Apple III line
Developer | Apple Computer, Inc. |
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Type | Computers |
Release date | 1980 |
Discontinued | 1984 |
Predecessor | Apple ][ |
Emulated | ✓ |
The Apple /// is mostly a souped-up Apple ][ that melted its own guts and made the FCC mad.
Emulators
This computer doesn't have too many emulators because of how bad it flopped. The first one that fully works is MAME.
Name | Platform(s) | Latest Version | /// | /// Revised | /// Plus | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
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PC / x86 | ||||||||
MAME | 0.267 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Sara | 0.5.1 | ✓ | ? | ? | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Models
apple ///
The apple /// was released in May of '80 and retailed for $4340 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.
apple /// Revised
The apple /// was released in the second half of '81 and retailed for $3495. The reason for this is that the public had found a flaw in the logic board design so Apple had to pull the /// off shelves and re-release it. This re-release had 256KB of RAM as standard. The FCC made Apple discontinue the apple /// Revised because Apple didn't change the name.
apple /// Plus
The apple /// Plus was released in December of 1983 and it retailed for $2995, after Apple had to discontinue the apple /// 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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