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	~~{{Infobox console~~		#REDIRECT[[Apple III]]
	~~\|title = Apple III~~
	~~\|logo = A3p.png~~
	~~\|developer = [[Apple Inc.\|Apple Computer, Inc.]]~~
	~~\|type = [[:Category:Computers\|Computers]]~~
	~~\|release = 1980~~
	~~\|discontinued = 1984~~
	~~\|predecessor = [[Apple II line\|Apple II]]~~
	~~\|successor =~~
	~~\|emulated = {{✓}}~~
	}}
	The '''[[wikipedia:Apple III\|Apple III]]''' (stylized as '''apple ///''') was a failed successor of the [[Apple II]] line that was originally released in 1980 and discontinued in early 1984. Early revisions had major flaws that required a second revision and later a model known as the Apple III Plus to rectify interference issues.


	~~==Models==~~
	~~===[[wikipedia:Apple_III\|Apple III]]===~~
	The Apple III was released in May of 1980 and retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|4340\|1980}} and had a 6502A CPU at 1.8 MHz, 128K of RAM, a 80-column, 24-line display, 6-bit audio, built-in 140KB 5.25-inch floppy drive, two graphics modes 560x192 in black and white and 280x192 with 16 colors or shades of gray. It had 4 expansion slots. The original revision used a serial number beginning with A3S1, but it is also known as the 12v model as it used 12v power for memory.

	To keep the noise of the Apple III down, a fan was not included, but it utilized the metal casing as heat dissipation. The high voltage, along with the poor heat dissipation qualities of the device and low quality connectors used on the PCB, caused the chips to raise out of their sockets causing "chip creep" and the resulting failure of the Apple III which required a small drop to re-seat the chips.

	~~===[[wikipedia:Apple_III#Revisions\|Apple III A3S2]]===~~
	The Apple III A3S2 was released in the second half of 1981 and retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|3495\|1981}} in response to the A3S1's failures. It utilized 5v power for the memory and utilized slightly higher quality connectors which was able to soothe the heat failures significantly. It was discontinued as the interference issues were not rectified and the FCC required Apple to change the model name when they had fixed it.

	~~===[[wikipedia:Apple_III~~#~~Apple_III_Plus\|Apple III Plus]]===~~
	The Apple III Plus was released in December of 1983 and it retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|2995\|1983}}. After the FCC had ensured that the new model followed regulations, they discontinued the Apple III A3S2 and began selling the Apple III Plus at the very end of the Apple III's life (as the previous issues had effectively destroyed its reputation). It included a built-in clock, 55-watt power supply, and a //e-like keyboard. It utilized the same A3S2 serial code as the non-Plus second revision.

	~~==Emulators==~~

	~~<div style="max-width:100%; overflow:auto;">~~
	~~{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"~~
	~~! scope="col"\|Name~~
	~~! scope="col"\|Platform(s)~~
	~~! scope="col"\|Latest version~~
	~~! scope="col"\|III~~
	~~! scope="col"\|III A3S2~~
	~~! scope="col"\|III Plus~~
	~~! scope="col"\|~~[[~~Licensing\|License]]~~
	~~! scope="col"\|Active~~
	~~! scope="col"\|[[Recommended Emulators\|Recommended]]~~
	\|-
	~~!colspan="9"\|PC / x86~~
	\|-
	~~\|[[MAME]]~~
	~~\|align=left\|{{Icon\|Windows\|Linux\|macOS\|FreeBSD}}~~
	~~\|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]~~
	~~\|{{✓}}~~
	~~\|{{✓}}~~
	~~\|{{✓}}~~
	~~\|{{Green}} {{License\|GPLv2}}<br>{{License\|BSD3}}~~
	~~\|{{✓}}~~
	~~\|{{✓}}~~
	\|-
	~~\|Sara~~
	~~\|align=left\|{{Icon\|macOS}}~~
	~~\|[http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/sara.html 0.5.1]~~
	~~\|{{✓}}~~
	\|?
	\|?
	~~\|{{Red}} {{License\|Proprietary}}~~
	~~\|{{✗}}~~
	~~\|{{✗}}~~
	\|}
	~~</div>~~

	~~The Apple III was not a significant hit and was complex to reverse engineer, therefore the~~ Apple III ~~does not have a lot of emulators. The one that is almost always recommended is [[MAME]].~~

	~~== Sources ==~~
	~~[https://apple3.org] apple3.org, incredibly solid resource on the Apple III.~~

	~~[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_III] en.wikipedia.org, provides good layman information on the Apple III{{Apple}}~~

	~~[[Category:Computers]]~~
	~~[[Category:Apple computers~~]]

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HUGE change to fix issues such as professionalism and clarifying a lot. Further also clarified on the exact flaws of the Apple /// that led to each revision/model.

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	}}		}}
	The '''[[wikipedia:Apple III\|Apple III]]''' ~~is mostly~~ a ~~souped-up~~ [[~~Apple II line\|~~Apple II]] that ~~melted its own guts~~ and ~~made~~ the ~~FCC mad~~.		The '''[[wikipedia:Apple III\|Apple III]]''' (stylized as '''apple ///''') was a failed successor of the [[Apple II]] line that was originally released in 1980 and discontinued in early 1984. Early revisions had major flaws that required a second revision and later a model known as the Apple III Plus to rectify interference issues.


	==Models==		==Models==
	===[[wikipedia:Apple_III\|Apple III]]===		===[[wikipedia:Apple_III\|Apple III]]===
	The Apple III was released in May of ~~'80~~ and retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|4340\|1980}} and had a 6502A CPU at 1.8 MHz, 128K of RAM, a 80-column, 24-line display, 6-bit audio, built-in 140KB 5.25-inch floppy drive, two graphics modes 560x192 in black and white and 280x192 with 16 colors or shades of gray. It had 4 expansion slots.		The Apple III was released in May of 1980 and retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|4340\|1980}} and had a 6502A CPU at 1.8 MHz, 128K of RAM, a 80-column, 24-line display, 6-bit audio, built-in 140KB 5.25-inch floppy drive, two graphics modes 560x192 in black and white and 280x192 with 16 colors or shades of gray. It had 4 expansion slots. The original revision used a serial number beginning with A3S1, but it is also known as the 12v model as it used 12v power for memory.

	===[[wikipedia:Apple_III#Revisions\|Apple III ~~Revised~~]]===		To keep the noise of the Apple III down, a fan was not included, but it utilized the metal casing as heat dissipation. The high voltage, along with the poor heat dissipation qualities of the device and low quality connectors used on the PCB, caused the chips to raise out of their sockets causing "chip creep" and the resulting failure of the Apple III which required a small drop to re-seat the chips.
	The Apple III was released in the second half of ~~'81~~ and retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|3495\|1981}}. ~~The reason~~ for ~~this is that~~ the ~~public had found a flaw in the logic board design so Apple had~~ to ~~pull~~ the ~~III off shelves and re-release it~~. ~~This re-release had 256KB of RAM~~ as ~~standard. The~~ FCC ~~made~~ Apple ~~discontinue the apple III Revised because Apple didn't~~ change the name.
			===[[wikipedia:Apple_III#Revisions\|Apple III A3S2]]===
			The Apple III A3S2 was released in the second half of 1981 and retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|3495\|1981}} in response to the A3S1's failures. It utilized 5v power for the memory and utilized slightly higher quality connectors which was able to soothe the heat failures significantly. It was discontinued as the interference issues were not rectified and the FCC required Apple to change the model name when they had fixed it.

	===[[wikipedia:Apple_III#Apple_III_Plus\|Apple III Plus]]===		===[[wikipedia:Apple_III#Apple_III_Plus\|Apple III Plus]]===
	The Apple III Plus was released in December of 1983 and it retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|2995\|1983}}, ~~after~~ Apple ~~had to discontinue~~ the ~~apple~~ III ~~Revised because they did not change~~ the ~~computer~~'s ~~name after they modified it, they re-re-released it with~~ a built-in clock, 55-watt power supply, and a //e-like keyboard.		The Apple III Plus was released in December of 1983 and it retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|2995\|1983}}. After the FCC had ensured that the new model followed regulations, they discontinued the Apple III A3S2 and began selling the Apple III Plus at the very end of the Apple III's life (as the previous issues had effectively destroyed its reputation). It included a built-in clock, 55-watt power supply, and a //e-like keyboard. It utilized the same A3S2 serial code as the non-Plus second revision.

	==Emulators==		==Emulators==
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	! scope="col"\|Latest version		! scope="col"\|Latest version
	! scope="col"\|III		! scope="col"\|III
	! scope="col"\|III ~~Revised~~		! scope="col"\|III A3S2
	! scope="col"\|III Plus		! scope="col"\|III Plus
	! scope="col"\|[[Licensing\|License]]		! scope="col"\|[[Licensing\|License]]
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	</div>		</div>

	~~This computer doesn't~~ have ~~too many~~ emulators ~~because of how bad it flopped~~. The ~~first~~ one that ~~fully works~~ is [[MAME]].		The Apple III was not a significant hit and was complex to reverse engineer, therefore the Apple III does not have a lot of emulators. The one that is almost always recommended is [[MAME]].

			== Sources ==
			[https://apple3.org] apple3.org, incredibly solid resource on the Apple III.

	{{Apple}}		[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_III] en.wikipedia.org, provides good layman information on the Apple III{{Apple}}

	[[Category:Computers]]		[[Category:Computers]]
	[[Category:Apple computers]]		[[Category:Apple computers]]

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	==Models==		==Models==
	===[[wikipedia:Apple_III\|Apple III]]===		===[[wikipedia:Apple_III\|Apple III]]===
	The Apple III was released in May of '80 and retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|4340\|1980}} and had a 6502A CPU at 1.8 MHz, 128K of RAM, a 80-column, 24-line display, 6-bit audio, built in 140KB 5.25-inch floppy drive, two graphics modes 560x192 in black and white and 280x192 with 16 colors or shades of gray. It had 4 expansion slots.		The Apple III was released in May of '80 and retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|4340\|1980}} and had a 6502A CPU at 1.8 MHz, 128K of RAM, a 80-column, 24-line display, 6-bit audio, built-in 140KB 5.25-inch floppy drive, two graphics modes 560x192 in black and white and 280x192 with 16 colors or shades of gray. It had 4 expansion slots.

	===[[wikipedia:Apple_III#Revisions\|Apple III Revised]]===		===[[wikipedia:Apple_III#Revisions\|Apple III Revised]]===

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	The Apple III was released in the second half of '81 and retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|3495\|1981}}. The reason for this is that the public had found a flaw in the logic board design so Apple had to pull the III off shelves and re-release it. This re-release had 256KB of RAM as standard. The FCC made Apple discontinue the apple III Revised because Apple didn't change the name.		The Apple III was released in the second half of '81 and retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|3495\|1981}}. The reason for this is that the public had found a flaw in the logic board design so Apple had to pull the III off shelves and re-release it. This re-release had 256KB of RAM as standard. The FCC made Apple discontinue the apple III Revised because Apple didn't change the name.

	===[[wikipedia:Apple_III#Apple_III_Plus\|~~apple~~ III Plus]]===		===[[wikipedia:Apple_III#Apple_III_Plus\|Apple III Plus]]===
	The ~~apple~~ III Plus was released in December of 1983 and it retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|2995\|1983}}, after Apple had to discontinue the apple III Revised because they did not change the computer's name after they modified it, they re-re-released it with a built-in clock, 55-watt power supply, and a //e-like keyboard.		The Apple III Plus was released in December of 1983 and it retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|2995\|1983}}, after Apple had to discontinue the apple III Revised because they did not change the computer's name after they modified it, they re-re-released it with a built-in clock, 55-watt power supply, and a //e-like keyboard.

	==Emulators==		==Emulators==

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	==Models==		==Models==
	===[[wikipedia:Apple_III\|~~apple~~ III]]===		===[[wikipedia:Apple_III\|Apple III]]===
	The Apple III was released in May of '80 and retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|4340\|1980}} and had a 6502A CPU at 1.8 MHz, 128K of RAM, a 80-column, 24-line display, 6-bit audio, built in 140KB 5.25-inch floppy drive, two graphics modes 560x192 in black and white and 280x192 with 16 colors or shades of gray. It had 4 expansion slots.		The Apple III was released in May of '80 and retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|4340\|1980}} and had a 6502A CPU at 1.8 MHz, 128K of RAM, a 80-column, 24-line display, 6-bit audio, built in 140KB 5.25-inch floppy drive, two graphics modes 560x192 in black and white and 280x192 with 16 colors or shades of gray. It had 4 expansion slots.

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	The Apple III was released in May of '80 and retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|4340\|1980}} and had a 6502A CPU at 1.8 MHz, 128K of RAM, a 80-column, 24-line display, 6-bit audio, built in 140KB 5.25-inch floppy drive, two graphics modes 560x192 in black and white and 280x192 with 16 colors or shades of gray. It had 4 expansion slots.		The Apple III was released in May of '80 and retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|4340\|1980}} and had a 6502A CPU at 1.8 MHz, 128K of RAM, a 80-column, 24-line display, 6-bit audio, built in 140KB 5.25-inch floppy drive, two graphics modes 560x192 in black and white and 280x192 with 16 colors or shades of gray. It had 4 expansion slots.

	===[[wikipedia:Apple_III#Revisions\|~~apple~~ III Revised]]===		===[[wikipedia:Apple_III#Revisions\|Apple III Revised]]===
	The ~~apple~~ III was released in the second half of '81 and retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|3495\|1981}}. The reason for this is that the public had found a flaw in the logic board design so Apple had to pull the III off shelves and re-release it. This re-release had 256KB of RAM as standard. The FCC made Apple discontinue the apple III Revised because Apple didn't change the name.		The Apple III was released in the second half of '81 and retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|3495\|1981}}. The reason for this is that the public had found a flaw in the logic board design so Apple had to pull the III off shelves and re-release it. This re-release had 256KB of RAM as standard. The FCC made Apple discontinue the apple III Revised because Apple didn't change the name.

	===[[wikipedia:Apple_III#Apple_III_Plus\|apple III Plus]]===		===[[wikipedia:Apple_III#Apple_III_Plus\|apple III Plus]]===
	The apple III Plus was released in December of 1983 and it retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|2995\|1983}}, after Apple had to discontinue the apple III Revised because they did not change the computer's name after they modified it, they re-re-released it with a built-in clock, 55-watt power supply, and a //e-like keyboard.		The apple III Plus was released in December of 1983 and it retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|2995\|1983}}, after Apple had to discontinue the apple III Revised because they did not change the computer's name after they modified it, they re-re-released it with a built-in clock, 55-watt power supply, and a //e-like keyboard.

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	==Models==		==Models==
	===[[wikipedia:Apple_III\|apple III]]===		===[[wikipedia:Apple_III\|apple III]]===
	The ~~apple~~ III was released in May of '80 and retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|4340\|1980}} and had a 6502A CPU at 1.8 MHz, 128K of RAM, a 80-column, 24-line display, 6-bit audio, built in 140KB 5.25-inch floppy drive, two graphics modes 560x192 in black and white and 280x192 with 16 colors or shades of gray. It had 4 expansion slots.		The Apple III was released in May of '80 and retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|4340\|1980}} and had a 6502A CPU at 1.8 MHz, 128K of RAM, a 80-column, 24-line display, 6-bit audio, built in 140KB 5.25-inch floppy drive, two graphics modes 560x192 in black and white and 280x192 with 16 colors or shades of gray. It had 4 expansion slots.

	===[[wikipedia:Apple_III#Revisions\|apple III Revised]]===		===[[wikipedia:Apple_III#Revisions\|apple III Revised]]===

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	! scope="col"\|Name		! scope="col"\|Name
	! scope="col"\|Platform(s)		! scope="col"\|Platform(s)
	! scope="col"\|Latest ~~Version~~		! scope="col"\|Latest version
	! scope="col"\|III		! scope="col"\|III
	! scope="col"\|III Revised		! scope="col"\|III Revised
	! scope="col"\|III Plus		! scope="col"\|III Plus
	! scope="col"\|~~<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>~~		! scope="col"\|[[Licensing\|License]]
	! scope="col"\|Active		! scope="col"\|Active
	! scope="col"\|[[Recommended Emulators\|Recommended]]		! scope="col"\|[[Recommended Emulators\|Recommended]]
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	\|{{✓}}		\|{{✓}}
	\|{{✓}}		\|{{Green}} {{License\|GPLv2}}<br>{{License\|BSD3}}
	\|{{✓}}		\|{{✓}}
	\|{{✓}}		\|{{✓}}
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	\|?		\|?
	\|{{✗}}		\|{{Red}} {{License\|Proprietary}}
	\|{{✗}}		\|{{✗}}
	\|{{✗}}		\|{{✗}}

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	[[Category:Computers]]		[[Category:Computers]]
	[[Category:Apple ~~personal~~ computers]]		[[Category:Apple computers]]

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	~~{{Infobox console~~		#REDIRECT[[Apple III]]
	~~\|title = Apple III~~
	~~\|logo = A3p.png~~
	~~\|developer = [[Apple Inc.\|Apple Computer, Inc.]]~~
	~~\|type = [[:Category:Computers\|Computers]]~~
	~~\|release = 1980~~
	~~\|discontinued = 1984~~
	~~\|predecessor = [[Apple II line\|Apple II]]~~
	~~\|successor =~~
	~~\|emulated = {{✓}}~~
	}}
	The '''[[wikipedia:Apple III\|Apple III]]''' (stylized as '''apple ///''') was a failed successor of the [[Apple II]] line that was originally released in 1980 and discontinued in early 1984. Early revisions had major flaws that required a second revision and later a model known as the Apple III Plus to rectify interference issues.


	~~==Models==~~
	~~===[[wikipedia:Apple_III\|Apple III]]===~~
	The Apple III was released in May of 1980 and retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|4340\|1980}} and had a 6502A CPU at 1.8 MHz, 128K of RAM, a 80-column, 24-line display, 6-bit audio, built-in 140KB 5.25-inch floppy drive, two graphics modes 560x192 in black and white and 280x192 with 16 colors or shades of gray. It had 4 expansion slots. The original revision used a serial number beginning with A3S1, but it is also known as the 12v model as it used 12v power for memory.

	To keep the noise of the Apple III down, a fan was not included, but it utilized the metal casing as heat dissipation. The high voltage, along with the poor heat dissipation qualities of the device and low quality connectors used on the PCB, caused the chips to raise out of their sockets causing "chip creep" and the resulting failure of the Apple III which required a small drop to re-seat the chips.

	~~===[[wikipedia:Apple_III#Revisions\|Apple III A3S2]]===~~
	The Apple III A3S2 was released in the second half of 1981 and retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|3495\|1981}} in response to the A3S1's failures. It utilized 5v power for the memory and utilized slightly higher quality connectors which was able to soothe the heat failures significantly. It was discontinued as the interference issues were not rectified and the FCC required Apple to change the model name when they had fixed it.

	~~===[[wikipedia:Apple_III~~#~~Apple_III_Plus\|Apple III Plus]]===~~
	The Apple III Plus was released in December of 1983 and it retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|2995\|1983}}. After the FCC had ensured that the new model followed regulations, they discontinued the Apple III A3S2 and began selling the Apple III Plus at the very end of the Apple III's life (as the previous issues had effectively destroyed its reputation). It included a built-in clock, 55-watt power supply, and a //e-like keyboard. It utilized the same A3S2 serial code as the non-Plus second revision.

	~~==Emulators==~~

	~~<div style="max-width:100%; overflow:auto;">~~
	~~{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"~~
	~~! scope="col"\|Name~~
	~~! scope="col"\|Platform(s)~~
	~~! scope="col"\|Latest version~~
	~~! scope="col"\|III~~
	~~! scope="col"\|III A3S2~~
	~~! scope="col"\|III Plus~~
	~~! scope="col"\|~~[[~~Licensing\|License]]~~
	~~! scope="col"\|Active~~
	~~! scope="col"\|[[Recommended Emulators\|Recommended]]~~
	\|-
	~~!colspan="9"\|PC / x86~~
	\|-
	~~\|[[MAME]]~~
	~~\|align=left\|{{Icon\|Windows\|Linux\|macOS\|FreeBSD}}~~
	~~\|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]~~
	~~\|{{✓}}~~
	~~\|{{✓}}~~
	~~\|{{✓}}~~
	~~\|{{Green}} {{License\|GPLv2}}<br>{{License\|BSD3}}~~
	~~\|{{✓}}~~
	~~\|{{✓}}~~
	\|-
	~~\|Sara~~
	~~\|align=left\|{{Icon\|macOS}}~~
	~~\|[http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/sara.html 0.5.1]~~
	~~\|{{✓}}~~
	\|?
	\|?
	~~\|{{Red}} {{License\|Proprietary}}~~
	~~\|{{✗}}~~
	~~\|{{✗}}~~
	\|}
	~~</div>~~

	~~The Apple III was not a significant hit and was complex to reverse engineer, therefore the~~ Apple III ~~does not have a lot of emulators. The one that is almost always recommended is [[MAME]].~~

	~~== Sources ==~~
	~~[https://apple3.org] apple3.org, incredibly solid resource on the Apple III.~~

	~~[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_III] en.wikipedia.org, provides good layman information on the Apple III{{Apple}}~~

	~~[[Category:Computers]]~~
	~~[[Category:Apple computers~~]]

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	The Apple III was released in May of '80 and retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|4340\|1980}} and had a 6502A CPU at 1.8 MHz, 128K of RAM, a 80-column, 24-line display, 6-bit audio, built in 140KB 5.25-inch floppy drive, two graphics modes 560x192 in black and white and 280x192 with 16 colors or shades of gray. It had 4 expansion slots.		The Apple III was released in May of '80 and retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|4340\|1980}} and had a 6502A CPU at 1.8 MHz, 128K of RAM, a 80-column, 24-line display, 6-bit audio, built in 140KB 5.25-inch floppy drive, two graphics modes 560x192 in black and white and 280x192 with 16 colors or shades of gray. It had 4 expansion slots.

	===[[wikipedia:Apple_III#Revisions\|~~apple~~ III Revised]]===		===[[wikipedia:Apple_III#Revisions\|Apple III Revised]]===
	The ~~apple~~ III was released in the second half of '81 and retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|3495\|1981}}. The reason for this is that the public had found a flaw in the logic board design so Apple had to pull the III off shelves and re-release it. This re-release had 256KB of RAM as standard. The FCC made Apple discontinue the apple III Revised because Apple didn't change the name.		The Apple III was released in the second half of '81 and retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|3495\|1981}}. The reason for this is that the public had found a flaw in the logic board design so Apple had to pull the III off shelves and re-release it. This re-release had 256KB of RAM as standard. The FCC made Apple discontinue the apple III Revised because Apple didn't change the name.

	===[[wikipedia:Apple_III#Apple_III_Plus\|apple III Plus]]===		===[[wikipedia:Apple_III#Apple_III_Plus\|apple III Plus]]===
	The apple III Plus was released in December of 1983 and it retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|2995\|1983}}, after Apple had to discontinue the apple III Revised because they did not change the computer's name after they modified it, they re-re-released it with a built-in clock, 55-watt power supply, and a //e-like keyboard.		The apple III Plus was released in December of 1983 and it retailed for {{Inflation\|USD\|2995\|1983}}, after Apple had to discontinue the apple III Revised because they did not change the computer's name after they modified it, they re-re-released it with a built-in clock, 55-watt power supply, and a //e-like keyboard.