Apple Lisa 2

History

The Lisa 2 was released in January 1984 and was priced between $3,495 and $5,495 U.S. It was much less expensive than the original model and dropped the Twiggy floppy drives in favor of a single 400k Sony microfloppy. It was possible to purchase the Lisa 2 with as little as 512 KB RAM. The Lisa 2/5 consisted of a Lisa 2 bundled with an external 5MB or 10MB hard drive. In 1984, at the same time the Macintosh was officially announced, Apple offered free upgrades to the Lisa 2/5 to all Lisa 1 owners, by swapping the pair of Twiggy drives for a single 3.5-inch drive, and updating the boot ROM and I/O ROM. In addition, the Lisa 2's new front faceplate was included to accommodate the reconfigured floppy disk drive. With this change, the Lisa 2 had the notable distinction of introducing the new Apple inlaid logo, as well as the first Snow White design language features. The Lisa 2/10 featured a 10MB internal hard drive (but no external parallel port) and a standard configuration of 1MB of RAM.

Generral

OVERVIEW
Introduced	January 1984
Discontinued	August 1986
Model Identifier	2
Initial Price	$3,495 - $5,495
Support Status	Obsolete
Colors	Beige
Weight and Dimensions	55 lbs., 13.8” H x 18.5” W x 15.2” D
PROCESSOR
Processor	Motorola 68000
Processor Speed	5 MHz
Architecture	16-bit
Number of Cores	1
System Bus	5 MHz
STORAGE AND MEDIA
Storage	Built-in 10 MB hard disk drive (Lisa 2/10) optional external 5 or 10 MB Apple ProFile hard disk drive (Lisa 2 and Lisa 2/5)
Media	Built-in 400 KB 3.5-inch floppy disk drive
KEYBOARD
Keyboard	76-key selectric-style, detached keyboard with 10-key pad

Software

SOFTWARE
Original OS	Lisa Office System 3.1
FIRMWARE

Memory and Graphics

MEMORY
Built-in Memory	None
Maximum Memory	2 MB
Memory Slots	2 - Apple Lisa memory boards
Language Memory (ROM)	16 KB
DISPLAY
Built-in Display	12-inch
Resolutions	720 x 364 or 608 x 432 (with Screen Kit) at 60 Hz
GRAPHICS
Display Connection	1 - RCA for composite video output

Connections and Expansion

CONNECTIONS
Modem	None
Serial	2 - RS-232C, 1 - DE-9
Parallel	1 - D-25 (used by built-in hard drive on Lisa 2/10)
Display	1 - RCA for composite video output
Audio Out	1 - Built-in speaker
EXPANSION
Slots	3 - Apple Lisa expansion slots
POWER
Maximum Continuous Power	150 W
Line Voltage	115 or 230V AC