Hello everyone. I recently acquired an example of the original 128K Macintosh. Best I can tell, it has never been upgraded to 512KB of RAM. I know that many of these were, either by Apple or through third-party means. Anyway, here are some pics:
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I've been wondering: about how many of the original Macs might be out there which never got a RAM upgrade of some sort? I've heard that 128KB of RAM was considered limiting for the Mac even in 1984, so I'm guessing not many were kept in their original state (similar to how most of the original Lisas were upgraded to Lisa 2 specs). I know that Apple introduced the Macintosh 512K around six months after the initial introduction, relabeling the original as the "Macintosh 128K", and offering 512KB upgrades for the original M0001. I'm mainly referring to the first version that's just labeled "Macintosh", though there might be a case for the relabeled version as well.
-Adam
I've been wondering: about how many of the original Macs might be out there which never got a RAM upgrade of some sort? I've heard that 128KB of RAM was considered limiting for the Mac even in 1984, so I'm guessing not many were kept in their original state (similar to how most of the original Lisas were upgraded to Lisa 2 specs). I know that Apple introduced the Macintosh 512K around six months after the initial introduction, relabeling the original as the "Macintosh 128K", and offering 512KB upgrades for the original M0001. I'm mainly referring to the first version that's just labeled "Macintosh", though there might be a case for the relabeled version as well.
-Adam