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Mac Systems: Apple: Macintosh LC Series

Apple's Macintosh LC series -- which stands for "Low Cost" -- was sold from October 1990 to August 1995, primarily to the education sector. Later "LC" models were incorporated into the Power Macintosh series. Complete specs on the pre-PowerPC LC models follow.

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1 Apple Computer Processor Macintosh LC (Original) 16 MHz 68020
Intro. October 15, 1990 Disc. March 23, 1992
Order No: M0442LL/A* Model M0350 (Gestalt 19)
Std. RAM: 2 MB, 4 MB* VRAM 256k*
Storage 40 MB, 80 MB* Optical None
Complete Macintosh LC (Original) Specs
Macintosh LC II 16 MHz 68030
Intro. March 23, 1992 Disc. March 15, 1993
Order No: M1701LL/A* Model M1700 (Gestalt 19/37*)
Std. RAM: 4 MB VRAM 256k, 512k*
Storage 40, 80, 160 MB* Optical None
Complete Macintosh LC II Specs
Macintosh LC III 25 MHz 68030
Intro. February 10, 1993 Disc. February 14, 1994
Order No: M1312LL/A Model M1254 (Gestalt 27)
Std. RAM: 4 MB VRAM 512k*
Storage 80 MB Optical None
Complete Macintosh LC III Specs
Macintosh LC III+ 33 MHz 68030
Intro. October 18, 1993 Disc. February 14, 1994
Order No: N/A Model M1254 (Gestalt 62)
Std. RAM: 4 MB VRAM 512k*
Storage 80 MB, 160 MB* Optical None
Complete Macintosh LC III+ Specs
Macintosh LC 475 25 MHz* 68LC040
Intro. October 21, 1993 Disc. May 1, 1994
Order No: M1819LL/A* Model M1476 (Gestalt 89)
Std. RAM: 4 MB, 8 MB VRAM 512k*
Storage 80 MB, 160 MB, 250 MB* Optical None
Complete Macintosh LC 475 Specs
Macintosh LC 520 25 MHz 68030
Intro. June 28, 1993 Disc. February 2, 1994
Order No: N/A Model M1640 (Gestalt 56)
Std. RAM: 5 MB VRAM 512k*
Storage 80 MB, 160 MB* Optical 2X CD-ROM
Complete Macintosh LC 520 Specs
Macintosh LC 550 33 MHz 68030
Intro. February 2, 1994 Disc. March 23, 1995
Order No: N/A Model M1640 (Gestalt 80)
Std. RAM: 5 MB VRAM 512k*
Storage 80 MB, 160 MB* Optical 2X CD-ROM
Complete Macintosh LC 550 Specs
Macintosh LC 575 33 MHz* 68LC040
Intro. February 2, 1994 Disc. April 3, 1995
Order No: N/A Model M1640 (Gestalt 92)
Std. RAM: 5 MB, 8 MB VRAM 512k*
Storage 160 MB, 320 MB* Optical 2X CD-ROM*
Complete Macintosh LC 575 Specs
Macintosh LC 580 33 MHz* 68LC040
Intro. April 3, 1995 Disc. August 1, 1995
Order No: N/A Model M3872 (Gestalt 99)
Std. RAM: 8 MB VRAM 1 MB*
Storage 500 MB* Optical 2X CD-ROM
Complete Macintosh LC 580 Specs
Macintosh LC 630 (PC) 33 MHz* 68LC040
Intro. July 18, 1994 Disc. April 1, 1995
Order No: M3305LL/A* Model M3076 (Gestalt 98)
Std. RAM: 4 MB, 8 MB VRAM 1 MB
Storage 250 MB* Optical 2X CD-ROM
Complete Macintosh LC 630 (PC) Specs




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