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==Features==
The low-end model was sold with 1&nbsp;MB of memory, a 1.44 MB floppy drive, no [[hard disk]], and included a keyboard for $999.<ref name="macworldfamily" /> The $1,500 model had 2 MB of memory and a 40 MB hard disk. The Classic features several improvements over the [[Macintosh Plus]], which it replaced as Apple's low-end Mac computer: it is up to 25&nbsp;percent faster than the Plus,<ref name="macworldsecrets" /> about as fast as the SE,{{r|poole199012}} and includes an [[SuperDrive|Apple SuperDrive]] 3.5" [[floppy disk]] drive as standard.<ref name="desc">{{Cite web |date=June 2, 1994 |title=Macintosh Classic: Description (Discontinued) |url=http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=10193 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100416042541/http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=10193 |archive-date=April 16, 2010 |access-date=April 27, 2008 |publisher=[[Apple Inc.]]}}</ref> The SuperDrive can read and write to Macintosh, [[MS-DOS]], [[OS/2]], and [[Apple ProDOS|ProDOS]] disks.<ref name="desc" /> The Classic also has a memory expansion slot (up to 4 MB).

The Classic uses the [[System 6]].0.7 [[operating system]] with support for all versions up to [[System 7]].5.5. A hidden [[Hierarchical File System (Apple)|Hierarchical File System]] (HFS) disk volume contained in the [[read-only memory]] (ROM) includes System 6.0.3.<ref name="romdisk">{{Cite book |last=Aker |first=Sharon |url=https://archive.org/details/macintoshbible00aker/page/58 |title=The Macintosh Bible 8th Edition |publisher=[[Peachpit|Peachpit Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-201-87483-0 |page=[https://archive.org/details/macintoshbible00aker/page/58 58]}}</ref> The Mac Classic can be booted into System 6.0.3 by holding down the {{key press|Command|Option|X|O}} keys during boot.<ref name="romdisk" />

Some dealers included a software bundle called Smartbundle with the Classic.<ref name="smartbundle">{{Cite news |last=Schafer |first=Liza |date=April 1991 |title=Apple Macintosh Classic 2/40 – Hardware Review |page=2 |work=Home Office Computing |publisher=[[BNET]]}}</ref> Also sold separately for $349, this includes [[T/Maker]]'s [[WriteNow]] word processor, [[Ashton-Tate]]'s [[Full Impact]] spreadsheet program, RecordHolderPlus database, and [[Silicon Beach Software]]'s [[SuperPaint (Macintosh)|SuperPaint]] 2.0 paint and draw program.<ref name="smartbundle" />