128K	I-Device
,	O
then	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Plus	I-Device
,	O
and	O
finally	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
SE	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
specifications	O
of	O
the	O
Classic	O
are	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
monochrome	O
CRT	B-Device
display	I-Device
,	O
512	O
×	O
342pixel	O
resolution	O
,	O
and	O
4megabyte	O
(	O
MB	O
)	O
memory	B-Architecture
limit	O
of	O
the	O
older	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
not	O
update	O
the	O
Classic	O
with	O
newer	O
technology	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
newer	O
CPU	O
,	O
higher	O
RAM	B-Architecture
capacity	O
or	O
color	O
display	B-Device
resulted	O
in	O
criticism	O
from	O
reviewers	O
,	O
with	O
Macworld	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
having	O
"	O
nothing	O
to	O
gloat	O
about	O
beyond	O
its	O
low	O
price	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
unexceptional	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
ensured	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
's	O
by-then	O
healthy	O
software	O
base	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
enabled	O
it	O
to	O
sell	O
for	O
the	O
lower	O
price	O
,	O
as	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Classic	O
also	O
featured	O
several	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
aging	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Plus	I-Device
,	O
which	O
it	O
replaced	O
as	O
Apple	O
's	O
low-end	O
Mac	B-Device
computer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
up	O
to	O
25percent	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
Plus	O
and	O
included	O
an	O
Apple	B-Device
SuperDrive	I-Device
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	I-Device
as	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
SE/30	I-Device
and	O
other	O
compact	O
Macs	B-Device
before	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
Classic	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
an	O
internal	O
Processor	B-Device
Direct	I-Device
Slot	I-Device
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
non-expandable	O
desktop	O
Macintosh	B-Device
since	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Plus	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
memory	B-Architecture
expansion/FPU	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Classic	O
is	O
an	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Jerry	O
Manock	O
's	O
and	O
Terry	O
Oyama	O
's	O
1984	O
Macintosh	B-Device
128K	I-Device
industrial	O
design	O
,	O
as	O
had	O
been	O
the	O
earlier	O
Macintosh	B-Device
SE	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
sold	O
alongside	O
the	O
more	O
powerful	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
II	I-Device
in	O
1991	O
until	O
its	O
discontinuation	O
the	O
next	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Macintosh	B-Device
plans	O
called	O
for	O
a	O
system	O
around	O
$1	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
but	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
it	O
had	O
morphed	O
from	O
Jef	O
Raskin	O
's	O
original	O
vision	O
of	O
an	O
easy-to-use	O
machine	O
for	O
composing	O
text	O
documents	O
to	O
Jobs	O
 '	O
concept	O
incorporating	O
ideas	O
gleaned	O
during	O
a	O
trip	O
to	O
Xerox	O
PARC	O
,	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
's	O
list	O
price	O
had	O
ballooned	O
to	O
$	O
2,495	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
"	O
low-left	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
market	O
it	O
had	O
abandoned	O
years	O
earlier	O
booming	O
with	O
Turbo	B-General_Concept
XTs	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
being	O
ignored	O
on	O
the	O
high	O
end	O
for	O
UNIX	B-Device
workstations	I-Device
from	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
Sun	O
Microsystems	O
and	O
SGI	O
,	O
Apple	O
's	O
fortunes	O
of	O
the	O
1980s	O
quickly	O
reversed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
time	O
,	O
these	O
would	O
develop	O
as	O
the	O
Classic	O
,	O
Macintosh	B-Device
LC	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
IIsi	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
MacWEEK	O
speculated	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
would	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
Motorola	B-Device
68000	I-Device
microprocessor	I-Device
and	O
display	B-Device
as	O
its	O
predecessors	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
Classic	O
would	O
be	O
priced	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
1990	O
,	O
John	O
Sculley	O
(	O
then	O
Apple	O
CEO	B-Application
)	O
introduced	O
the	O
Classic	O
at	O
a	O
press	O
conference	O
,	O
announcing	O
that	O
pricing	O
would	O
start	O
at	O
and	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
To	O
reach	O
new	O
customers	O
,	O
we	O
did	O
n't	O
just	O
lower	O
the	O
prices	O
of	O
our	O
existing	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brodie	O
Keast	O
,	O
an	O
Apple	O
product	O
marketing	O
manager	O
,	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
are	O
prepared	O
to	O
do	O
whatever	O
it	O
takes	O
to	O
reach	O
more	O
people	O
with	O
Macintosh[...]	O
The	O
plan	O
is	O
to	O
get	O
as	O
aggressive	O
on	O
price	O
as	O
we	O
need	O
to	O
be.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Macintosh	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
and	O
LCs	B-Device
had	O
been	O
given	O
to	O
Scholastic	O
Software	O
12weeks	O
before	O
they	O
were	O
officially	O
announced	O
,	O
and	O
Scholastic	O
planned	O
to	O
release	O
16new	O
Macintosh	B-Device
products	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Kelman	O
,	O
Scholastic	O
's	O
publisher	O
,	O
predicted	O
that	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
would	O
become	O
"	O
the	O
school	O
machine	O
of	O
the	O
nineties.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
low-end	O
model	O
was	O
sold	O
with	O
1MB	O
of	O
memory	B-Architecture
,	O
a	O
1.44	O
MB	O
floppy	B-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
no	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
,	O
and	O
included	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
for	O
$999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
$	O
1,500	O
model	O
used	O
2	O
MB	O
of	O
memory	B-Architecture
and	O
a	O
40	O
MB	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Classic	O
features	O
several	O
improvements	O
over	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Plus	I-Device
,	O
which	O
it	O
replaced	O
as	O
Apple	O
's	O
low-end	O
Mac	B-Device
computer	I-Device
:	O
it	O
is	O
up	O
to	O
25percent	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
Plus	O
,	O
about	O
as	O
fast	O
as	O
the	O
SE	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
an	O
Apple	B-Device
SuperDrive	I-Device
3.5	B-Device
"	I-Device
floppy	I-Device
disk	I-Device
drive	O
as	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SuperDrive	B-Device
can	O
read	O
and	O
write	O
to	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
OS/2	B-Application
,	O
and	O
ProDOS	B-Operating_System
disks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Classic	O
also	O
has	O
an	O
expansion	O
slot	O
that	O
is	O
only	O
for	O
memory	B-Architecture
(	O
up	O
to	O
10	O
MB	O
)	O
and/or	O
a	O
68882	O
FPU	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Classic	O
uses	O
the	O
System	O
6.0.7	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
with	O
support	O
for	O
all	O
versions	O
up	O
to	O
System	O
7.5.5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
hidden	O
Hierarchical	B-Application
File	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
HFS	B-Application
)	O
disk	O
volume	O
contained	O
in	O
the	O
read-only	B-Device
memory	I-Device
(	O
ROM	B-Device
)	O
includes	O
System	O
6.0.3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mac	B-Device
Classic	O
can	O
be	O
booted	O
into	O
System	O
6.0.3	O
by	O
holding	O
down	O
the	O
keys	O
during	O
boot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
sold	O
separately	O
for	O
$349	O
,	O
this	O
includes	O
T/Maker	B-Application
'	O
s	O
WriteNow	B-Operating_System
word	O
processor	B-General_Concept
,	O
Ashton-Tate	O
'	O
s	O
Full	B-Language
Impact	I-Language
spreadsheet	O
program	O
,	O
RecordHolderPlus	O
database	O
,	O
and	O
Silicon	O
Beach	O
Software	O
's	O
SuperPaint	B-Application
2.0	O
paint	O
and	O
draw	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
is	O
the	O
final	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Jerry	O
Manock	O
's	O
and	O
Terry	O
Oyama	O
's	O
Macintosh	B-Device
128K	I-Device
industrial	O
design	O
,	O
bringing	O
back	O
some	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
while	O
retaining	O
little	O
of	O
the	O
Snow	O
White	O
design	O
language	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
SE	I-Device
's	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
remnant	O
of	O
the	O
SE	O
is	O
the	O
stripe	O
across	O
the	O
front	O
panel	O
(	O
bezel	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
floppy	B-Device
drive	I-Device
;	O
the	O
distinctive	O
front	O
bezel	O
lines	O
of	O
the	O
SE	O
were	O
not	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
Classic	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
vertical	O
lines	O
around	O
its	O
base	O
are	O
replaced	O
by	O
four	O
horizontal	O
vent	O
lines	O
,	O
more	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
the	O
curve	O
of	O
the	O
front	O
bezel	O
was	O
increased	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
radial	O
curve	O
as	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
LC	I-Device
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
IIsi	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
logic	B-Device
board	I-Device
,	O
the	O
central	O
circuit	O
board	O
of	O
the	O
computer	O
,	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
SE	I-Device
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
lack	O
of	O
expansion	O
abilities	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
small	O
screen	O
size	O
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
's	O
popularity	O
in	O
desktop	O
publishing	O
,	O
led	O
to	O
such	O
oddities	O
as	O
video	O
displays	O
that	O
connected	O
through	O
the	O
SCSI	B-Architecture
port	O
by	O
users	O
seeking	O
to	O
connect	O
a	O
larger	O
full	O
-	O
or	O
dual-page	O
display	B-Device
to	O
their	O
Mac	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Classic	O
design	O
was	O
used	O
once	O
more	O
in	O
1991	O
for	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
which	O
succeeded	O
the	O
Classic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviewers	O
of	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
focused	O
on	O
the	O
processor	B-General_Concept
performance	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
expansion	O
slots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Liza	O
Schafer	O
of	O
Home	O
Office	O
Computing	O
praised	O
the	O
Classic	O
's	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
and	O
price	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
display	B-Device
because	O
a	O
full	O
US	O
letter	O
page	O
(	O
)	O
would	O
not	O
fit	O
at	O
full	O
size	O
,	O
and	O
warned	O
those	O
who	O
required	O
high-end	O
graphics	O
and	O
desktop	O
publishing	O
capabilities	O
against	O
buying	O
the	O
Classic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Week	O
criticized	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
faster	O
processor	B-General_Concept
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
7.8MHz	O
speed	O
is	O
adequate	O
for	O
text	O
applications	O
and	O
limited	O
graphics	O
work	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
suitable	O
for	O
power	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
PC	O
User'''s	O
review	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
slow	O
processor	B-General_Concept
and	O
lack	O
of	O
expansion	O
slots	O
on	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
offset	O
the	O
low	O
prices	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MacWEEK	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
fine	O
,	O
inexpensive	O
replacement	O
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Plus	I-Device
that	O
best	O
embodies	O
the	O
original	O
Macintosh	B-Device
vision	O
six	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
years	O
later	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
was	O
more	O
skeptical	O
,	O
doubting	O
that	O
consumers	O
would	O
purchase	O
a	O
black-and-white	O
computer	O
with	O
no	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
that	O
was	O
only	O
slightly	O
faster	O
than	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
Plus	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
February	O
1991	O
edition	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Learning''	O
,	O
Robert	O
McCarthy	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Teachers	O
,	O
educational	O
administrators	O
,	O
and	O
software	O
developers	O
are	O
enthusiastic	O
about	O
the	O
new	O
,	O
lower-cost	O
Apple	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
computers	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Taffe	O
,	O
manager	O
of	O
instructional	O
strategy	O
at	O
MECC	O
,	O
a	O
developer	O
and	O
publisher	O
of	O
educational	O
software	O
,	O
explained	O
his	O
excitement	O
about	O
the	O
Classic	O
:	O
"[it]	O
is	O
terrific	O
–	O
both	O
because	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
Mac	B-Device
and	O
because	O
of	O
that	O
low	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Everyone	O
can	O
now	O
afford	O
a	O
Macintosh.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Scholastic	O
,	O
an	O
educational	O
software	O
developer	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
confident	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
compete	O
with	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
machines	O
,	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
They	O
are	O
just	O
as	O
cost-effective	O
and	O
as	O
powerful	O
as	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
computers	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Apples	O
will	O
have	O
a	O
superior	O
comfort	O
level.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
schools	O
decided	O
not	O
to	O
buy	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
because	O
of	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
color	B-Device
monitor	I-Device
,	O
an	O
option	O
that	O
the	O
higher-priced	O
Macintosh	B-Device
LC	I-Device
had	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
popular	O
Apple	B-Device
IIe	I-Device
Card	I-Device
also	O
increased	O
the	O
LC	O
's	O
appeal	O
to	O
schools	O
.	O
</s>
