apple macintosh se/30
Compact Mac · Era 1989
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About this unit
The SE/30 is the compact Mac people actually keep: a 68030 with a real FPU behind a 9-inch mono CRT, the fastest machine Apple ever put in that all-in-one shell. It ran genuine Unix under A/UX and still boots System 7 without complaint. For the collector who wants one compact Mac done properly.
Condition
Grade B: a solid cosmetic B over an excellent functional core. The beige is even with honest front-bezel yellowing and no cracks. The leaking SMD electrolytics that kill most SE/30s are gone, and three traces they had eaten are repaired and verified. It boots with the correct chime to a sharp, simasimac-free display, and the PRAM battery has been removed so it cannot leak again.
Specifications
- CPU
- Motorola 68030 16 MHz
- FPU
- Motorola 68882
- RAM
- 8 MB (128 MB max)
- Display
- 9-inch 512x342 mono CRT
- OS
- System 7.1
- Storage
- 40 MB SCSI HDD
- Sound
- Apple Sound Chip (stereo)
Forensic notes
Provenance
Single owner from a US design studio, retired with its period Apple keyboard and mouse. The logic-board serial is legible and the board is unmodified apart from the servicing below.
Recap & restoration
Full logic-board recap (leaking SMD electrolytics replaced), analog-board capacitors replaced, and three lifted traces near the caps repaired and continuity-verified. The PRAM battery was removed before it could leak.
Forensic notes
26 macro photographs, board-under-UV shots, and a RAM test are on file, along with a boot recording. Honest yellowing on the front bezel is documented; no cracks.
Certificate of Authenticity
Signed and shareable, generated after grading.
Photo credits: Jeff Keyzer (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Jeff Keyzer (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Sold as graded. Condition is documented, not idealized.