In 1988, Apple introduced the Macintosh IIx, an upgrade of the Mac II that included a Motorola 68030 CPU. The IIcx – a compact version of the IIx, also with a 68030 – was introduced in 1989.

In March 1989, alongside the Macintosh IIcx, Apple introduced a 15” vertical CRT with a resolution of 640 x 870 pixels. It was aimed squarely at the desktop publishers that had become the Mac’s bread ...