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Macintosh System Compatiblity Matrix

From "A History of Macintosh System Software," Recommended system software for different Macintosh computers. Appendix A in Macintosh System Software User's Guide Version 6.0 (1988).

Table of hardware releases before System 7 (May 1991)

Date Name Model # Tech Specs Original System file
01/84 Macintosh (128K) M0001 112162 System 1.0†
09/84 Macintosh 512K M0001W 112163 System 1.1‡
01/86 Macintosh Plus M0001A 112165 System 3.0
04/86 Macintosh 512Ke M0001E 112166 System 3.0
03/87 Macintosh SE M5010
M5011*
112167 System 4.0
03/87 Macintosh II M5000 112168 System 4.0
09/88 Macintosh IIx M5840 112169 System 6.0.1
01/89 Macintosh SE/30 M5119 112170 System 6.0.3
03/89 Macintosh IIcx M5650 112171 System 6.0.3
09/89 Macintosh IIci M5780 112173 System 6.0.4
09/89 Macintosh Portable M5120 112174 System 6.0.4
03/90 Macintosh IIfx M5525 112175 System 6.0.5
10/90 Macintosh Classic M0420 112176 System 6.0.7
10/90 Macintosh IIsi M0360 112177 System 6.0.7
10/90 Macintosh LC M0350 112178 System 6.0.7

* This model number was used for Macintosh SE machines configured with internal hard drives. This would later include the SE FDHD (SuperDrive), which replaced the SE in August 1989.
† Apple's recommended System file is version 2.0, with 3.2 as the maximum.
‡ Apple's recommended System file is version 3.2 (or 3.3 as an AppleShare client), with 4.1 as the maximum.

Printers: ImageWriter, LaserWriter, ImageWriter II, LaserWriter Plus, ImageWriter LQ, LaserWriter IISC, LaserWriter IINT, LaserWriter IINTX, Personal LaserWriter SC, Personal LaserWriter NT, StyleWriter, Personal LaserWriter LS.

Monitors: High-Resolution RGB Monitor, High-Resolution Monochrome Monitor, Two-Page Monochrome Display, Macintosh Portrait Display, Macintosh 12-inch RGB Display, Macintosh 12-inch Monochrome Display.

Macintosh software releases

Table of software releases before System 7 (May 1991)

Date Title System Finder MultiFinder
01/84 Mac Software 1.0 1.0 N/A
05/84 Mac Software 1.1 1.1g N/A
04/85 Mac Software 2.0 4.1 N/A
09/85 Mac Software 2.1 5.0 N/A
01/86 Mac Software 3.0 5.1 N/A
02/86 Mac Software 3.1 5.2 N/A
06/86 Mac Software 3.2 5.3 N/A
01/87 Macintosh System Software* 4.0 5.4† N/A
04/87 Macintosh System Software* 4.1 5.5† N/A
10/87 Macintosh System Software 5.0 4.2 6.0 1.0
11/87 Macintosh System Software 5.1 4.3 6.0 1.0
04/88 Macintosh System Software 6.0 6.0 6.1‡ 6.0
08/88 Macintosh System Software 6.0.1 6.0.1 6.1 6.0.1
09/88 Macintosh System Software 6.0.2 6.0.2 6.1 6.0.1
12/88 Macintosh System Software 6.0.3 6.0.3 6.1 6.0.3
09/89 Macintosh System Software 6.0.4 6.0.4 6.1.4 6.0.4
03/90 Macintosh System Software 6.0.5 6.0.5 6.1.5 6.0.5
10/90 Macintosh System Software 6.0.7 6.0.7 6.1.7 6.0.7
04/91 Macintosh System Software 6.0.8 6.0.8 6.1.8 6.0.8

* The earliest references to "Macintosh System Software" are in the Read Me documents on the System 4.0 Finder 5.4 and System 4.1 Finder 5.5 disks.
† System 3.3 (for the Macintosh 512K) was distributed on the Work Station Installer disk for versions 1.0 (with Finder 5.4) and 1.1 (with Finder 5.5) of the AppleShare file server.
‡ System 3.4 (for the Macintosh 512Ke) was distributed with AppleShare version 2.0 (with Finder 6.1).

 




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