July 18, 1994: Quadra 630 Introduced. Last of a Breed

MacBytes · Jul 18, 2006, 09:45 AM

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mainstreetmark · Jul 18, 2006, 10:14 AM

Yep - I had one. It was my first new Mac, replacing my Mac IIci, which replaced my Apple IIgs, which replaced my Apple //e which replaced my Apple ][+

(substitute a few of those "my"'s with "my dad's")

wedge antilies · Jul 18, 2006, 10:28 AM

There is only two lots of Apples I haven't had, the Quadras, and I never got a G5. Although I just bought a Pippin on eBay, so thats another to the collection.

Queso · Jul 18, 2006, 10:33 AM

My first Mac was the Performa 630, which was a crippled version of the same machine. I thought it was the dog's at the time, especially after upping the RAM from 8MB to a whopping 36MB.

Jerry Spoon · Jul 18, 2006, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dynamicv

My first Mac was the Performa 630, which was a crippled version of the same machine. I thought it was the dog's at the time, especially after upping the RAM from 8MB to a whopping 36MB.

I actually was looking to buy my first mac when the Performa 630's were out. I honestly always thought they were a bit of crappy machine (no offense) and held off getting anything new until I got a Bondi iMac and then a G4 tower a year or two after that.

Used my girlfriend's Gateway in the meantime after my Mac Classic no longer fit my needs. I'm ashamed of those times.

RacerX · Jul 18, 2006, 01:53 PM

While the article does point out that the Quadra 630 was the last 680x0 desktop Mac to be introduced by Apple, it was not the last 680x0 desktop Mac to be sold by Apple. The Quadra 630 was discontinued about six months earlier than the Quadra 950.

Of course the last 680x0 system introduced by Apple was the PowerBook 190 in August of 1995 (and lasted until June of the next year... making them about 10 years old now).

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mainstreetmark macrumors 68000 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL	Yep - I had one. It was my first new Mac, replacing my Mac IIci, which replaced my Apple IIgs, which replaced my Apple //e which replaced my Apple ][+ (substitute a few of those "my"'s with "my dad's") __________________ iTunesRegistry.com <-- v3.0 Now Playing

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wedge antilies macrumors member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Adelaide, Australia, MAAAATE!	Nope not me. There is only two lots of Apples I haven't had, the Quadras, and I never got a G5. Although I just bought a Pippin on eBay, so thats another to the collection. __________________ Finally my NEW MAC: 20 inch iMac (intel):500 GB HD:2GB Ram:ATI Radeon X1600/256MB VRAM:Wireless KB & Mouse:Hooray - It's been 3 Long years baby!

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Queso macrumors 603 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sota el mar	My first Mac was the Performa 630, which was a crippled version of the same machine. I thought it was the dog's at the time, especially after upping the RAM from 8MB to a whopping 36MB. __________________ Gary Ablett's Blue and White Army

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Jul 18, 2006, 01:53 PM	#6
RacerX macrumors 65832 Join Date: Aug 2004	While the article does point out that the Quadra 630 was the last 680x0 desktop Mac to be introduced by Apple, it was not the last 680x0 desktop Mac to be sold by Apple. The Quadra 630 was discontinued about six months earlier than the Quadra 950. Of course the last 680x0 system introduced by Apple was the PowerBook 190 in August of 1995 (and lasted until June of the next year... making them about 10 years old now).