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The original Mac LC—low-cost color—was released in 1990, primarily for the education and home markets. Together with the Mac IIsi, it introduced built-in audio input on the Mac. It sold well, and in 1992 was replaced by the LCII, which sold even better. This spawned a whole series of LC models, most of which later were sold both with the LC name to the education world, and as Performa to the consumer market. (For example, the LC475 was also sold as the Performa 475.) All PowerPC-based LC models were sold as "PowerMacintosh xxxx LC" (and as "Performa xxxx"). The LC line lived on until the iMac was released in 1998.