Apple IIc
Apple released the Apple IIc in April 1984, billing it as a portable Apple II, because it could be easily carried, though unlike modern portables it lacked a built-in display and battery. The IIc even sported a carrying handle that folded down to prop the machine up into a typing position. It was the first of three Apple II models to be made in the Snow White design language, and the only one that used its unique creamy off-white color. The Apple IIc featured a built-in 5.25-inch floppy drive and 128 KB RAM, with a built-in disk controller that could control external drives, composite video (NTSC or PAL), serial interfaces for modem and printer, and a port usable by either a joystick or mouse. Unlike previous Apple II models, the IIc had no internal expansion slots at all, this being the means by which its compact size was attained. Third parties did eventually figure out how to wedge up to 1 MB of additional memory and a real-time clock into the machine, and a later revision of the motherboard provided an expansion slot that could accept an Apple memory card bearing up to 1 MB of RAM. The disk port, originally intended for a second 5.25-inch floppy drive, eventually was able to interface to 3.5-inch disk drives and (via third parties) even hard disks.
History of Apple IIc is provided by wikipedia
Apple IIc – General information
Overview
| Introduced | April 1984 |
| Discontinued | August 1988 |
| Order Number | A2S4100 |
| Price | $1,295 |
| Colors | Fog |
| Weight | 7.5 Ibs. 3.401 KG |
| Dimensions | 2.5” H x 12” W x 11.5” D 6.35 cm H 30.48 cm W x 29.21 cm D |
Hardware
| Processor | MOS Technology 65C02 |
| Processor Speed | 1 MHz |
| Architecture | 8-bit |
| Number of Cores | 1 |
| System Bus | 1 MHz |
| Storage | None |
| Built-in Memory | 128 KB |
| Maximum Memory | 128 (Revision 1-2) 1.12 MB (Revision 3-4) |
| Memory Slots | 1 – 34-pin Memory Expansion Card (Revision 3-4) |
| ROM | 16 KB or 32 KB |
Software
| Software | Apple ProDOS 8 |
| Firmware | Applesoft BASIC |
Connections
| Serial | 2 – DIN-5 |
| Floppy Port | 1 – DB-19 |
| Game | 1 – DE-9 |
| Audio Out | 1 – 3.5-mm analog output jack 1 – Built-in speaker |
| Display Connection | 1 – RCA composite video output 1 – DB-15 |
| External Resolution | 40 x 48 (15 colors) 280 x 192 (6 colors) 80 x 48 (15 colors) 560 x 192 (15 colors) |
| Text Display | 40-column text, 24-lines or 80-column text, 24-lines |
| Expansion Slots | None |
| Media | Built-in 140 KB 5.25-inch floppy drive |
Accesories
| Keyboard | Built-in 63-key uppercase and lowercase keyboard |
Power
| Maximum Continuous Power | 25 W (external power supply) 18 W (internal converter) |
| Line Voltage | 105 – 129V AC |
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- Macintosh Mouse
- Macintosh Keyboard
- Apple Mouse IIc
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