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Dinosaur Sighting: The original Apple Macintosh Classic By Mark Kaelin and Mark Kaelin, CNET News.com June 17, 2008 URL: http://www.zdnet.com.au/insight/hardware/soa/Dinosaur-Sighting-The-original-Apple-Macintosh-Classic/0,139023759,339289883,00.htm
CNET Networks' TechRepublic runs a regular feature called "Dinosaur Sightings" in which it takes a nostalgic look at vintage computers. CNET News.com is publishing this excerpt. The Apple Mac Classic is one of the most famous and easily recognisable personal computers ever manufactured. First introduced in 1990, the Mac Classic was Apple's low-end under-$1,000 computer, which made it very popular with the education market. In the next few weeks, we'll be Cracking Open this classic computer to examine what makes it tick. Credit: CNET Networks/Mark Kaelin 
The bag has compartments for the keyboard, mouse, software, and books. I think I like this solution better than the portables we cracked open. Credit: CNET Networks/Mark Kaelin 
The shape of the Apple Mac is an icon of personal computing. You can't mistake it. Credit: CNET Networks/Mark Kaelin 
The back of the Apple Mac Classic is where you find your peripheral ports--standard practice even today. Credit: CNET Networks/Mark Kaelin 
Moving in on the ports, you can see our Mac has some sticky substance leaking from the vents. We will have to investigate that when we crack it open. Credit: CNET Networks/Mark Kaelin 
Another feature of the keyboard is that it has a connection for the mouse. I am not sure why such a connection was not widely adopted, but it seems like a great idea to me. Credit: CNET Networks/Mark Kaelin 
The famous one-button mouse. The Logitech MX810 gaming mouse I have at home has eight buttons. Credit: CNET Networks/Mark Kaelin 
It works. The Mac boots up with no problem and welcomes me to the cult. Credit: CNET Networks/Mark Kaelin 
The Macintosh has a monochrome display, but my XT clone ran 16 colors at that time, I believe. (Maybe it was only 8.) I would guess color would raise the price too much for the market the Classic was trying to reach. Credit: CNET Networks/Mark Kaelin 
Our Apple Mac Classic game has a good bit of software including ClarisWorks, Norton Utilities, and several games. Credit: CNET Networks/Mark Kaelin 
So we meet again, my old nemesis. I had Chessmaster 3000 at one time and it used to kick my butt regularly. Credit: CNET Networks/Mark Kaelin
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