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Ngo-March 1987, eminyakeni emithathu ngemva kokukhululwa kwe-Macintosh 128K yasekuqaleni, i-Apple yethula umlandeli wayo, i-Macinotsh II. Nakuba amanye amamodeli e-Mac ayebone ukukhanya kosuku ngaleso sikhathi, i-roman two egameni lale khompuyutha ibonise ngokucacile ukuthi le modeli yayiwukuthuthuka okuyinhloko kwalo mugqa womkhiqizo. U-Apple wayincoma ngokufanelekile i-Macintosh II yayo - yaziqhayisa ngokuthuthuka okuphawulekayo mayelana ne-hardware, inketho yokuthenga isibonisi sombala (esingazange sinikezwe ngaleso sikhathi) kanye nesakhiwo esisha. Ifomu layo elivulekile yilokho okwahlukanisa i-Macintosh kwamanye amamodeli, futhi ngenxa yalokho, abasebenzisi babenezinketho ezicebile kakhulu zokushintsha ikhompuyutha.

Esinye sezici ezivumele i-Apple ukuthi ikhulule i-Macintosh ngesakhiwo esivulekile ukuthi uSteve Jobs - umphikisi oqinile wamathuba anjalo - wayengasekho nenkampani ngaleso sikhathi. Kusukela ekuqaleni, uSteve Jobs wayengumlandeli wamakhompiyutha "asebenza nje" futhi lapho abasebenzisi bengadingi ukulungiswa okwengeziwe, ukuguqulwa kanye nezandiso. Ngokusho kweMisebenzi, ikhompuyutha efanelekile kwakuwumshini umsebenzisi ojwayelekile angeke abe nethuba lokuwuvula.

I-Macintosh II ivumele abasebenzisi ukungenelela okuhlukahlukene nokulungiswa ngaphandle kokuvala iwaranti. Ngenxa yezakhiwo zayo ezivulekile, ukufinyeleleka kanye nezikhala zamakhadi azo zonke izinhlobo, le modeli ithole isiteketiso esithi "Vula iMac". Esinye isizathu sentshiseko kwakuwukuthola isibonisi sombala se-Macintosh II, kuyilapho abasebenzisi bebonga ngokukhetha, futhi bahlatshwe umxhwele yi-monitor entsha ye-Mac eyishumi nantathu, eyayinkulu kakhulu ngesikhathi sayo. I-Macintosh II ifakwe iphrosesa engu-16 MHz Motorola 68020, efika ku-4MB ye-RAM futhi ifike ku-80MB hard drive. I-Macintosh II ithengiswe ngaphandle kwekhibhodi, kodwa abasebenzisi bangathenga i-ADB Apple Keyboard noma i-Apple Extended Keyboard. I-Macintosh II yethulwa engqungqutheleni ye-AppleWorld, intengo yemodeli eyisisekelo yayingamadola angama-5498.

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