Macintosh LC

E39011

The Macintosh LC is a low-cost, compact desktop computer introduced by Apple in 1990 as part of its early color-capable Macintosh lineup aimed at home and education markets.

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Apple Macintosh
desktop computer
personal computer
addressBusWidth 32-bit address bus (not fully 32-bit clean)
architecture 68k
audioOutput 8-bit mono sound
audioPorts 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack
busWidth 16-bit data bus
caseColor platinum
codename Elsie
cpu Motorola 68020 microprocessor
surface form: Motorola 68020
cpuClockSpeed 16 MHz
discontinued 1992
expansionSlot LC Processor Direct Slot (LC PDS)
surface form: LC Processor Direct Slot (PDS)
floppyDrive 1.44 MB SuperDrive
formFactor pizza box desktop
fpuSupport optional Motorola 68881 FPU via PDS card
hardDriveOptions 40 MB SCSI hard disk
80 MB SCSI hard disk
intendedMarket education market
home users
introduced October 1990
manufacturer Apple Inc.
surface form: Apple Computer, Inc.
networkingOptions optional Ethernet via PDS card
notableFeature compact pizza-box case enabling small-footprint setups
first low-cost color Macintosh for education
operatingSystem System 6.0.7 (with Color QuickDraw)
System 7 (early versions)
surface form: System 7
ports ADB
SCSI port
audio out
floppy disk port
two serial ports
video output port
predecessor Macintosh II series
surface form: Macintosh IIcx (in product positioning)
productLine Macintosh LC self-linksurface differs
surface form: Macintosh LC series
ramMaximum 10 MB
ramMinimum 2 MB
ramOnboard 2 MB
ramSlots 2 SIMM slots
ramType 30-pin SIMM
romSize 512 KB ROM
storageInterface SCSI
surface form: SCSI-1
successor Macintosh LC self-linksurface differs
surface form: Macintosh LC II
targetPriceAtLaunch around US$2,400 with monitor
videoColorSupport up to 8-bit color
videoHardware built-in frame buffer with shared system RAM
videoResolutions 512×384
640×480 (with VRAM and appropriate monitor)
vramMaximum 512 KB VRAM
vramMinimum 256 KB VRAM

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LC series includesModel Macintosh LC
subject surface form: Macintosh LC series
LC series includesModel Macintosh LC
subject surface form: Macintosh LC series
this entity surface form: Macintosh LC II
LC series includesModel Macintosh LC
subject surface form: Macintosh LC series
this entity surface form: Macintosh LC III
LC series includesModel Macintosh LC
subject surface form: Macintosh LC series
this entity surface form: Macintosh LC III+
LC series includesModel Macintosh LC
subject surface form: Macintosh LC series
this entity surface form: Macintosh LC 475
LC series includesModel Macintosh LC
subject surface form: Macintosh LC series
this entity surface form: Macintosh LC 520
LC series includesModel Macintosh LC
subject surface form: Macintosh LC series
this entity surface form: Macintosh LC 550
LC series includesModel Macintosh LC
subject surface form: Macintosh LC series
this entity surface form: Macintosh LC 575
LC series includesModel Macintosh LC
subject surface form: Macintosh LC series
this entity surface form: Macintosh LC 580
Motorola 68000 family usedIn Macintosh LC
this entity surface form: Apple Macintosh LC series
Apple IIe Card (for some models) platform Macintosh LC
subject surface form: Apple IIe Card
this entity surface form: Macintosh LC series
Apple IIe Card (for some models) compatibleWith Macintosh LC
subject surface form: Apple IIe Card
Apple IIe Card (for some models) compatibleWith Macintosh LC
subject surface form: Apple IIe Card
this entity surface form: Macintosh LC II
Apple IIe Card (for some models) compatibleWith Macintosh LC
subject surface form: Apple IIe Card
this entity surface form: Macintosh LC III
Apple IIe Card (for some models) compatibleWith Macintosh LC
subject surface form: Apple IIe Card
this entity surface form: Macintosh LC 475
LC Processor Direct Slot (LC PDS) usedInComputerFamily Macintosh LC
subject surface form: LC Processor Direct Slot
this entity surface form: Macintosh LC series
LC Processor Direct Slot (LC PDS) usedInModel Macintosh LC
subject surface form: LC Processor Direct Slot
LC Processor Direct Slot (LC PDS) usedInModel Macintosh LC
subject surface form: LC Processor Direct Slot
this entity surface form: Macintosh LC II
LC Processor Direct Slot (LC PDS) usedInModel Macintosh LC
subject surface form: LC Processor Direct Slot
this entity surface form: Macintosh LC III
LC Processor Direct Slot (LC PDS) usedInModel Macintosh LC
subject surface form: LC Processor Direct Slot
this entity surface form: Macintosh LC 475
LC Processor Direct Slot (LC PDS) introducedWithProduct Macintosh LC
subject surface form: LC Processor Direct Slot
LC Processor Direct Slot (LC PDS) proprietaryTo Macintosh LC
subject surface form: LC Processor Direct Slot
this entity surface form: Apple Macintosh LC line
Macintosh LC productLine Macintosh LC self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Macintosh LC series
Macintosh LC successor Macintosh LC self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Macintosh LC II
Macintosh Quadra coexistedWith Macintosh LC
this entity surface form: Macintosh LC line
Apple Macintosh Performa series soldAlongside Macintosh LC
this entity surface form: Apple Macintosh LC series
Apple Macintosh Performa series basedOn Macintosh LC
this entity surface form: Macintosh LC models
System 7 (early versions) ranOnHardware Macintosh LC
subject surface form: System 7
this entity surface form: Macintosh LC series
Elsie codenameFor Macintosh LC
Elsie appliesToModelFamily Macintosh LC
this entity surface form: Macintosh LC series
Motorola 68020 microprocessor usedInComputer Macintosh LC
subject surface form: Motorola 68020
this entity surface form: Apple Macintosh LC
Motorola 68030 microprocessor usedInComputer Macintosh LC
subject surface form: Motorola 68030
this entity surface form: Apple Macintosh LC III
68k Macintosh notableModel Macintosh LC
Power Macintosh 5200 series predecessor Macintosh LC
this entity surface form: Macintosh LC 500 series
Macintosh Performa 400 basedOn Macintosh LC
this entity surface form: Macintosh LC II
Macintosh Performa 400 family Macintosh LC
this entity surface form: Macintosh LC series
Macintosh Performa 400 predecessor Macintosh LC
Macintosh Performa 475 basedOnModel Macintosh LC
this entity surface form: Macintosh LC 475
Macintosh Performa 475 relatedModel Macintosh LC
this entity surface form: Macintosh LC 475
Macintosh Performa 550 family Macintosh LC
this entity surface form: Macintosh LC 500 series
Macintosh Performa 550 basedOnModel Macintosh LC
this entity surface form: Macintosh LC 550
Macintosh Performa 520 relatedModel Macintosh LC
this entity surface form: Macintosh LC 520