Apple Macintosh LC

Apple Macintosh LC was introduced in 15 October 1990 as Apple's low-cost colour Macintosh in a very slim pizza-box enclosure. It used a Motorola 68020 at 16 MHz with 2MB standard; expandable to 10MB. Slim enclosure established the LC pizza-box form.

Affordable colour and education-focused expansion made the LC family one of Apple's most successful early-1990s desktop lines.

Notable Features

• Slim enclosure established the LC pizza-box form.
• LC processor-direct slot supported networking and Apple IIe compatibility cards.
• 68020 processor omitted a floating-point unit and used a 16-bit data path.

Historical Significance

• Affordable colour and education-focused expansion made the LC family one of Apple's most successful early-1990s desktop lines.
• Its place in the range reflects Apple's progression from the original compact Macintosh toward broader professional, educational and portable markets.

Collector’s Notes

• The original matching 12-inch RGB monitor and Apple IIe Card are notable accessories
• Original keyboards, mice, storage devices and model-specific accessories help document a complete period configuration.

Specifications

Technical Information
Name	Apple Macintosh LC
Manufacturer	Apple
Launched	Monday, October 15, 1990
Country	United States
CPU	Motorola 68020 at 16 MHz
Units Sold
Operating System	System 6.0.6 through System 7.5.5
I/O	Video, SCSI, two serial, ADB, audio and one LC PDS
Keyboard	External ADB keyboard and mouse
Storage	1.44MB floppy and optional SCSI hard disk
Sound	Eight-bit mono sound
Graphics	Up to 640 x 480 colour depending on VRAM
Display	Built-in colour video
ROM	512KB ROM
RAM	2MB standard; expandable to 10MB
CPU Speed	16 MHz