RANDOM APPLE MEMORY
Macintosh LC
Adam Banks remembers the pizza–box Mac that brought the Apple experience to the masses
TOWARDS THE END of the 1980s, Apple was a substantial computer company still trying to find its way. CEO John Sculley had survived the difficult launch of the Macintosh and reversed Steve Jobs’ planned boardroom coup with the help of colleague Jean-Louis Gassée. But he then clashed with Gassée, who commanded the loyalty of many Apple staffers, over a project, codenamed Drama, to create a more affordable Mac.