???? – 1994retired
Macintosh LC 500 series
“It bulged so your classroom didn't have to.”
“Twice the speed, $700 less — it left before the students even noticed.”
Introduced in February 1993, the Macintosh LC III was Apple's mid-class workhorse, replacing the commercially successful LC II with double the performance at a dramatically lower price — $1,349 with an 80 MB hard disk, a full $700 less than its predecessor. It found its home primarily in schools, while its consumer sibling, the Performa 450, brought it into living rooms. For a generation of students and home users, t
By October, a speed-bumped LC III+ arrived with a 33 MHz CPU, and the original LC III and Performa 450 wound down through the end of 1993 as dealers sold through stock. New sales ended in early 1994, not because anyone faltered, but because Apple was finishing its transition away from 68030 processors. The 68LC040-based LC 475 and Performa 475 stepped in — a clean handoff, and a dignified retirement for a beloved cla
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“It bulged so your classroom didn't have to.”
“One machine, four names, four feet, and no case screw — Apple's cheapest way in never had to shout.”
“Born a Centris, died a Quadra, served everyone a slice of pizza box all the same.”