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The Apple III was mostly a souped-up Apple II that melted its own guts. This computer doesn't have too many emulators. The only one that works fully properly is MAME.
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|title = apple ///
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|logo = A3p.png
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|developer = [[Apple Inc.|Apple Computer, Inc.]]
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|type = [[:Category:Computers|Computers]]
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|release = 1980
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|discontinued = 1984
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|predecessor = [[Apple II emulators|Apple ][]]
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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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|style="text-align:center;"|[http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/sara.html Sara]
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|[[MAME]]
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|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
|style="text-align:center;"|[http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/sara.html 0.5.1]
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|[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 fully works is [[MAME]].
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==Models==
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===[[wikipedia:Apple_III|apple ///]]===
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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.
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===[[wikipedia:Apple_III#Revisions|apple /// Revised]]===
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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.
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===[[wikipedia:Apple_III#Apple_III_Plus|apple /// Plus]]===
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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.
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[[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.

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