Macintosh LC
The first in the Macintosh LC family, the LC was introduced with the Macintosh Classic (a repackaging of the older Macintosh Plus) and the Macintosh IIsi (a new entry-level machine for the Macintosh II series), and offered for half the price the of Macintosh II but significantly lesser in performance overall. The creation of the LC was prompted by Apple’s desire to produce a product that could be sold to school boards for the same price as an Apple IIGS. It was designed for inexpensive manufacturing, with five major components that robots could assemble. The computer had a $2400 list price; it and the new $600 12-inch color display were $3500 less expensive than the Macintosh II. Not long after the Apple IIe Card was introduced for the LC, Apple officially announced the retirement of the IIGS, as the company wanted to focus its sales and marketing efforts on the LC.
History of Macintosh LC is provided by wikipedia
The original Macintosh LC was introduced on October 1990, with initial shipments to dealers following in December and January. It was replaced by Macintosh LC II, which was largely the same but was built around a Motorola 68030 processor.
Macintosh LC – General information
Overview
| Introduced | October 1990 |
| Discontinued | March 1992 |
| Model Identifier | 19 |
| Model Number | M0350 |
| Order Number | M0442LL/A M1218LL/A M1201LL/A |
| Price | $2,400 |
| Colors | Platinum |
| Weight | 8.8 Ibs. 3.991 KG |
| Dimensions | 2.9” H x 12.2” W x 15.3” D 7.36 cm H x 30.98 cm W x 38.86 cm D |
Hardware
Processor
| Processor | Motorola 68020 |
| Processor Speed | 16 MHz |
| Architecture | Unknown |
| Number of Cores | 1 |
| System Bus | 16 MHz |
| Cache | 0.25 KB L1 |
| Coprocessor | None |
Storage & Media
| Storage | 40 MB 80 MB |
| Media | 1 – 1.44 MB Floppy |
Memory
| Built-in Memory | 2 MB |
| Maximum Memory | 10 MB |
| Memory Slots | 2 – 30 pin SIMMs |
| Minimum Speed | 100 ns |
| ROM | Unknown |
| Interleaving Support | No |
Display
| Built-in Display | None |
Graphics
| Graphics Card | None |
| Graphics Memory | 256 KB (Upgradeable to 512 KB via one socket) |
| Display Connection | 1 – DB-15 |
Expansion
| Expansion Slots | 1 – LC PDS (Cache Bus) |
| Hard Drive Interface | SCSI |
Software
| Original OS | System Software 6.0.6 |
| Maximum OS | System 7.5.5 |
| Firmware | Macintosh ROM |
Connections
| Ethernet | None |
| Modem | None |
| ADB | 1 |
| Serial | 2 |
| SCSI | 1 – DB-25 |
| Floppy Port | None |
| Audio In | 1 – 3.5-mm mono input jack |
| Audio Out | 1 – 3.5-mm stereo output jack |
| Display | 1 – DB-15 |
Power
| Backup Battery | 3.6 V lithium |
| Maximum Continuous Power | 50 W |
| Line Voltage | Unknown |
Related products
- Macintosh Portable
- Macintosh Classic
- Macintosh II
- Macintosh IIx
- Macintosh IIcx
- Macintosh IIci
- Macintosh IIfx
- Macintosh IIsi
- Macintosh 12-inch RGB Display
- Macintosh 12-inch Monochrome Display
- Personal LaserWriter SC
- Personal LaserWriter NT
- Apple Keyboard II
- Apple Extended Keyboard II
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