Retro Tech: Macintosh Color Classic
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 Published On Feb 7, 2017

The Color Classic may have been the last of the compact Macs, but it certainly left an interesting legacy.

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Sources and reference material, in order of appearance:

-- Jeff Keacher, http://www.keacher.com (Mac Plus image)
-- Reddit user SeanEqualsYes,   / 68k_week_my_newly_functional_macintosh_cla...   (Classic II setup image)
-- Wikipedia user Danamania, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Da... (Classic II and SE studio images)
-- Macworld magazine, April, 1993 (review articles)
-- http://www.cuk.ch/articles/4133 (LC III image)
-- Jonathan Zufi, http://iconicbook.com (Color Classic II images)
-- Low End Mac, http://www.lowendmac.com (Color Classic II specs screenshot)
-- Lyle Hiroshi Saxon,    / lylehsaxon   (MacWorld Expo 1993 footage)
-- Mystic Room, http://web.archive.org/web/2005030517...
-- Imgur user 3583Bytes, http://imgur.com/gallery/vYoOmyd (LC 520 image)
-- Stuart Bell, http://www.applefritter.com/?q=powerc... (Mystic enabler, Takky portmanteau, motherboard connector relocation, stereo speakers and slot-loading CD-ROM screenshots)
-- S. Watanabe, http://web.archive.org/web/2009121719... (Mystic, Power Color Classic desk setup, G3 upgrade and main page screenshots)
-- https://compidiaries.wordpress.com/20... (Performa 5400 motherboard image)
-- CCSCC English page, http://web.archive.org/web/2003062301...
-- John Stocker, http://web.archive.org/web/2001071214... (Power Color Classic build page screenshot)
-- New York Times article "A Long-Discontinued Macintosh Thrills Collectors to the Core," August 24, 2000, http://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/24/tec...

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