Apple Macintosh 800K External Drive

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Released in 1986, this drive used the new HFS disk format, and was compatible with all Macs except the original 128K, which did not have that standard.

It also supported the older 400K disks, the drive was also quieter and faster than the older 400k model.

The arrival of the Mac plus with its increased RAM, an external drive became less of a necessity.

Date : January 1986

Manufacturer : Apple

Format : Disk Drive

Physical Description : Disk drive

This exhibit has a reference ID of CH48313. Please quote this reference ID in any communication with the Centre for Computing History.