Editing Macintosh II (section)

=== Graphics ===
The Macintosh II includes a graphics card that supports a true-color 16.7-million-color palette<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.old-computers.com/MUSEUM/computer.asp?c=160|title=OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum|website=www.old-computers.com|access-date=April 11, 2018|archive-date=April 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180404090326/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=160|url-status=live}}</ref> and was available in two configurations: 4-bit and 8-bit. The 4-bit model supports 16 colors on a 640×480 display and 256 colors (8-bit video) on a 512×384 display, which means that [[Video random-access memory|VRAM]] was 256 KB. The 8-bit model supports 256-color video on a 640×480 display, which means that VRAM was 512 KB in size. With an optional RAM upgrade (requiring 120 [[nanosecond|ns]] [[Dual in-line package|DIP]] chips), the 4-bit version supports 640×480 in 8-bit color.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lowendmac.com/video/maciihires.html|title=Macintosh II High Resolution Video Card|date=June 7, 1989|website=lowendmac.com|access-date=April 11, 2018|archive-date=August 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829203340/http://lowendmac.com/video/maciihires.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The video card does not include hardware acceleration of drawing operations.

'''Display''': Apple offered a choice of two displays, a 12" black and white unit, and a more expensive 13" high-resolution color display based on Sony's [[Trinitron]] technology. More than one display could be attached to the computer, and objects could be easily dragged from one screen to the next. Third-party displays quickly became available. The [[Los Angeles Times]] reviewer called the color "spectacular."<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-03-02-fi-4154-story.html|title=Apple's Two New Machines Are Dandy|first=Lawrence J.|last= Magid|newspaper= Los Angeles Times|date= March 2, 1987|access-date=June 20, 2019 |url-access=limited |quote=...the color is spectacular. Unlike most color monitors, it also displays very readable text.}}</ref> The [[operating system]] [[user interface]] remained black and white even on color monitors with the exception of the Apple logo, which appeared in rainbow color.