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- Apple Introduces the Macintosh LC III
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- Contact:
- Betty Taylor
- Apple Computer, Inc.
- (408) 974-3983
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- Amy Bonetti
- Apple Computer, Inc.
- (408) 974-4522
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- Apple Introduces the Macintosh LC III
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- Apple Extends its Macintosh LC Line with Fast, Versatile, Affordable
- Slim-line System
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- MACWORLD, TOKYO--February 9, 1993--Building on the strong foundation
- of its best-selling Apple Macintosh LC II personal computer, Apple
- Computer, Inc. today introduced the Macintosh LC III, a fast,
- versatile and affordable slim-line computer. The new system delivers
- increased performance and new features that improve upon the popular
- Macintosh LC II.
- "In 1992, the LC II ranked as the No. 1 seller in the Macintosh
- family. Our research also suggests it was one of the top-selling
- personal computers in the entire industry," said Eric Harslem, vice
- president of Apple's Desktop Products division. "The versatile
- Macintosh LC line has been extremely successful because it appeals to
- a broad range of customers in homes, education and business."
- Added Harslem, "We continue to listen to our customers, and today we
- are responding with the Macintosh LC III, which incorporates the
- features our customers value most. First, we improved performance;
- second, we provided additional display options; and finally, we
- increased memory expansion."
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- Affordable
- In keeping with Apple's corporate goal to make Macintosh accessible
- to more people, the Macintosh LC III base configuration has a U.S.
- suggested retail price (SRP) of $1,349. To ensure customer
- satisfaction and protect customers' investments, Apple is also
- offering a Macintosh LC III Upgrade Kit for $599 U.S. SRP for
- Macintosh LC and LC II customers who wish to upgrade.
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- Fast
- The Macintosh LC III provides nearly twice the performance of the LC
- II. Powered by a 25MHz Motorola 68030 microprocessor, the LC III
- features a 32-bit bus architecture that improves performance beyond
- what its clockspeed suggests.
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- Versatile
- The Macintosh LC III comes with 4MB of DRAM standard, and offers
- significantly increased RAM expansion--36MB vs. a maximum of 10MB on
- the LC II. This means that customers can work with larger documents
- and multiple applications simultaneously. Customers also have the
- option to install a math coprocessor on the logic board. In
- addition, the Macintosh LC III can be purchased with an 80MB or 160MB
- hard drive.
- The Macintosh LC III offers an LC processor direct slot (PDS) for
- specialized expansion capabilities such as high-speed Ethernet
- networking, Apple IIe emulation, and NTSC video-out and video
- capture. In addition, the LC III comes with on-board sound input and
- output, and a SCSI port for connecting to many types of peripherals
- such as external hard drives, scanners, and CD-ROM drives.
- The Macintosh LC III supports a wide array of displays, including the
- Macintosh 12" Monochrome Display, the Macintosh 12" RGB Display, the
- Macintosh 14" Color Display, the Macintosh Portrait Display and the
- Macintosh 16" Color Display. The LC III comes standard with 512K of
- VRAM to support up to 256 colors on displays as large as 16 inches.
- LC III customers can work with 32,768 colors on the Macintosh Color
- Display by adding an optional 256K VRAM SIMM.
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- Pricing and Availability
- The Macintosh LC III will be offered worldwide through Apple
- authorized resellers. Pricing and availability may vary outside the
- United States. The LC II will continue to play an important role in
- the education market in the United States and in all markets outside
- the United States. The U.S. suggested retail prices for the
- Macintosh LC III are as follows:
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- Configurations U.S. SRP Availability
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- Macintosh LC III, 4MB/80MB HD, Keyboard $1,349 Immediate
- Macintosh LC III, 4MB/160MB HD, Keyboard $1,499 Immediate
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- Macintosh LC III Logic Board Upgrade Kit $599 Immediate
- Macintosh Math Coprocessor $79 Immediate
- Macintosh VRAM Expansion Kit (256K) $99 Immediate
- Apple Ethernet LC Card $165 Immediate
- (Transceiver required)
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