Macintosh 512Ke
| Also known as | M0001E |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Apple Computer, Inc. |
| Product family | Compact Macintosh |
| Released | April 14, 1986 |
| Introductory price | US$2,000 (equivalent to $5,900 in 2025) |
| Discontinued | September 1, 1987 |
| Operating system | 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 2.1, 3.0, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 6.0-6.0.8 |
| CPU | Motorola 68000 @ 7.8 MHz |
| Memory | 512 KB RAM (built-in) |
| Predecessor | Macintosh 512K |
| Successor | Macintosh SE |
| Related | Macintosh Plus |
| Made in | USA |
The Macintosh 512K enhanced (512Ke) was introduced in April 1986 as a cheaper alternative to the top-of-the-line Macintosh Plus, which had debuted three months previously. It is the same as the Macintosh 512K but includes the 800K disk drive and 128K of ROM used in the Macintosh Plus. The new ROM supported HFS used on 800K and larger disks and allowed the Hard Disk 20 to be used as a startup disk, doing away with the Hard Disk 20 Startup floppy required by the prior Macintosh 512K. Like its predecessors, the 512Ke has little room for expansion. Some companies did create memory upgrades to bring the machine up to 2 MB or more.