Computer History Museum

Macintosh Prototype in Acrylic Case

<p><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">This very early prototype - ca. 1981 - of the Apple Macintosh was hand-built by Brian Howard and Dan Kottke. The prototype uses an external Apple II power supply and an Apple Disk II floppy drive. It has a single bootstrap EPROM, which loads a 68000 version of the Lisa Monitor, written by Rich Page. Apple released the Macintosh computer in 1984, introducing the general public to a user-friendly personal computer.</span></p>

Macintosh Prototype in Acrylic Case - Image 1
Images taken by D. Fairbairn and edited by A. Tucker
Macintosh Prototype in Acrylic Case - Image 2
Images taken by D. Fairbairn and edited by A. Tucker
Macintosh Prototype in Acrylic Case - Image 3
Macintosh Prototype in Acrylic Case - Image 4
Macintosh Prototype in Acrylic Case - Image 5
Macintosh Prototype in Acrylic Case - Image 6
Images taken by Doug F. and edited by A. Tucker
Macintosh Prototype in Acrylic Case - Image 7
Images taken by Doug F. and edited by A. Tucker

Item Details

Date
Circa 1981 (Made)
Type
Physical Object
Catalogue number
102717968
Other identifying number
9528450 (SERIAL NUMBER)
D9-NF-2 (MODEL NUMBER)
Organization
Apple (Manufacturer)
Category
Desktop
Credit line
Gift of HSC Electronic Supply
Place of publication
North America/USA/CA/Cupertino
Weight
18 (lb)
Dimension
9 3/4w x 13 1/2h x 11 1/4l (in)
24.76w x 34.29h x 28.58l (cm)
Acquisition number
X5812.2010