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{{Infobox console
|title = Apple III
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|title = apple ///
|logo = Apple III+.jpg
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|logo = A3p.png
|developer = Apple Computer, Inc.
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|developer = [[Apple Inc.|Apple Computer, Inc.]]
 
|type = [[:Category:Computers|Computers]]
 
|type = [[:Category:Computers|Computers]]
|generation =
 
 
|release = 1980
 
|release = 1980
 
|discontinued = 1984
 
|discontinued = 1984
|predecessor = [[Apple II emulators|Apple II]]
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|predecessor = [[Apple II emulators|Apple ][]]
 
|successor =  
 
|successor =  
 
|emulated = {{✓}}
 
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The '''[[wikipedia:Apple III|apple ///]]''' is mostly a souped-up [[Apple II emulators|Apple ][]] that melted its own guts and made the FCC mad.
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The '''[[wikipedia:Apple III|Apple ///]]''' is mostly a souped-up [[Apple II emulators|Apple ][]] that melted its own guts and made the FCC mad.
  
 
==Emulators==
 
==Emulators==
 
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! scope="col"|Name
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! scope="col"|Latest Version
 
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|apple /// Emulation
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! scope="col"|///
! scope="col"|apple /// Revised Emulation
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! scope="col"|/// Revised
! scope="col"|apple /// Plus Emulation
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! scope="col"|/// Plus
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! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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|[[MAME]]
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|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
 
|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
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|[http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/sara.html 0.5.1]
 
|[http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/sara.html 0.5.1]
 
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This computer doesn't have too many emulators because of how bad it flopped. The first one that works fully properly is [[MAME]].
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This computer doesn't have too many emulators because of how bad it flopped. The first one that fully works is [[MAME]].
  
===Models===
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==Models==
 
===[[wikipedia:Apple_III|apple ///]]===
 
===[[wikipedia:Apple_III|apple ///]]===
The apple /// was released in May of '80 and retailed for $4340 ($13,417.13 in 2018 money) 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 /// 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 /// Revised]]===
 
===[[wikipedia:Apple_III#Revisions|apple /// Revised]]===
The apple /// was released in the second half of '81 and retailed for $3,495 ($9,755.33 in 2018 money). 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.
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The apple /// 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 /// 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.
 
===[[wikipedia:Apple_III#Apple_III_Plus|apple /// Plus]]===
 
===[[wikipedia:Apple_III#Apple_III_Plus|apple /// Plus]]===
The apple /// Plus was released in December of 1983 and it retailed for $2,995 ($7,476.71 in 2018 money), 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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The apple /// Plus was released in December of 1983 and it retailed for {{Inflation|USD|2995|1983}}, 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.
  
 
{{Apple}}
 
{{Apple}}
  
 
[[Category:Computers]]
 
[[Category:Computers]]

Revision as of 19:01, 9 July 2021

apple ///
A3p.png
Developer Apple Computer, Inc.
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

Name Platform(s) Latest Version /// /// Revised /// Plus FLOSS Active Recommended
PC / x86
MAME Windows Linux macOS FreeBSD 0.264
Sara macOS 0.5.1 ? ? ?

This computer doesn't have too many emulators because of how bad it flopped. The first one that fully works is MAME.

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.

Apple Inc.
Apple Computer (1998).jpg
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