Anatomy of an Icon: Inside the Apple IIc
At 7.5 pounds, the Apple IIc portable computer was the MacBook Air of 1984. Ever wonder what makes up a vintage classic? We took one apart to find out.
Benj Edwards, Special to PC World
A Woz in Every PC by 1984
In this mostly blurry back view of the motherboard, you can see (from left to right) the external disk drive connector, the video-out, the RGB-out, serial port 1, the power jack, and the power switch.
I should also mention the nifty chip positioned directly behind the video port called the IWM, or "Integrated Woz Machine." Apple's engineers managed to squeeze the disk controller...er, the entire being and mechanics of Steve Wozniak's existence onto a single chip, so that each Apple II computer thereafter would contain its own miniature Woz to diagnose and fix problems that might arise.
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