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Why the original Macintosh had a screen resolution of 512×324
Many classic Macs came with — or supported — displays running at 512x384 pixels, but many compact Macs, ranging from the original 1984 machine up through 1991’s Macintosh Classic II had built-in CRTs running at 512x342 pixels. That covers all black-and-white compact Macs with a 9-inch screen. The later Color Classic…
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History & Retro ComputingHardware & Electronics2025
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| May 27, 2025 | Why the original Macintosh had a screen resolution of 512×324 by ingve | 182 | 135 |