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Macintosh LC II / Performa 400 /Performa 405 /Performa 410 /Performa 430
Macintosh LC II
Developer
Apple Computer
Product family
LC, Performa
Release date
March 23, 1992 (1992-03-23)
Introductory price
US$1,699 (equivalent to $3,690 in 2023)
Discontinued
March 15, 1993 (1993-03-15)
Operating system
System 7.0.1 - Mac OS 7.6.1 (can also run System 6.0.8)
The Macintosh LC II is a personal computer designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Computer from March 1992 to March 1993. The LC II is an update to the original Macintosh LC, replacing its Motorola 68020 processor with a 68030 and increasing the onboard memory to 4 MB. The LC II was priced at US$1,699, fully $800 less than the original LC when it was introduced.[1]
In September 1992, Apple introduced the Macintosh Performa family of consumer-oriented computers. The LC II was repackaged as the Performa 400. When LC II was replaced by the Macintosh LC III in early 1993, the LC II was discontinued in North America, and two new Performa models (the 405 and 430) were introduced in its place. In October, the Performa 400, 405 and 430 were all discontinued and a new LC II-based model called the Performa 410 was introduced which became Apple's new entry-level computer.[2] The LC II continued to be sold in some markets for some time after that.
The LC II was Apple's highest-selling Macintosh product in 1992.[3]
^Luke Dormehl (March 23, 2017). "Today in Apple history: Macintosh LC II is the Mac mini of its day". Cult of Mac. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
^Seiter, Charles (December 1993). "New 040 Macs". Macworld. Vol. 10, no. 12. pp. 92–98.
^"Apple Introduces the Macintosh LC III". February 9, 1993. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
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