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Macintosh
- Systems 1 thru 5
The one that started it all. Case design was identical in the 128k and 512k
models, with a 9" black & white screen, small keyboard, separate
numeric keypad, and a 3.5" 400k floppy drive; the 512k "Fat Mac"
added badly needed RAM. System Software ran off one floppy, and a second external
drive (if you were lucky) held your program or data files - swapping floppies
was a way of life for Mac pioneers. The original System Software did not yet
have a Shut Down command, just Eject Disk and the power switch on the back.
But Windows and Menus were there, the Mouse got introduced to the masses,
and the classic Calculator desk accessory survived virtually unchanged all
the way to MacOS9!
At the VMM a Mac 512k has boot floppies for Macintosh Systems 1 through 5,
tracing the early evolution of the MacOS.

Macintosh Plus - System 6.0.8
Apple's longest selling 68k Macintosh model (1986-1990), the Mac Plus brought
SCSI support, a full keyboard, a significantly larger RAM capacity (4MB) and
an external hard drive option - yay, the end of floppy swapping! The Plus became
a big business seller, and teamed with the original Apple LaserWriter and Adobe
PostScript fonts to offer a reasonably priced entry into the new world of Desktop
Publishing. The Mac's role in defining this industry had an indelible effect
on publishing and the dissemination of information worldwide.
This Mac Plus is loaded with copies of Apple's original MacPaint, MacWrite and MacDraw software, along with other classic early Mac apps and games.
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This Mac IIci has copies
of two seminal early web applications, NCSA Mosaic (the first graphical web
browser) and Netscape 1.1N. Let the Browser Wars commence!

Macintosh TV
- System 7.1
A black Mac! The MacTV was a limited edition Performa 520 all-in one, clad in
a black case and including a TV tuner card. A Control Panel or supplied infrared
remote control switched the whole screen between the Mac's desktop, the TV tuner
or a composite video input - no video-in-a-window on this puppy. Nothing the
Performa couldn't do, but Apple made very few black machines during this period
(or since), and it looked very cool! Unfortunately it was ahead of its
time, and slow sales led to a short lifespan. It has since become a desirable
collector's model.
At the VMM a MacTV is connected to a DVD player running a loop of Apple TV commercials
and demos from throughout Apple's history.

Macintosh SE/30 - System 7.5.5
The SE/30 was the compact Mac on steroids. A 68030 processor gave this machine
the processing power of a Mac IIx, a PDS expansion slot allowed for ethernet
capabilities, and it had a power supply that couldn't be beat - to this day
there are still SE/30s running as servers in dusty closets around the world.
This machine powered many home MIDI studios running MOTU Performer and Opcode
Vision software, and often found a second life as a back room fileserver (just
like your newer hand-me-down iMac).
This SE/30 can go wireless using an ethernet-to-WiFi bridge; there's nothing like surfing the 'net in black & white with Netscape 2.0 to impress the friends and neighbors!

Quadra 840AV - MacOS 8.1
The Motorola 68040 processor was the powerhouse of the 68k era, and the
Quadra series (replacing the Mac II) was named after this fourth-generation
chip. The 840AV was the ultimate 68k Macintosh: 40MHz
'040 processor, fastest NuBus architecture, 16 bit stereo sound with video input/output,
the ARTA chip (Apple Real Time Architecture - another fine technology doomed
before it's time), and a sporty minitower case. This machine was faster for
many tasks than the first generation PowerPC machines introduced a year later,
and Quadras dominated the professional audio and video production industries
in the early 1990s.
This Quadra 840AV is running MacOS 8.1 and showcasing Apple's legendary "1984" commercial on its AudioVision monitor. It also serves as a workhorse system for Oakbog's old Mac file transfer and conversion services.
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