Editing Macintosh clone (section)

==Macintosh conversion==
{{Main|Macintosh conversion}}
Unlike Mac clones that contain little or no original [[Apple Inc|Apple]] [[Computer hardware|hardware]], a Mac conversion is an [[Aftermarket (merchandise)|aftermarket]] enclosure kit that requires the core components of a previously purchased, genuine Apple [[Macintosh|Mac computer]], such as the Macintosh [[Read-only memory|ROM]] or the [[motherboard]], in order to become a functional computer system. This business model is most commonly used in the [[Aftermarket (automotive)|car industry]], with one of the most famous examples being the [[Shelby Mustang]], a high performance variant of the [[Ford Mustang]], and is protected<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.justice.gov/usam/criminal-resource-manual-1854-copyright-infringement-first-sale-doctrine |title=Copyright Infringement -- First Sale Doctrine |date=19 February 2015 |publisher=Offices of the United States Attorneys |accessdate=Sep 28, 2017}}</ref> in the U.S. by the [[First-sale doctrine]] and similar legal concepts in most other countries.

While Mac clones traditionally aim to compete directly with Apple's solutions through lower prices,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lowendmac.com/2014/apple-squeezes-mac-clones-out-of-the-market/ |title=Apple Squeezes Mac Clones Out of the Market |publisher=Low End Mac}}</ref> Mac conversions target market segments that lack dedicated solutions from Apple, and where the need for a Mac solution is high enough to justify the combined cost of the full price of the Mac donor computer plus the price of the conversion kit and labor.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MTwEAAAAMBAJ&dq=intelitec+macintosh+portable&pg=RA1-PA25 |title=Makers Proceed Despite Apple's Refusal to Sell Motherboards |publisher=INFOWORLD:Macintosh News |date=2008-04-16 |author= Spiegelman, Lisa L.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://lowendmac.com/2016/the-68000-dash-30fx-an-accelerate-mac-iifx/ |title=Makers Proceed Despite Apple's Refusal to Sell Motherboards |publisher=Low End Mac |date=2016-07-05}}</ref>

The following companies produced Mac conversions:
{| class="wikitable"
!Company
!Products
|-
|Assistive Technology, Inc.
|Freestyle
|-
|[[Macintosh conversion#Axiotron, Inc.|Axiotron, Inc.]]
|Modbook 100, Modbook 150
|-
|[[Macintosh conversion#Colby Systems, Inc.|Colby Systems]]
|Classmate, WalkMac SE, WalkMac SE-30
|-
|Cutting Edge
|Quatro 850
|-
|[[Macintosh conversion#Dynamac Computer Products, Inc.|Dynamac]]
|Dynamac, Dynamac EL, Dynamac SE, Dynamac IIsf
|-
|Hardware Research, Inc.
|Rack Mounted Mac
|-
|[[Macintosh conversion#Intelitec Systems Corporation|Intelitec Systems Corp.]]
|MX Plus
|-
|Marathon Computer, Inc.
|iRack, PowerRack
|-
|McMobile
|McMobile
|-
|[[Macintosh conversion#Modbook Inc.|Modbook Inc.]]
|Modbook Pro, Modbook Pro X
|-
|[[Macintosh conversion#Outbound Systems, Inc.|Outbound]]
|Laptop, Notebook
|-
|[[Macintosh conversion#Sixty-Eight Thousand, Inc.|Sixty-Eight Thousand, Inc.]]
|Dash 30fx, Dash 40Q
|-
|Uchishiba Seisakusho, Inc.
|BookcaSE
|}