Apple II

Early home computer

The Apple II was a personal computer introduced by Apple in 1977, one of the first commercially successful mass-produced microcomputers.

It helped launch the personal computing revolution and became especially popular in American schools during the 1980s.

The Apple II line continued through several iterations until discontinued in 1993.

Related

Steve Wozniak · computer · homebrew · cassette · dot matrix · hardware · Oregon Trail · 1977 · educational software · personal computer · keyboard · vintage computing · pixel · ROM · motherboard · retro · beige box · computer lab

Categories
Opposites
computing scale and accessibility

Apple IImainframe

Large centralized computer system

supercomputer · UNIVAC · minicomputer · ENIAC · data center

computing era/generation

Apple IIiPhone

Apple mobile device

MacBook Pro · iPad · cloud computing · smartphone · Chromebook

platform philosophy

Apple IIiOS

Mobile operating system

closed ecosystem

Family

Apple

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Rated G