The Apple Macintosh LC 550 is a personal computer that was designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple from 1994 to 1995 as part of the Macintosh LC series of Macintosh computers. The computer has been introduced on February 2, 1994, and its price started at $1200.
The new Macintosh LC 550 features a 33 MHz Motorola 68030 processor, Motorola 68882 FPU coprocessor, 14″ CRT Color Display, 5 MB of RAM, 80 MB or 160 MB hard drive, CD-ROM drive, and 1.44 MB Floppy drive.
This Macintosh has been discontinued on March 23, 1995.
Today Macintosh LC 550 is 28 years old!
Source: theymadethat.com – Macintosh LC 550
Macintosh LC 550 Release Date and Original Price
Introduced
February 2, 1994
Discontinued
March 23, 1995
Model Identifier
80
Model Number
M1640
Order Number
Unknown
Original Price
$1,200
Colors
Platinum
Weight
40.5 Ibs. 18.370 KG
Dimensions
17.9” H x 13.5” W x 16.5” D 45.46 cm H x 34.29 cm W x 41.91 cm D
Tech Specs
Processor
Processor
Motorola 68030
Processor Speed
33 MHz
Architecture
32-bit
Number of Cores
1
System Bus
33 MHz
Cache
0.5 KB L1
Coprocessor
Motorola 68882 FPU (Optional)
Storage & Media
Storage
80 MB 160 MB
Media
1 – CD-ROM 1 – 1.44 MB Floppy
Memory
Built-in Memory
5 MB
Maximum Memory
36 MB
Memory Slots
1 – 72 pin SIMM
Minimum Speed
80 ns
ROM
Unknown
Interleaving Support
No
Display
Built-in Display
14″ RGB CRT Display
Resolution
640 x 480
Graphics
Graphics Card
None
Graphics Memory
512 KB (Upgradeable to 768 KB via one socket)
Display Connection
1 – DB-15
Expansion
Expansion Slots
1 – LC PDS (Cache Bus)
Hard Drive Interface
SCSI
Connections
Ethernet
None
Modem
None
ADB
2
Serial
2
SCSI
1 – DB-25
Floppy Port
None
Audio In
1 – 3.5-mm analog input jack 1 – Built-in microphone
Audio Out
2 – 3.5-mm analog output jack 2 – Built-in speaker
