Apple Macintosh shared interfaces

Adapters and replacement parts defined by a shared Macintosh connector or hardware interface rather than one exact model.

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Macintosh 1/2-AA battery sockets
Battery adapters for vintage Macintosh logic boards that use a 1/2-AA battery socket.
-half-AA battery, PRAM battery1
Macintosh 30-pin FPM RAM SIMMs
Memory modules for Macintosh systems using 30-pin fast-page-mode DRAM SIMMs. Capacity, refresh protocol, parity, bank population, ROM addressing, and physical clearance still vary by model.
-30-pin Macintosh RAM, 30-pin FPM SIMM, Macintosh 30-pin SIMM2
Macintosh 68-pin VRAM SIMMs
Video-memory modules shared by 68K Macintosh models with one or more 68-pin VRAM SIMM sockets.
-68-pin VRAM SIMM, Macintosh VRAM SIMM4
Macintosh AAUI Ethernet
Ethernet transceivers and adapters for Macintosh computers with Apple's compact AAUI network connector.
-Apple Attachment Unit Interface, AAUI port, Macintosh AAUI1
Macintosh ADB
Input adapters and peripherals for Macintosh systems with a standard Apple Desktop Bus port.
-Apple Desktop Bus, ADB Macintosh4
Macintosh Apple IIe Card
Apple's Macintosh LC-family compatibility card and its external floppy-and-joystick Y-cable interface.
-Apple //e Card, Apple IIe Card for Macintosh LC1
Macintosh Comm Slot II
Networking and communication cards for Macintosh systems with Apple's PCI-derived Comm Slot II interface.
-CS II, Communication Slot II1
Macintosh DB-15 video
Video adapters for Macintosh systems with Apple's two-row DB-15 monitor connector.
-Macintosh video port, two-row DB-15 video2
Macintosh external DB-25 SCSI
Storage devices and physical adapters for Macintosh computers with an external DB-25 SCSI connector.
-external SCSI, Macintosh DB-25 SCSI7
Macintosh HDI-45 video
Video adapters for first-generation Power Macintosh systems and related models with Apple's HDI-45 monitor connector.
-HDI-45 monitor port, Power Macintosh x100 video1
Macintosh internal 50-pin SCSI
Internal storage devices and accessories using the common 50-pin Macintosh SCSI connection.
-internal Macintosh SCSI, 50-pin SCSI6
Macintosh modem and printer serial ports
Serial peripherals and adapters for Macintosh computers with the original modem, printer, AppleTalk, or GeoPort-style serial interfaces.
-Macintosh RS-422, Macintosh modem port, Macintosh printer port, Mini-DIN-8 serial, DE-9 serial1
MP-F51W and MP-F75W floppy mechanisms
Replacement parts for Macintosh floppy mechanisms identified by drive and motor type rather than computer model.
-Macintosh floppy eject mechanisms, Omron floppy motor1