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=== Hardware/Easter Facts === * First consumer computer to ship with 3.5" Sony floppy drives (later industry standard){{cite book |last=Levy |first=Steven |title=Insanely Great: The Life and Times of Macintosh, the Computer that Changed Everything |publisher=Penguin Books |year=1994 |isbn=0140291773}} * Hidden startup chime: Hold '''โ + Option + Shift + Delete''' during boot for deep bass tone{{cite book |last=Hertzfeld |first=Andy |title=Revolution in the Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made |publisher=O'Reilly Media |year=2005 |isbn=0596007191}} * Logic board manufactured by Apple in Fremont, California facility{{cite web |url=https://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/1984/ |title=1984 Timeline of Computer History |publisher=Computer History Museum |access-date=2025-01-25}} * Case design influenced by Braun radio aesthetics via Hartmut Esslinger * '''"Twiggy Mac"''' prototype used dual 5.25" drives before Sony partnership{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/OriginalMacBrochure1984 |title=Original Apple Macintosh 128K Brochure 1984 |publisher=Apple Computer |year=1984 |access-date=2025-01-25}} * Custom Motorola 68000 processors marked "SC87839L" used in development prototypes{{cite web |url=http://www.easy68k.com/paulrsm/doc/dpbm68k1.htm |title=Design Philosophy Behind Motorola's MC68000 |author=Thomas W. Starnes |publisher=BYTE Magazine |date=April 1983 |access-date=2025-01-25}}
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