Macintosh LC Overview The Apple® Macintosh® LC personal Right fromthe start, with a Macintosh environments because it can read from computer is Apple Computer's lowest­ LC you can enhance graphics, presenta­ and write to 3.5-inch disks initialized for cost color-capable Macintosh. Combin­ tion materials, and other documents the Macintosh as well as MS-DOS, OS/2, ing the flexibilityof a modular system with a range of shades and colors-256 and ProDOS� In addition, a 40-megabyte with a sleek new design, the Macintosh colors on the Macintosh 12" RGB Dis­ internal hard disk drive accommodates LC gives you a range of options for play, 16 shades of gray on the Macintosh large filesand applications. larger screens, color displays, and 12" Monochrome Display, and 16 colors Seven built-in ports allow you to system expansion, all at an even more on the AppleColor High-Resolution expand the system with popular periph­ affordable price. RGB Monitor. eral equipment such as additional hard The computer features a 16-megahertz With an optional Macintosh LC 512K disks, scanners, and printers. Built-in net­ 68020 microprocessor that increases VRAM (video random-access memory) working makes it easy to connect to dif­ system responsiveness more than 100 SIMM (Single In-line Memory Module), ferent networks forsharing information. percent over the Macintosh SE and the the system is capable of generating even And a processor-direct slot allows you to Macintosh Classic.® more colors or shades of gray on all add a high-performance expansion card The Macintosh LC also offers built-in threemonitors. foradditional graphics, communications, support forthree Apple monitors­ The Macintosh LC also provides an and other capabilities. including the Macintosh 12'' RGB Dis­ important new Macintosh capability: What's more, when equipped with the play, the Macintosh 12" Monochrome sound input. Macintosh computers have Apple IIe Card, the Macintosh LC can run Display, and the AppleColor'" High­ always offeredsound output, but the virtually all applications developed for Resolution RGB Monitor. This means Macintosh LC has been designed so you Apple IIe systems. And the Macintosh LC you can choose the monitor you want can add sounds to documents created will be able to run the next generation of to work with-without having to add a with the computer. Macintosh applications-those supported separate video card. The system comes standard with by Macintosh system softwareversion the 1.4-megabyte Apple SuperDrive"' 7.0-when they become available. disk drive, which allows you to work more easily in different computing Features Benefits 68020 microprocessor, Offers more than 100 percent faster running� at 16 megahertz performance� and system responsiveness than Macintosh SE and Macintosh Classic systems. Built-in video support for three Lets you choose fromthe most Apple� monitors: popular� Apple displays; both color and -Macintosh 12'' RGB Display monochrome. -Macintosh 12" Monochrome Lets you work with up to 256 colors Display simultaneously� on the Macintosh 12" RGB -AppleColor High-Resolution Display, up to 16 shades of gray on the RGB Monitor Macintosh 12" Monochrome Display, and up to 16 colors on the AppleColor High-Resolution RGB Monitor. Allows you to change displays without adding� a video card. Optional Macintosh LC Boosts the color depth to 256 colors 512� K VRAM SIMM or� shades of gray on the AppleColor High­ Resolution RGB Monitor and Macintosh 12" Monochrome Display. Provides 32,000 colors on the Macintosh� 12" RGB Display. Sound input Allows you to add voice comments � to� voice-capable word processing, spread­ sheet, and other documents; send spoken electronic mail messages; add voice excerpts to presentations; and create spoken pass­ word protection forsensitive files. Apple SuperDrive Allows convenient transfer of data (1.� 4-megabyte floppydisk drive) files� between Macintosh, OS/2, MS-DOS, and Apple II systems. Provides almost twice the storage capacity� of SOOK disk drives. Apple Ile Card Allows you to run virtually all appli­ � cations� that have been developed for Apple Ile computers. Preserves your investment in Apple Ile soft� ware. 020 Direct Slot Allows you to expand system capabil­ � ities� with a high-performance expansion card for communication, emulation, graph­ ics and other options. Features Benefits Seven built-in ports: Provide support for up to seven -One� SCSI port popular� peripherals such as CD-ROM -One Apple Desktop Bus'' (ADB) port drives, scanners, and printers. -Two serial ports Permit communication with the -One sound-in port key� board, mouse, and other input devices. -One sound-out port Provide easy external access to -One video output port optional� expansion cards. Provide access to LocalTalk® cable­ based� networks, which allow you to connect Macintosh LC systems to other computers and to LaserWriter® printers through the AppleTalk® network system. Support sound input via microphone or� phono jack adapter. Supply high-quality sound output that is� compatible with all applications that use Macintosh sound. Provide connection to external video display� devices. 40-megabyte internal hard Handles a broad range of computing disk� drive �needs by providing ample storage capacity for files and applications. 2 megabytes of on-board RAM, Provides a simple growth path as you expandable� to 10 megabytes �need additional memory. Lets you work with large amounts of data� , such as spreadsheets, scanned images, and sound files. Macintosh user interface, Makes most applications intuitive including� mouse, icons, windows, and� easy to learn. and pull-down menus Reduces training and support costs. � Provides a consistent user interface �across applications. MultiFinder® operating system Allows multiple applications to be � opened� concurrently. Lets you easily cut and paste parts of �documents from oneapplication to another. Allows background tasks to be run while� you interact with applications in the foreground. Software compatibility Lets you run virtually all Macintosh � soft� ware. Allows you to run virtually all applications� that have been developed for Apple Ile computers using the Apple Ile Card. Product Details System configuration SCSI HyperCard® 2.0 Home, Addresses with The Macintosh LC comes with 2 mega­ SCSI (Small Computer System Inter­ Au� dio, Appointments with Audio, Audio bytes� of RAM (expandable to 10 mega­ face)� is a high-performance interface Palette, and Audio Help stacks. bytes), internal 1.4-megabyte Apple bus used to connect hard disks and SuperDrive floppydisk drive, internal other SCSI-based devices, such as the Sound input 40-megabyte hard disk drive, ADB key­ AppleCD SC® CD-ROM drive, the Apple The Macintosh LC has been designed board and mouse, system software, and Scanner, and the Apple Personal Laser­ to� accept and process sound as well as training disk. Writer to the Macintosh LC. This single generate it. Using a microphone or phono interfacecan support up to seven SCSI jack adapter, and appropriate software, RAM configurations peripheral devices. you can speak into the computer to create The Macintosh LC comes with 2 mega­ electronic voice messages and add voice bytes� of RAM on the main logic board. Up Network support comments to files. Sound entering the to 8 megabytes of RAM can be added by The Macintosh LC provides full ROM computer is filteredthrough a custom fil­ installing a memory expansion card and suppor� t for all AppleTalk protocols and ter/preamplifierchip , converted to digital then adding SIMMs. Some possible config­ includes built-in serial ports forLocalTalk form, and stored in DRAM or directly urations include: network connections. on the hard disk. -4 megabytes (2 megabytes on main logic board; two 1-megabyte SIMMs) Operating system support Sound generator -10 megabytes (2 megabytes on main Macintosh system software includes: The sound generator is a high-quality logic board; two 4-megabyte SIMMs) -System� software version 6.0.6 or later sampling� generator that provides the (the Macintosh Operating System) with sound signal to the internal speaker or to System Startup disk both channels of stereo mini-phone-jack -System Additions disk (includes utilities headphones. such as the Apple File Exchange, HD SC Setup, CloseView , Disk First Aid'," and Font/DA Mover) Video Printer Modem SCSI Port Apple Sound-out Sound-in Expansion Port Port Port Desktop Port Port Slot Access Bus Port Port Technical Sp ecifications Microprocessor Monitors Two serial (RS-232/RS-422) MC68020, 32-bit architecture Supports several color and por� ts, 230 kilobits per second � 16-megahertz clock speed monochrome� monitors, maximum (up to 0.920 mega­ � including: bits per second if clocked Memory -Macintosh 12" RGB Display externally) 2 megabytes of RAM -Macintosh 12" Monochrome Video port, supporting color exp� andable to 4 or 10 , Display and� monochrome monitors of megabytes -AppleColor High-Resolution various sizes and resolutions 512K of ROM, socketed for RGB Monitor SCSI interface, using a 50-pin future� ROM upgrades When equipped with a internal� connector and a DB-25 256 bytes of parameter video� expansion card, supports connector for the firstexternal memory� other Apple and non-Apple device; all subsequent SCSI­ monitors; see your authorized based peripheral devices use Disk drives Apple dealer for details. standard SCSI-to-SCSI interface Built-in Apple SuperDrive cables. 1.� 4-megabyte floppydisk drive Interfaces Internal expansion slot, Internal 40-megabyte Apple One Apple Desktop Bus suppor� ting an 020 Direct Slot SCSI� hard disk drive (ADB)� port, supporting a expansion card Optional external Apple SCSI keyboard, mouse, and other Monophonic sound output hard� disk (many capacities devices daisy-chained through port� for external audio devices available) a low-speed, synchronous Sound input port for mon­ serial bus (a maximum of three aural� sound input daisy-chained devices is recommended) (c ontinued) - . --------� . 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