Apple II
Apple Computer
Specifications
- CPU
- MOS Technology 6502 @ 1.023 MHz
- Memory
- 4 KB standard, up to 48 KB
- Storage
- Audio cassette; Disk II 5.25" floppy from 1978 (143 KB)
- Display
- Color graphics + 40-column text on a TV or composite monitor
- OS
- Integer BASIC / Applesoft BASIC in ROM; Apple DOS 3.x from 1978
- Intro price
- $1,298 (4 KB)
The machine
Steve Wozniak's design: a single-board computer with eight expansion slots, color graphics, and a built-in BASIC. Packaged in a beige plastic case with an integrated keyboard. The Apple II line stayed in production until 1993.
Why it matters
The first wildly successful pre-built personal computer for the consumer market. VisiCalc — the first spreadsheet — debuted on it in 1979 and gave the Apple II its second wind by making it the must-have business machine.