Description

Very Rare Apple Mac Macintosh LC575 Performa 575 - Restored/Working/A1

This is a very rare, complete, restored, working Macintosh LC575 in amazing cosmetic and functional condition!

The computer has been cleaned, recapped, repaired and tested. You won't find many Macs of this model in such an amazing condition!

The computer has been extensively tested: sound, internal SCSI port, external SCSI port, ADB port, internal floppy port, floppy drive, CD-ROM, hard disk, keyboard, mouse, volume buttons, brightness buttons, etc… all tested and confirmed working!

Most computers of this vintage use capacitors which after many years, tend to leak their corrosive contents and often destroy the logic board. This unit’s logic board has had all its electrolytic capacitors replaced by much more durable and much more reliable tantalum capacitors which do not leak. The logic board has also been cleaned.

The computer has been disassembled, dusted, cleaned and detailed – the interior is like new (see photos). Even the fan has been thoroughly cleaned!

The original 160MB hard disk is still present and working properly.

The floppy disk drive has been disassembled, cleaned, serviced and lubricated. It reads, writes, formats and ejects floppies as intended.

The CD-ROM drive works as intended reading CDs and the tray opens and closes properly.

The old, depleted, hard to source and expensive to replace, clock battery has been replaced by a battery holder which uses three standard 1.5V batteries (batteries not included).

The top quality, built-in, Trinitron color screen is sharp, clear, bright and stable with no burn-ins.

The case plastic is in amazing condition with no broken parts and little discoloration. The I/O port plate is still present and complete; however the right clip broke off.

Includes the LC575 upgraded to 8MB of RAM, the video memory has also been upgraded; however, I’m unsure of the amount of video RAM added, an Apple-original ADB keyboard (Canadian French layout – identical to the US layout with some of the punctuation keys on a US English keyboard serving as accented characters on this keyboard. The keyboard is useable as a standard US keyboard with a couple of stickers applied to a few keycaps), an Apple-original ADB mouse and an Apple power cord. Comes complete, configured and ready to use! MacOS 7.1 (French) is installed on the hard disk. 

Available LC575’s are getting to be very rare and more difficult to find by the day as, very often, they were (and still are) used as donors for their logic board. The logic board is used for a "Mystic” upgrade for the Macintosh Color Classic. This unit is a rare, collector grade, restored, functional, complete and tested, original and collectible, LC575. You will not be disappointed!

Despite this computer having been extensively tested and found to be fully functional, it IS almost 30 years old technology and as such, there is no guarantee offered, or implied, for continued functioning. This lot is being sold as-is with no returns accepted.

Everything is included to start using it right away for a first class trip back in time to the mid 1990s!