<s>
The	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Color	I-Device
Classic	I-Device
(	O
sold	O
as	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Colour	I-Device
Classic	I-Device
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
)	O
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
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
from	O
February	O
1993	O
to	O
May	O
1995	O
(	O
up	O
to	O
January	O
1998	O
in	O
PAL	O
markets	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
an	O
all-in-one	B-Device
design	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
small	O
,	O
integrated	O
10″	O
Sony	O
Trinitron	O
display	O
at	O
512	O
×	O
384	O
pixel	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Color	O
Classic	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
"	O
compact	O
"	O
family	O
of	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
and	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
larger-display	O
Macintosh	B-Device
LC	I-Device
500	I-Device
series	I-Device
and	O
Power	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
5200	I-Device
LC	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Color	O
Classic	O
has	O
a	O
Motorola	B-Device
68030	I-Device
CPU	O
running	O
at	O
16MHz	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
logic	B-Device
board	I-Device
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
LC	I-Device
II	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
SE	I-Device
and	O
SE/30	B-Device
before	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
Color	O
Classic	O
has	O
a	O
single	O
expansion	O
slot	O
:	O
an	O
LC-type	O
Processor	B-Device
Direct	I-Device
Slot	I-Device
(	O
PDS	O
)	O
,	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	O
SE	O
slots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
primarily	O
intended	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
IIe	I-Device
Card	I-Device
(	O
the	O
primary	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
Color	O
Classic	O
's	O
switchable	O
560	O
×	O
384	O
display	O
,	O
essentially	O
quadruple	O
the	O
IIe	B-Device
's	O
280	O
×	O
192	O
High-Resolution	O
graphics	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
offered	O
with	O
education	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
LCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
card	O
allowed	O
the	O
LCs	O
to	O
emulate	O
an	O
Apple	B-Device
IIe	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
low-cost	O
color	O
Macintosh	B-Device
and	O
Apple	B-Device
IIe	I-Device
compatibility	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
encourage	O
the	O
education	O
market	O
's	O
transition	O
from	O
Apple	O
II	O
models	O
to	O
Macintoshes	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
cards	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
CPU	O
accelerators	O
,	O
Ethernet	O
and	O
video	O
cards	O
were	O
also	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Color	O
Classic	O
's	O
Processor	B-Device
Direct	I-Device
Slot	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Color	O
Classic	O
shipped	O
with	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Keyboard	I-Device
known	O
as	O
an	O
Apple	B-Device
Keyboard	I-Device
II	O
(	O
M0487	O
)	O
which	O
featured	O
a	O
soft	O
power	O
switch	O
on	O
the	O
keyboard	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mouse	O
supplied	O
was	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Mouse	I-Device
known	O
as	O
the	O
Apple	O
Desktop	O
Bus	O
Mouse	O
II	O
(	O
M2706	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
slightly	O
updated	O
model	O
,	O
the	O
Color	O
Classic	O
II	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
LC	B-Device
550	I-Device
logic	B-Device
board	I-Device
with	O
a	O
33MHz	O
processor	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Canada	O
and	O
some	O
international	O
markets	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
sometimes	O
as	O
the	O
Performa	B-Device
275	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Color	O
Classic	O
have	O
256	O
KB	O
of	O
onboard	O
VRAM	O
,	O
expandable	O
to	O
512	O
KB	O
by	O
plugging	O
a	O
256	O
KB	O
VRAM	O
SIMM	B-General_Concept
into	O
the	O
onboard	O
68-pin	O
VRAM	O
slot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Powered	O
by	O
a	O
Motorola	B-Device
68030	I-Device
processor	O
,	O
the	O
Color	O
Classic	O
can	O
only	O
go	O
up	O
to	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
7.6.1	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
some	O
Color	O
Classic	O
users	O
upgraded	O
their	O
machines	O
with	O
motherboards	B-Device
from	O
Performa/LC	B-Device
575	I-Device
units	O
(	O
"	O
Mystic	O
"	O
upgrade	O
)	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
have	O
put	O
entire	O
Performa/LC/Quadra	B-Device
630	I-Device
or	O
successor	O
innards	O
into	O
them	O
(	O
"	O
Takky	O
"	O
upgrade	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Mystic	O
mod	O
,	O
the	O
Color	O
Classic	O
uses	O
the	O
motherboard	B-Device
of	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
LC	I-Device
575	I-Device
which	O
has	O
a	O
Motorola	O
68LC040	O
CPU	O
(	O
at	O
a	O
speed	O
of	O
33MHz	O
instead	O
of	O
25MHz	O
)	O
and	O
is	O
pin	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Color	O
Classic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Color	O
Classic	O
with	O
the	O
Mystic	O
upgrade	O
can	O
go	O
up	O
to	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
8.1	I-Operating_System
(	O
Mac	O
OS	O
8.6	O
and	O
newer	O
require	O
PowerPC	O
processors	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Takky	O
mod	O
,	O
the	O
case	O
and	O
connector	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
modded	O
,	O
but	O
doing	O
so	O
will	O
allow	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
PowerPC	O
601	O
,	O
603	O
,	O
or	O
604	O
equipped	O
motherboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Color	O
Classic	O
with	O
the	O
Takky	O
upgrade	O
can	O
go	O
up	O
to	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
9.1	I-Operating_System
(	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
9.2	I-Operating_System
and	O
newer	O
require	O
a	O
G3	O
processor	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Takky	O
Color	O
Classics	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
upgrade	O
the	O
processor	O
with	O
a	O
G3	B-Device
CPU	I-Device
,	O
but	O
it	O
will	O
only	O
go	O
up	O
to	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
9.2.2	I-Operating_System
as	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	O
X	O
is	O
n't	O
officially	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
