<s>
To	O
date	O
,	O
two	O
methods	O
have	O
been	O
used	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
,	O
not	O
offered	O
by	O
Apple	O
,	O
but	O
able	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
:	O
either	O
create	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
conversion	I-Device
or	O
build	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
clone	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Mac	B-Device
clones	I-Device
that	O
contain	O
little	O
or	O
no	O
original	O
Apple	O
hardware	B-Architecture
,	O
Mac	B-Device
conversions	I-Device
are	O
essentially	O
modification	O
kits	O
that	O
require	O
the	O
core	O
components	O
of	O
a	O
previously	O
purchased	O
,	O
genuine	O
Apple	B-Device
Mac	I-Device
computer	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
ROM	B-Device
or	O
the	O
motherboard	B-Device
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
functional	O
computer	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
places	O
the	O
commercial	O
production	O
of	O
a	O
Mac	B-Device
conversion	I-Device
under	O
the	O
protection	O
of	O
the	O
first-sale	O
doctrine	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
and	O
similar	O
legal	O
concepts	O
in	O
most	O
other	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
early	O
days	O
of	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
manufacturers	O
have	O
sought	O
to	O
fulfill	O
the	O
needs	O
of	O
customers	O
who	O
wanted	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
computer	O
with	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
functionality	O
not	O
provided	O
by	O
Apple	O
’s	O
existing	O
Macintosh	B-Device
(	O
later	O
called	O
Mac	B-Device
)	O
lineup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Companies	O
making	O
Mac	B-Device
conversions	I-Device
start	O
with	O
a	O
previously	O
purchased	O
,	O
genuine	O
Apple	B-Device
Mac	I-Device
computer	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
them	O
in	O
combination	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
manufactured	O
components	O
to	O
assemble	O
their	O
custom	O
Mac	B-Device
solution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modifications	O
can	O
be	O
as	O
minor	O
as	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
touch-sensitive	B-Device
display	O
bezel	O
to	O
an	O
otherwise	O
factory	O
standard	O
iMac	B-Device
to	O
create	O
for	O
example	O
a	O
kiosk	O
system	O
,	O
or	O
as	O
extensive	O
as	O
the	O
complete	O
replacement	O
of	O
a	O
MacBook	B-Device
's	O
laptop	B-Device
enclosure	B-General_Concept
to	O
create	O
a	O
Tablet	B-Device
Mac	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
this	O
business	O
model	O
of	O
aftermarket	O
modification	O
is	O
most	O
commonly	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
car	O
industry	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
famous	O
examples	O
being	O
the	O
Shelby	O
Mustang	O
,	O
a	O
high	O
performance	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Ford	O
Mustang	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
applied	O
with	O
equal	O
success	O
in	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
Mac	B-Device
clones	I-Device
typically	O
aim	O
to	O
compete	O
directly	O
with	O
Apple	O
's	O
solutions	O
through	O
lower	O
prices	O
,	O
commercial	O
Mac	B-Device
conversions	I-Device
rely	O
on	O
offering	O
features/solutions	O
not	O
available	O
from	O
Apple	O
,	O
and	O
where	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
that	O
particular	O
Mac	B-Device
solution	O
is	O
high	O
enough	O
to	O
justify	O
the	O
combined	O
cost	O
of	O
the	O
full	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
donor	O
computer	O
plus	O
the	O
price	O
of	O
the	O
conversion	O
kit	O
and	O
labor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commercially	O
successful	O
Mac	B-Device
conversions	I-Device
were	O
discontinued	O
when	O
Apple	O
introduced	O
products	O
with	O
competing	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
definition	O
,	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
conversion	I-Device
is	O
an	O
aftermarket	O
modification	O
of	O
a	O
previously	O
purchased	O
,	O
genuine	O
Apple	B-Device
Mac	I-Device
computer	O
or	O
laptop	B-Device
,	O
while	O
preserving	O
the	O
core	O
components	O
required	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
donor	O
Mac	B-Device
's	O
motherboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retaining	O
the	O
core	O
Mac	B-Device
computer	I-Device
inside	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
conversion	I-Device
avoids	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
copyright	O
misuse	O
,	O
DMCA	O
or	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
licensing	O
issues	O
that	O
forms	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
the	O
legal	O
threat	O
unlicensed	O
Mac	B-Device
clone	I-Device
manufacturers	O
have	O
to	O
face	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
of	O
the	O
aftermarket	O
process	O
makes	O
for	O
a	O
critical	O
legal	O
distinction	O
between	O
Macintosh	B-Device
conversions	I-Device
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
clones	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
conversions	I-Device
of	O
the	O
companies	O
listed	O
below	O
have	O
seen	O
legal	O
action	O
,	O
Psystar	O
,	O
an	O
unlicensed	O
Mac	B-Device
clone	I-Device
maker	O
,	O
was	O
sued	O
by	O
Apple	O
in	O
federal	O
court	O
within	O
months	O
of	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
their	O
first	O
Mac	B-Device
clones	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
companies	O
have	O
created	O
commercially	O
available	O
Mac	B-Device
conversion	I-Device
solutions	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Mac	B-Device
conversion	I-Device
manufacturer	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
pen-enabled	O
tablet	B-Device
Mac	I-Device
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modbook	B-Device
–	O
the	O
first	O
true	O
Tablet	B-Device
Mac	I-Device
,	O
this	O
Mac	B-Device
conversion	I-Device
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
polycarbonate	O
white	O
MacBook	B-Device
and	O
featured	O
a	O
pen-enabled	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
finger-touch	O
sensitive	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Modbook	B-Device
retained	O
the	O
entire	O
bottom	O
half	O
of	O
the	O
donor	O
MacBook	B-Device
enclosure	B-General_Concept
,	O
only	O
removing	O
the	O
display	O
and	O
the	O
keyboard	O
section	O
,	O
replacing	O
it	O
with	O
the	O
pen-enabled	O
13.3-inch	O
wide-viewing-angle	O
display	O
in	O
a	O
chrome-plated	O
cast-magnesium	O
bezel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Founded	O
in	O
1982	O
and	O
operating	O
out	O
of	O
Fresno	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
Colby	O
Systems	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
launched	O
its	O
first	O
Macintosh	B-Device
portable	I-Device
computer	O
in	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
after	O
introducing	O
but	O
never	O
shipping	O
its	O
final	O
portable	B-Device
Mac	B-Device
solution	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
left	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
conversion	I-Device
business	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
video	O
technology	O
and	O
was	O
dissolved	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lap-Mac	O
–	O
was	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Plus	I-Device
converted	O
into	O
a	O
16-pound	O
,	O
portable	B-Device
Mac	B-Device
computer	I-Device
with	O
a	O
detachable	O
gas	O
plasma	O
screen	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
place	O
a	O
monitor	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Featuring	O
1MB	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
one	O
800k	O
floppy	B-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
and	O
optional	O
external	O
battery	B-Algorithm
pack	I-Algorithm
,	O
it	O
had	O
space	O
for	O
a	O
modem	B-Application
and	O
an	O
ink-jet	O
printer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
WalkMac	O
was	O
a	O
Mac	B-Device
conversion	I-Device
based	O
upon	O
a	O
Mac	B-Device
Plus	I-Device
logic	B-Device
board	I-Device
,	O
and	O
it	O
featured	O
an	O
orange	O
plasma	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
a	O
mouse-pad	O
was	O
supplied	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
mouse	B-Device
,	O
a	O
keyboard	O
and	O
an	O
external	O
battery	O
were	O
needed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WalkMac	O
SE	B-Device
and	O
SE-30	O
–	O
replacing	O
the	O
original	O
WalkMac	O
,	O
were	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
SE	I-Device
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
SE/30	I-Device
respectively	O
,	O
and	O
transformed	O
the	O
donor	O
computers	O
from	O
all-in-one	O
desktops	B-Device
to	O
Mac	B-Device
portables	I-Device
with	O
9-inch	O
monochrome	O
backlit	O
LCD	B-Device
Supertwist	B-General_Concept
displays	O
and	O
internal	O
batteries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pricing	O
started	O
a	O
$	O
5,600	O
for	O
the	O
WalkMac	O
SE	B-Device
and	O
$	O
6,800	O
for	O
the	O
WalkMac	O
SE-30	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Colby	O
Classmate	O
–	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Classic	I-Device
and	O
introduced	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
the	O
first	O
Mac	B-Device
in	O
a	O
tablet-like	O
form	O
factor	O
with	O
a	O
built-in	O
trackball	B-Device
and	O
a	O
membrane	B-Device
keyboard	I-Device
positioned	O
under	O
the	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynamac	O
Corporation	O
,	O
out	O
of	O
Denver	O
,	O
Colorado	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Dynamac	O
Computer	O
Products	O
Inc.	O
,	O
was	O
founded	O
as	O
a	O
Delaware	O
corporation	O
in	O
1970	O
and	O
offered	O
Mac	B-Device
portable	I-Device
computer	O
systems	O
between	O
1986	O
and	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynamac	O
–	O
was	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Plus	I-Device
converted	O
into	O
a	O
black	O
metal	O
,	O
24-pound	O
,	O
portable	B-Device
Mac	B-Device
computer	I-Device
with	O
a	O
9-inch	O
back-lit	O
amber	O
electroluminescent	O
screen	O
and	O
an	O
optional	O
,	O
external	O
battery	B-Algorithm
pack	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
an	O
8MHz	O
68000	B-Device
CPU	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
with	O
pricing	O
starting	O
at	O
$7	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
the	O
Dynamac	O
became	O
obsolete	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
Portable	I-Device
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynamac	O
EL	O
–	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Plus	I-Device
system	O
as	O
the	O
Dynamac	O
,	O
the	O
EL	O
used	O
a	O
black	O
Cycolac	O
plastic	O
enclosure	B-General_Concept
,	O
reducing	O
the	O
weight	O
to	O
18-pound	O
and	O
dropping	O
the	O
starting	O
price	O
to	O
$	O
6,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
became	O
obsolete	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
Portable	I-Device
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynamac	O
LC	B-Device
Display	I-Device
–	O
converted	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
LC	I-Device
into	O
a	O
13	O
¾-pound	O
portable	B-Device
Mac	B-Device
by	O
attaching	O
a	O
9.5-inch	O
LCD	B-Device
display	I-Device
with	O
640-by-480	O
pixels	O
resolution	O
and	O
16	O
shades	O
of	O
grey	O
to	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
LC	I-Device
base	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pricing	O
started	O
at	O
$	O
1,299	O
for	O
the	O
display	O
kit	O
,	O
plus	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
LC	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dynamac	O
IIsf	O
and	O
IIsf/30	O
–	O
this	O
11-pound	O
Mac	B-Device
portable	I-Device
was	O
based	O
on	O
converting	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
LC	I-Device
into	O
a	O
leather-cased	O
Mac	B-Device
portable	I-Device
with	O
a	O
built-in	O
9.5-inch	O
LCD	B-Device
display	I-Device
with	O
640-by-480	O
pixels	O
resolution	O
and	O
16	O
shades	O
of	O
grey	O
,	O
a	O
touchpad	B-Application
and	O
an	O
internal	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
solution	O
came	O
either	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
donor	O
Mac	B-Device
’s	O
68020	B-Device
CPU	B-General_Concept
(	O
IIsf	O
)	O
starting	O
at	O
a	O
price	O
of	O
$	O
4,995	O
or	O
an	O
68030	B-Device
CPU	B-General_Concept
(	O
IIsf/30	O
)	O
starting	O
at	O
a	O
price	O
of	O
$	O
6,995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intelitec	O
Systems	O
Corporation	O
,	O
based	O
out	O
of	O
Fairfield	O
,	O
Iowa	O
,	O
offered	O
Macintosh	B-Device
portable	I-Device
computers	O
from	O
1987	O
until	O
1989	O
when	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
Portable	I-Device
made	O
their	O
product	O
obsolete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MX	O
Plus	O
–	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Plus	I-Device
,	O
converted	O
into	O
a	O
15-pounds	O
portable	B-Device
computer	I-Device
in	O
an	O
aluminum	O
attache	B-Application
case	I-Application
,	O
it	O
featured	O
a	O
Supertwist	B-General_Concept
LCD	B-Device
display	I-Device
,	O
1MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
two	O
800k	O
Floppy	B-Device
drives	I-Device
,	O
an	O
internal	O
battery	O
,	O
a	O
mouse	B-Device
and	O
had	O
space	O
for	O
a	O
modem	B-Application
and	O
a	O
printer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pricing	O
started	O
at	O
$	O
5,000	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
1989	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
Portable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Founded	O
in	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
Modbook	B-Device
Inc	O
,	O
a	O
privately	O
held	O
U.S.	O
company	O
based	O
out	O
of	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
is	O
currently	O
the	O
only	O
active	O
Mac	B-Device
conversion	I-Device
manufacturer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
offers	O
mid	O
-	O
and	O
high-end	O
pen-enabled	O
Tablet	B-Device
Mac	I-Device
solutions	O
for	O
creative	O
professionals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modbook	B-Device
Pro	O
–	O
introduced	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
this	O
Mac	B-Device
conversion	I-Device
,	O
built	O
for	O
the	O
non-Retina	O
13.3-inch	O
Apple	B-Device
MacBook	I-Device
Pro	O
,	O
replaces	O
the	O
entire	O
enclosure	B-General_Concept
of	O
its	O
donor	O
Mac	B-Device
with	O
a	O
CNC-machined	O
,	O
all-aluminum	O
chassis	O
,	O
turning	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
pen-enabled	O
,	O
slate-style	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pricing	O
starts	O
at	O
$	O
1,799	O
plus	O
the	O
cost	O
for	O
the	O
donor	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
webstore	O
and	O
through	O
Amazon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modbook	B-Device
Pro	O
X	O
–	O
initially	O
conceived	O
as	O
a	O
one-off	O
Kickstarter	O
project	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
merged	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2016	O
into	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
next	O
flagship	O
product	O
,	O
the	O
Modbook	B-Device
Pro	O
X	O
with	O
Touch	O
Bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
announced	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2017/early	O
2018	O
as	O
the	O
anticipated	O
launch	O
date	O
and	O
pricing	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
start	O
at	O
$	O
2,499	O
plus	O
the	O
cost	O
for	O
the	O
donor	O
15.4-inch	O
Retina	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outbound	O
Systems	O
Inc.	O
,	O
based	O
in	O
Boulder	O
,	O
Colorado	O
,	O
and	O
founded	O
in	O
1989	O
,	O
offered	O
Mac	B-Device
portable	I-Device
computer	O
systems	O
between	O
1989	O
and	O
1991	O
,	O
and	O
left	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
conversion	I-Device
business	O
in	O
1992	O
to	O
build	O
windows-based	O
PC	B-Device
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outbound	B-Application
Laptop	I-Application
–	O
announced	O
in	O
1989	O
,	O
this	O
Mac	B-Device
conversion	I-Device
came	O
very	O
close	O
to	O
being	O
a	O
Mac	B-Device
clone	I-Device
as	O
Outbound	O
manufactured	O
the	O
entire	O
computer	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
motherboard	B-Device
,	O
and	O
only	O
required	O
the	O
transfer	O
of	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
ROM	B-Device
from	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Plus	I-Device
or	O
SE	B-Device
donor	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
successfully	O
characterized	O
its	O
solution	O
as	O
an	O
extension	O
of	O
the	O
donor	O
Mac	B-Device
by	O
supporting	O
a	O
“	O
hive	O
”	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
“	O
lobotomized	O
”	O
Mac	B-Device
could	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
Outbound	B-Application
Laptop	I-Application
and	O
started	O
normally	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
Laptop	B-Device
’s	O
Mac	B-Device
ROM	B-Device
and	O
faster	O
15	O
MHz	O
68HC000	B-Device
CPU	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Costing	O
between	O
$	O
2,999	O
and	O
$3	O
,	O
999	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
options	O
(	O
and	O
without	O
accounting	O
for	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
the	O
donor	O
Mac	B-Device
)	O
,	O
it	O
weighed	O
9.2	O
pounds	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
lighter	O
and	O
less	O
expensive	O
than	O
Apple	O
’s	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Portable	I-Device
(	O
15.5	O
pounds	O
and	O
$	O
4,799	O
to	O
$	O
5,499	O
respectively	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
discontinued	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
Outbound	O
Notebook	B-Device
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outbound	O
Notebook	B-Device
–	O
introduced	O
in	O
1991	O
,	O
and	O
built	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
the	O
Outbound	B-Application
Laptop	I-Application
with	O
only	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
ROM	B-Device
from	O
a	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Plus	I-Device
or	O
SE	B-Device
donor	O
,	O
the	O
Notebook	B-Device
featured	O
a	O
true	O
clamshell	O
notebook	B-Device
design	O
with	O
a	O
10″	O
Supertwist	B-General_Concept
640	O
x	O
400	O
pixels	O
b&w	O
display	O
,	O
a	O
replaceable	O
daughtercard	B-Device
design	O
that	O
allowed	O
for	O
easy	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
and	O
FPU	B-General_Concept
upgrades	O
,	O
standard	O
30-pin	O
SIMM	B-General_Concept
RAM	B-Architecture
memory	I-Architecture
modules	O
,	O
and	O
could	O
connect	O
through	O
its	O
SCSI	B-Architecture
port	B-Protocol
to	O
the	O
Outbound	O
Outrigger	O
full-page	O
external	O
monochrome	O
monitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sixty-Eight	O
Thousand	O
,	O
Inc	O
,	O
a	O
California	O
corporation	O
based	O
out	O
of	O
Scotts	O
Valley	O
,	O
operated	O
between	O
1987	O
and	O
1994	O
,	O
offering	O
performance-enhanced	O
tower	O
workstation	B-Device
solutions	O
for	O
the	O
high	O
and	O
top-end	O
professional	O
Mac	B-Device
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dash	O
30	O
-	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
this	O
Mac	B-Device
conversion	I-Device
moved	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
donor	O
’s	O
motherboard	B-Device
and	O
assorted	O
other	O
components	O
into	O
a	O
stainless	O
steel	O
tower	O
enclosure	B-General_Concept
with	O
multiple	O
storage	B-General_Concept
bays	O
,	O
replaced	O
the	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
with	O
a	O
much	O
faster	O
32-MHz	O
Motorola	B-Device
68030	I-Device
microprocessor	B-Architecture
,	O
added	O
a	O
Pronto	O
SCSI	B-Architecture
accelerator	O
,	O
a	O
math	B-General_Concept
coprocessor	I-General_Concept
and	O
high-speed	O
RAM	B-Architecture
cache	B-General_Concept
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
system	O
to	O
run	O
at	O
several	O
times	O
the	O
speed	O
of	O
the	O
donor	O
Macintosh	B-Device
II	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pricing	O
started	O
at	O
$	O
15,000	O
including	O
the	O
donor	O
Macintosh	B-Device
II	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dash	O
30fx	O
–	O
introduced	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
the	O
Dash	O
30fx	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
enclosure	B-General_Concept
and	O
Mac	B-Device
conversion	I-Device
model	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
Dash	O
30	O
,	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
IIfx	I-Device
and	O
included	O
additional	O
hardware	B-Architecture
to	O
run	O
the	O
68030	B-Device
CPU	B-General_Concept
at	O
50-MHz	O
,	O
a	O
25%	O
speed	O
increase	O
over	O
the	O
unmodified	O
donor	O
Mac	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pricing	O
for	O
just	O
the	O
enclosure	B-General_Concept
and	O
the	O
donor	O
Macintosh	B-Device
IIfx	I-Device
started	O
at	O
$	O
11,500	O
and	O
$	O
20,470	O
including	O
the	O
basic	O
set	O
of	O
performance	O
enhancements	O
(	O
overclocked	B-Application
CPU	B-General_Concept
,	O
high-speed	O
RAM	B-Architecture
cache	B-General_Concept
,	O
SCSI	B-Architecture
accelerator	O
)	O
 [ 7 ] 	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dash	O
40Q	O
–	O
introduced	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
targeting	O
primarily	O
the	O
publishing	O
industry	O
in	O
the	O
Prepress	O
and	O
color	O
separation	O
portions	O
of	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
it	O
used	O
the	O
same	O
Mac	B-Device
conversion	I-Device
model	O
and	O
basic	O
enclosure	B-General_Concept
as	O
the	O
previous	O
Dash	O
iterations	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Quadra	I-Device
950	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
68040	B-Device
CPU	B-General_Concept
could	O
be	O
accelerated	O
up	O
to	O
clock	O
speeds	O
of	O
over	O
50	O
MHz	O
and	O
available	O
options	O
included	O
a	O
100	O
MHz	O
PowerPC	O
601	O
processor	O
upgrade	O
,	O
SCSI	B-Architecture
accelerator	O
,	O
high-speed	O
RAM	B-Architecture
cache	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
various	O
storage	B-General_Concept
bay	O
drives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pricing	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Dash	O
30fx	O
,	O
with	O
$	O
12,000	O
for	O
the	O
donor	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Quadra	I-Device
950	I-Device
plus	O
the	O
deskside	B-Device
tower	O
enclosure	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
$	O
22,000	O
including	O
the	O
basic	O
performance	O
enhancements	O
(	O
overclocked	B-Application
CPU	B-General_Concept
,	O
high-speed	O
RAM	B-Architecture
cache	B-General_Concept
,	O
SCSI	B-Architecture
accelerator	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
