Macintosh Quadra 630

Computer published 31 years ago:

Macintosh Quadra 630 (c) 1994 Apple Computer, Inc.

A much further cost reduction of the previous Quadra 605/LC 475/LC 575 generation. There's a new video chip with hard-coded video modes (instead of programmable) which limits monitor support, and the SCSI hard disk was replaced with an ATA/IDE model from the PC world (but the 53C9x fast SCSI interface seen in other Quadras is still available). These Macs got a bad reputation from weird technically off-base articles on sites like Low End Mac, but they're actually decent little machines.

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Released in July 1994. It was introduced as the replacement for the Quadra 610, and was the least-expensive computer in the Macintosh lineup with prices starting at $1,199 USD.

It was discontinued on April 17, 1995.

The Quadra 630 has different names depending on its target market: Macintosh Quadra 630 for professional and business use, Macintosh LC 630 for the K-12 educational market, and Macintosh Performa 630 for the consumer and higher-education markets.

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