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.
All labels observed (17)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Macintosh LC canonical | 7 |
| Macintosh LC series | 6 |
| Macintosh LC 475 | 5 |
| Macintosh LC II | 5 |
| Macintosh LC III | 3 |
| Apple Macintosh LC series | 2 |
| Macintosh LC 500 series | 2 |
| Macintosh LC 520 | 2 |
| Macintosh LC 550 | 2 |
| Apple Macintosh LC | 1 |
| Apple Macintosh LC III | 1 |
| Apple Macintosh LC line | 1 |
| Macintosh LC 575 | 1 |
| Macintosh LC 580 | 1 |
| Macintosh LC III+ | 1 |
| Macintosh LC line | 1 |
| Macintosh LC models | 1 |
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (42)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Macintosh LC series
subject surface form:
Macintosh LC series
this entity surface form:
Macintosh LC II
subject surface form:
Macintosh LC series
this entity surface form:
Macintosh LC III
subject surface form:
Macintosh LC series
this entity surface form:
Macintosh LC III+
subject surface form:
Macintosh LC series
this entity surface form:
Macintosh LC 475
subject surface form:
Macintosh LC series
this entity surface form:
Macintosh LC 520
subject surface form:
Macintosh LC series
this entity surface form:
Macintosh LC 550
subject surface form:
Macintosh LC series
this entity surface form:
Macintosh LC 575
subject surface form:
Macintosh LC series
this entity surface form:
Macintosh LC 580
this entity surface form:
Apple Macintosh LC series
subject surface form:
Apple IIe Card
this entity surface form:
Macintosh LC series
subject surface form:
Apple IIe Card
subject surface form:
Apple IIe Card
this entity surface form:
Macintosh LC II
subject surface form:
Apple IIe Card
this entity surface form:
Macintosh LC III
subject surface form:
Apple IIe Card
this entity surface form:
Macintosh LC 475
subject surface form:
LC Processor Direct Slot
this entity surface form:
Macintosh LC series
subject surface form:
LC Processor Direct Slot
subject surface form:
LC Processor Direct Slot
this entity surface form:
Macintosh LC II
subject surface form:
LC Processor Direct Slot
this entity surface form:
Macintosh LC III
subject surface form:
LC Processor Direct Slot
this entity surface form:
Macintosh LC 475
subject surface form:
LC Processor Direct Slot
subject surface form:
LC Processor Direct Slot
this entity surface form:
Apple Macintosh LC line
this entity surface form:
Macintosh LC series
this entity surface form:
Macintosh LC II
this entity surface form:
Macintosh LC line
this entity surface form:
Apple Macintosh LC series
this entity surface form:
Macintosh LC models
subject surface form:
System 7
this entity surface form:
Macintosh LC series
this entity surface form:
Macintosh LC series
subject surface form:
Motorola 68020
this entity surface form:
Apple Macintosh LC
subject surface form:
Motorola 68030
this entity surface form:
Apple Macintosh LC III
this entity surface form:
Macintosh LC 500 series
this entity surface form:
Macintosh LC II
this entity surface form:
Macintosh LC series
this entity surface form:
Macintosh LC 475
this entity surface form:
Macintosh LC 475
this entity surface form:
Macintosh LC 500 series
this entity surface form:
Macintosh LC 550
this entity surface form:
Macintosh LC 520