{"id":22948,"date":"2025-12-06T10:27:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T15:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/?page_id=22948"},"modified":"2026-06-19T14:55:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T18:55:07","slug":"vin176","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/vintage-computing\/item\/vin176\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Macintosh LC II (III)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Apple Macintosh LC II (III)\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/vintage-computing\/item\">Vintage Computing Collection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"apple-macintosh-lc-ii-iii\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Apple Macintosh LC II (III)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>[Vin176]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Apple Macintosh LC III, released in 1993 as an evolution of the LC series, stands out in vintage computing history for delivering high-performance 68030 computing at 25MHz with a full 32-bit data bus, 72-pin SIMM RAM expandability up to 36MB, and an optional 68882 FPU socket, all in the compact, affordable &#8220;pizza box&#8221; form factor ideal for educational labs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Manufacturer<\/strong>: Apple Computer Inc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Type<\/strong>: Personal Computer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Release Date<\/strong>: 1993<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cost at release<\/strong>: $3,250 (adjusted for inflation)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>MIPS<\/strong>: 12-15<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"hardware-specifications\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hardware Specifications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>CPU<\/strong>: 25 MHz Motorola 68030 with 32-bit data bus\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>FPU<\/strong>: Optional 68882 (socket on logic board)\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>RAM<\/strong>: 4 MB soldered onboard, expandable to 36 MB via one 72-pin SIMM (80-100 ns)\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>VRAM<\/strong>: 512 KB onboard, expandable to 768 KB via one 256 KB SIMM\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ROM<\/strong>: 1 MB\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Display Support<\/strong>: 512&#215;384 (16-bit), 640&#215;480 (8\/16-bit), 640&#215;870 (4\/8-bit), 832&#215;624 (8\/16-bit)\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Storage<\/strong>: 40\/80\/160 MB SCSI HDD, 1.4 MB SuperDrive floppy\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Expansion<\/strong>: 114-pin PDS (compatible with 96-pin LC cards), SCSI, ADB, 2x serial\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dimensions<\/strong>: 2.9&#8243; x 12.2&#8243; x 15.3&#8243; (7.4 x 31 x 39 cm)\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Weight<\/strong>: ~4.0 kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"operating-system-programming-languages\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Operating System &amp; Programming Languages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>OS<\/strong>: System 7.1 (requiring System Enabler 003) and supported up to System 7.6.1 natively<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Programming Languages<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Common languages included HyperCard (HyperTalk), BASIC variants like True BASIC or MS BASIC via emulators, and Pascal (via Macintosh Programmer&#8217;s Workshop).\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supported C\/C++ (Think C, CodeWarrior, MPW), assembly (Motorola 68000 family), and scripting like AppleScript (from System 7.1+).\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Could run Forth, Lisp (via MacScheme), Logo, and Smalltalk through available applications and development environments for 68k Macs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"notables\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a0Notables<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Apple&#8217;s first use of 72-pin SIMMs (up to 36MB RAM); introduced 114-pin PDS slot for full 25MHz access; one of the last 68030-based &#8220;marque&#8221; Macs before 68LC040 shift.\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Elsie III&#8221; (from LC &#8220;Elsie&#8221; line); &#8220;pizza box&#8221; for compact form factor.\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Factory silkscreen error caused one electrolytic capacitor to be installed backwards (proven by hobbyists); optional 68882 FPU socket rare for budget LCs.\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Replaced successful LC II (2x faster per MacWorld); sold ~1M LCs in 1992; dominated education market, bridging Apple II to multimedia era; Performa 450 consumer variant.\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Donated by<\/strong>: Dr. Arlen Michaels<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/vintage-computing\/item\">Vintage Computing Collection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple Macintosh LC II (III) [Vin176] The Apple Macintosh LC III, released in 1993 as an evolution of the LC series, stands out in vintage computing history for delivering high-performance 68030 computing at 25MHz with a full 32-bit data bus, 72-pin SIMM RAM expandability up to 36MB, and an optional 68882 FPU socket, all in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":19704,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cu_dining_location_slug":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_page_type":[90,123],"class_list":["post-22948","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","cu_page_type-vintage-computing","cu_page_type-vintage-inventory"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22948"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22948\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24909,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22948\/revisions\/24909"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_page_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_page_type?post=22948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}