The Power Macintosh 5200 LC and Power Macintosh 5300 LC were a line of

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s that are a part of

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, LC, and

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families of

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computers. When sold to the consumer market, the machines were marketed as variations of Performa 5200 and Performa 5300. The Power Macintosh 5200 LC was introduced in April 1995 with a

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CPU at 75 MHz as a

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-based replacement of the Macintosh LC 500 series. Later models switched to the

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CPU and used model numbers above 5300, but kept the same motherboard design. Unlike previous education models, which prepended the model number with "LC", the 5200 / 5300 models use the Power Macintosh designation of Apple's main workstation line of the time, with "LC" appended to the end. The 5200 is closely related to the 6200, which use the same logic boards in desktop cases without integrated monitors. In an editorial, MacWorld Magazine's Editor-In-Chief, Adrian Mello, wrote of the 5200: "The all-in-one design exhibits a lot of the same spirit that Apple vested in the original Macintosh. A deceptive minimalism belies this machine's utility and value. Apple has again figured out how to package a full-featured computer into the simplest possible shape. ..Its predecessors, which include the Performa 520, 550, 575 and now 580, all offer good functionality and value, but they lack the 5200's design integrity. In comparison, their efforts to mimic the appearance of a conventional three-piece desktop computer just made them look clumsy." Production of the 5200 and 5300 models was discontinued in the first half of 1996, with the

-based Power Macintosh 5260 (with Performa 5260CD and 5270CD variants) and

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(with Performa 5400CD, 5410CD and 5420CD variants) being offered as replacements at different price points. The 5260 retained the overall design of the 5200 and was sold at a similar price point with similar features, but shared no parts other than the stand and lower

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. The more expensive 5400 was also visually similar but with a significantly different motherboard that offered

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instead of

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expansion.

Hardware

The 5200 LC uses a 75 MHz

CPU. The 5300 LC replaced the CPU with the newer and faster

, though the rest of the

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-derived architecture remained unchanged. The monitor is a 15"

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CRT with a 12.8" viewable size. Supported resolutions are 640x480 @ 60 Hz, 640x480 @ 66.7 Hz, 800x600 @ 60 Hz, 800x600 @ 72 Hz, and 832x624 @ 75 Hz. By the Spring of 1996, a number of users were having problems with system freezes and color shifts. The problem was not solvable with a software update, so Apple instituted a program titled "Repair Extension Program for the Apple Power Macintosh and Performa 5200, 5300, 6200, and 6300." While never formally described as a recall — a distinction Apple emphatically reinforced in its repair documentation — users were required to bring their machine to an authorized Apple reseller for a repair. The program remained in effect for seven years. During its lifespan, Apple updated the 5200 with a "Revision B" design, replacing the power supply, speakers, analog board, EMI shield, front bezel and rear housing with updated parts that are not interchangeable with the original model.

Models

Introduced April 3, 1995: * Power Macintosh 5200/75 LC: Sold only to the education market. Features a 500 MB hard drive. US$1,699. Introduced May 1, 1995: * Macintosh Performa 5200CD: The Power Macintosh 5200 LC with a 790 MB or 1 GB hard drive. * Macintosh Performa 5210CD: Identical to the Power Macintosh 5200 LC (with different death chime from Performa 6200 instead of LC one), sold only in Asia and Europe. Introduced July 17, 1995: * Macintosh Performa 5215CD: The Performa 5200CD with a different software bundle. * Macintosh Performa 5220CD: The Performa 5215CD with a 500 MB hard drive, sold only in Asia and Europe. Introduced August 28, 1995: * Power Macintosh 5300/100 LC: 16 MB memory standard. Introduced October 17, 1995: * Macintosh Performa 5300CD: Consumer version of the Power Macintosh 5300 LC. * Macintosh Performa 5300CD DE: Special "Director's Edition" of the 5300CD with additional software. * Macintosh Performa 5320CD: 120 MHz version of the 5300CD, only sold in Europe and Asia.

Timelines

References

External links

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