Macintosh LC 630

The Macintosh LC 630 (also sold as the Macintosh Performa 630) is a personal computer designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer from July 18, 1994 to April 1, 1995. A PowerPC 601 upgrade for it was marketed from November 3, 1994 to March 2, 1996.
==History==
While Apple's transition to PowerPC CPUs had already begun with the introduction of the Power Macintosh a few months prior, the Quadra 630 was built around the older Motorola 68040 processor. Two reasons were cited for this: One, the older chips were less expensive; and two, PowerPC-native education software was almost non-existent at the time. Also, existing PowerPC software had yet to be translated to non-English languages.
The 630 was the last new Macintosh Quadra introduced, though the earlier Quadra 950 remained available longer. It was discontinued with no direct replacement; while the 630's form factor was retained with the Power Macintosh 6200 introduced a few months earlier, but with an entry price of $2,300 it cost nearly twice as much. The Power Macintosh 4400 was Apple's most inexpensive Power Macintosh, but at $1,725 still cost several hundred dollars more than the 630.
==References==
==External links==
*Macintosh LC 630: Technical Specifications (with PowerPC 601 upgrade) at Apple
*Quadra 630 at apple-history.com
*Macintosh LC 630 (PC) specs at EveryMac.com
*Performa 630 and LC 630, Mac LC 630 DOS Compatible and Performa 640 at Low End Mac
*Macintosh LC 630 at MCbx Computer Collection
* at Wikipedia
Category:1994 introductions