--- title: APPLE IIe Platinum categories: - Computers types: - Professional Computer origins: - U.S.A. years: - '1987' cpus: - 65C02 params: name: APPLE IIe Platinum image: /media/museum/photos/apple_iiplatinum_system_s1.jpg company: /companies/apple company_name: Apple specs: - label: NAME value: APPLE IIe Platinum - label: MANUFACTURER value: Apple - label: TYPE value: Professional Computer - label: ORIGIN value: U.S.A. - label: YEAR value: January 1987 - label: END OF PRODUCTION value: '1993' - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE value: Integer BASIC - label: KEYBOARD value: 81 keys with numeric keypad and arrow keys - label: CPU value: 65C02 - label: SPEED value: 1 MHz - label: CO-PROCESSOR value: MMU and IOU custom chips - label: RAM value: 128 KB - label: ROM value: 32 KB - label: TEXT MODES value: 40 or 80 columns x 24 lines - label: GRAPHIC MODES value: 40 x 40-48 (16 col), 280 x 160-192 (6 col), 560 x 160-192 (2 col) - label: COLORS value: 16 maximum - label: SOUND value: Built-in speaker - 1 channel - label: SIZE / WEIGHT value: 39.4 (W) x 45.7 (D) x 11.4 (H) cm. - label: I/O PORTS value: Composite video, Tape in/out, Joystick, 6 expansion slots - label: BUILT IN MEDIA value: None - label: OS value: DOS 3.3, ProDOS or CP/M with the optional Z80 card - label: POWER SUPPLY value: Built-in switching power supply unit - label: PERIPHERALS value: All Apple and compatible expansion cards - label: PRICE value: Unknown tabs: - photos - hardware - software - emulators - links - docs - videos photos: - title: LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/apple_iiplatinum_system_s2.jpg - title: PLATINUM FD UNITS subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/apple_2e_platiniumfd_1.jpg - title: KEYBOARD CLOSE-UP subtitle: '' text: The keyboard was identical to the Apple IIgs. image: /media/museum/photos/apple_iiplatinum_keyboard_s1.jpg - title: REAR SIDE subtitle: '' text: |- No changes to the rear panel between the Apple IIe and Platinum versions.\ **(1)** Floppy disc drive controller\ **(2)** Composite video RCA jack, Tape recorder In/Out jacks and dual joystick DB9 plug.\ **(3)** Serial port connector image: /media/museum/photos/apple_iiplatinum_rear_s1.jpg - title: INSIDE subtitle: '' text: |- **(1)** The Platinum version shipped standard with this small 64 KB / 80-column card which also allowed double hi-res graphics. It was mounted in a special auxiliary slot.\ **(2)** Apple Super serial card II\ **(3)** Floppy disk drive controller card. image: /media/museum/photos/apple_iiplatinum_inside_s1.jpg - title: MAINBOARD subtitle: '' text: |- The main board had the same features as the 'enhanced' IIe board: a slightly updated 6502 processor with some additional instructions and graphics characters. **(1)** 65C02 processor\ **(2)** MMU (Memory Management Unit)custom chip\ **(3)** Auxiliary slot dedicated to the new 64K / 80-column card\ **(4)** Only two 4464 chips hold the basic 64 KB RAM, instead of 8 in the Apple IIe board\ **(5)** Video ROM chip\ **(6)** Keyboard and unused numeric keypad connectors\ **(7)** IOU (I/O unit) custom chip\ **(8)** Only one ROM chip holds the Basic interpreter and the system routines\ **(9)** Keyboard ROM and I/O chip. image: /media/museum/photos/apple_iiplatinum_mainboard_s1.jpg hardware: - title: WORKSTATION CARD subtitle: Appletalk card text: This card is used to connect an Apple IIe to a localtalk network. image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_ii_card_appletalk.jpg - title: Z80 SOFTCARD ADVERT subtitle: '' text: The Z80 Softcard made the Apple II fully compatible with the CP/M operating system and allowed it to run the largest library of professional software of the time, including the Microsoft programming languages, among them the BASIC 5.0 interpreter. image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_ii_softcard_1.jpg - title: Z80 SOFTCARD subtitle: Full package text: |- The card was designed by Burtronix of Orange, California. Thanks to **Steve Perry** image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_ii_softcard_s1.jpg - title: MICROSOFT RAMCARD ADVERT (1982) subtitle: '' text: Together with the Softcard, the Ramcard turned the Apple II into a 56 KB CP/M system. image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_ii_ramcard_1.jpg - title: JOYSTICKS subtitle: '' text: Two Apple joysticks for IIe and IIc versions, and a clone version with a fire button made by CH Products, San Marco, California. image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_ii_joystick_1.jpg - title: ANALOG HANDCONTROLLERS subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_2e_handcontr_2.jpg - title: HAND CONTROLLERS subtitle: Box text: '' image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_hand-controllers_box.jpg - title: JOY STICK subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/hardware/apple2_joy_stick.jpg - title: GRAPHIC TABLET subtitle: '& its card' text: '' image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_apple2_graphic-tablet.jpg - title: KEYPAD subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_apple2_keypad.jpg - title: DYNATYPER subtitle: '' text: |- Here is the sale brochure of the Dynatyper, a strange and obscure printing device launched in 1980: Dynatyper is a new typewriter interface system designed to generate hard copy directly from computer output through any electric typewriter. It exploits the high quality and use of full upper and lower case characters of your electric typewriter. Users of small computer systems can now expand those systems into applications demanding high quality text, such as word processing. Consisting of an array of coils positioned in the same pattern as the typewriter's keyboard. These coils are wired into an electrical decoding matrix. Designed to operate on voltage available from standard computers, the Dynatyper is easily installed without modification to your typewriter. Adjustments for different key heights are easy. Rochester Data provides interfaces and software for the **TRS-80 Level 1 & 2**, the **Apple II** and also a 6 bit **parallel interface** for general operation with other computers. The same interface board can be modified by jumper selection to eperate in any of the above modes... Thanks to **Bob Leedom** for information and pictures image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_ii%2B_dinatyper_1.jpg - title: ECHO SPEECH PROCESSOR II subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_appleii_echoii_board.jpg - title: ROLAND CMU-500 INTERFACE subtitle: '' text: This item, a Roland Compumusic CMU-500 Apple II Interface, was used to connect musical instruments to the Apple II series of computers ! image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_apple2_roland-cmu500_interface.jpg - title: ECHO II subtitle: speech/music/sound synthesizer text: '' image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_apple2_echo2-speech-synth_1.jpg - title: ACOUSTIC COUPLER subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_apple2_acoustic-coupler_1.jpg - title: EARLY APPLE PRINTER subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_apple2_printer1.jpg screenshots: - title: APPLE PANIC subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/apple_appleii_applepanic_ss.gif - title: AZTEC subtitle: Title screen text: '' image: /media/museum/software/apple_appleii_aztec_ss.gif - title: DRAGON FIRE subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/apple_appleii_dragonfire_ss.gif - title: DRAGON FIRE subtitle: 2nd screen text: '' image: /media/museum/software/apple_appleii_dragonfire_ss2.gif - title: DROL subtitle: Excellent game ! text: '' image: /media/museum/software/apple_appleii_drol_ss.gif - title: KARATEKA subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/apple_appleii_karateka_ss.gif - title: LODE RUNNER subtitle: A great classic text: '' image: /media/museum/software/apple_appleii_loderunner_ss.gif - title: MARBLE MADNESS subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/apple_appleii_marblemadness_ss.gif - title: MINER 2049ER subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/apple_appleii_miner2049er_ss.gif - title: MONTEZUMA REVENGE subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/apple_appleii_montezuma-revenge_ss.gif - title: STAR LEAGUE BASEBALL subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/software/apple_appleii_star-league-baseball_ss.gif - title: APPLESOFT COMPILER subtitle: '' text: Also called TASC or AppleSoft Version 3, the AppleSoft Basic Compiler could make use of extended memory on 128K versions image: /media/museum/software/apple_ii%2B_applesoftcompiler_1.jpg emulators: - title: Apple Oasis url: http://www.geocities.com/APL24WIN/index.html platform: Windows text: Emulates Apple IIe system including hard disk, clock, CP/M card, etc. - title: AppleWin url: http://applewin.berlios.de/ platform: Windows text: A great apple 2+ and apple 2e emulator for windows - title: Bernie ][ the rescue url: http://www.bernie.gs/Bernie/ platform: Apple text: (Available for BeOS too) - title: Catakig url: http://www.radix.net/~cklipsch/ctkgdoc/ platform: Apple text: '' - title: YAE, Yet another Apple ][ Emulator url: http://quark.netfront.net:6502/ platform: Unix / Linux text: '' - title: The Official ShapeShifter Home Page url: http://www.uni-mainz.de/~bauec002/SSMain.html platform: Amiga OS text: '' - title: PalmApple url: http://palmapple.sourceforge.net/ platform: Other platform text: PalmApple is an open source Apple //e emulator for PalmOS PDAs - title: Virtual Apple url: http://www.virtualapple.com/ platform: Other platform text: This web site uses an ActiveX application and Apple IIgs emulator to automatically download and play most Apple 2 disk images online! - title: Dapple url: http://sourceforge.net/projects/dapple/ platform: Multiplatform text: Apple II (II+, IIe) emulator for DOS and Unix with C source code links: - title: A2-Web! url: http://www.wbwip.com/a2web/ text: '' - title: Apple ][ Emulator Resources Guide url: http://www.cs.ruu.nl/wais/html/na-dir/apple2/emulators-faq/part1.html text: '' - title: Apple II - Apple II gs url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/home.htm text: A lot of documentations here ! - title: Apple II History url: http://apple2history.org/ text: A detailed history of the Apple II computer, from start to finish, interspersed with history of Apple Computer, Inc., from the point of view of the Apple II user. Includes pictures. - title: Apple II Q&A url: HTTP://WWW.MYSPACE.COM/135780133 text: Please Ask the Expeirenced Apple II User! - title: Apple2.org url: http://www.apple2.org/ text: Over 1000 pictures of Apple II and other related hardware, articles, the Apple \]\[ FAQ, Transwarp and Zip GS accelerator upgrade mods, 3.5" drive rebuilding, and lots more. - title: Applefritter url: http://www.applefritter.com/ text: Excellent site about all Apple models,clones,prototypes,etc... A must see ! - title: APPLE-HISTORY.COM url: http://www.apple-history.com/ text: Wonderful site with plenty of information ! - title: Caltech Apple II archive url: http://apple2.tffenterprises.com/apple2/ text: '' - title: Forever 1970..80..90 url: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/fabrice.montupet/ text: Very complete information for each model - title: Iowa universiry Apple II archive url: http://ground.icaen.uiowa.edu/apple2/ text: '' - title: www.apple2clones.com url: http://www.apple2clones.com/ text: The URL says it all. Very interesting site - title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com text: All about Apple II user groups docs: - title: APPLE II REFERENCE MANUAL (JANUARY 1978) url: null cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple88_reference-manual-jan-1978_cover.jpg text: |- **APPLE II REFERENCE MANUAL (JANUARY 1978)**\ written by Apple  type of document : PDF\  size : 6 MB\  source : [www.apple-iigs.info](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docii.htm) **... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :** - title: GUIDE DE L'APPLE - TOME 1 - L'APPLE STANDARD url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docii.htm cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple_guide-de-l-apple.jpg text: |- [**GUIDE DE L'APPLE - TOME 1 - L'APPLE STANDARD**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docii.htm)written by Benoit de Merly / Edimicro  compiled/archived by Arnaud Brossard\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Apple II / Apple IIgs website](http://www.apple-iigs.info/) - title: MANUEL DE L'UTILISATEUR APPLE II url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docii.htm cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple_manuel-utilisateur-de-l-apple-2.jpg text: |- [**MANUEL DE L'UTILISATEUR APPLE II**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docii.htm)written by Lon Poole - Martin McNiff - Steven Cook  compiled/archived by Arnaud Brossard\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Apple II / Apple IIgs website](http://www.apple-iigs.info/) - title: MONITOR II USER'S MANUAL url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docprog.htm cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple2_monitor-ii-user-manual.jpg text: |- [**MONITOR II USER'S MANUAL**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docprog.htm)written by Apple  compiled/archived by Arnaud Brossard\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Apple II / Apple IIgs website](http://www.apple-iigs.info/) - title: A TOUCH OF APPLESOFT BASIC url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docprog.htm cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple2_a-touch-of-applesoft-basic.jpg text: |- [**A TOUCH OF APPLESOFT BASIC**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docprog.htm)written by Apple  compiled/archived by Arnaud Brossard\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Apple II / Apple IIgs website](http://www.apple-iigs.info/) - title: LE MANUEL DOS 3.3 (FRENCH) url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docos.htm cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple2_manuel-dos-3-3.jpg text: |- [**LE MANUEL DOS 3.3 (FRENCH)**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docos.htm)written by Apple  compiled/archived by Arnaud Brossard\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Apple II / Apple IIgs website](http://www.apple-iigs.info/) - title: BENEATH APPLE DOS url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docos.htm cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple2_beneath-apple-dos.jpg text: |- [**BENEATH APPLE DOS**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docos.htm)written by Don Worth & Pieter Lechner  compiled/archived by Arnaud Brossard\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Apple II / Apple IIgs website](http://www.apple-iigs.info/) - title: BENEATH APPLE PRO DOS url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docos.htm cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple2_beneath-apple-prodos.jpg text: |- [**BENEATH APPLE PRO DOS**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docos.htm)written by Don Worth & Pieter Lechner  compiled/archived by Arnaud Brossard\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Apple II / Apple IIgs website](http://www.apple-iigs.info/) - title: PRODOS USER'S MANUAL url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docos.htm cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple2_prodos-user-manual.jpg text: |- [**PRODOS USER'S MANUAL**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docos.htm)written by Apple  compiled/archived by Arnaud Brossard\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Apple II / Apple IIgs website](http://www.apple-iigs.info/) - title: PRODOS SUPPLEMENT TO THE APPLE IIE OWNER'S MANUAL url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docos.htm cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple2_prodos-supplement.jpg text: |- [**PRODOS SUPPLEMENT TO THE APPLE IIE OWNER'S MANUAL**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docos.htm)written by Apple  compiled/archived by Arnaud Brossard\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Apple II / Apple IIgs website](http://www.apple-iigs.info/) - title: APPLE 5.25 DRIVE - OWNER'S GUIDE url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docacc.htm cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple2_5-25-disk-drive_owners-manual.jpg text: |- [**APPLE 5.25 DRIVE - OWNER'S GUIDE**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docacc.htm)written by Apple  compiled/archived by Arnaud Brossard\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Apple II / Apple IIgs website](http://www.apple-iigs.info/) - title: APPLE 3.5 DRIVE - OWNER'S GUIDE url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docacc.htm cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple2_3-5-disk-drive_owners-manual.jpg text: |- [**APPLE 3.5 DRIVE - OWNER'S GUIDE**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docacc.htm)written by Apple  compiled/archived by Arnaud Brossard\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Apple II / Apple IIgs website](http://www.apple-iigs.info/) - title: APPLE 3.5 DRIVE CONTROLLER CARD - OWNER'S GUIDE url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docacc.htm cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple2_controller-card.jpg text: |- [**APPLE 3.5 DRIVE CONTROLLER CARD - OWNER'S GUIDE**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docacc.htm)written by Apple  compiled/archived by Arnaud Brossard\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Apple II / Apple IIgs website](http://www.apple-iigs.info/) - title: APPLE II SUPER SERIAL CARD - INSTALLATION AND OPERATING MANUAL url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docacc.htm cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple2_super-serial-card.jpg text: |- [**APPLE II SUPER SERIAL CARD - INSTALLATION AND OPERATING MANUAL**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docacc.htm)written by Apple  compiled/archived by Arnaud Brossard\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Apple II / Apple IIgs website](http://www.apple-iigs.info/) - title: APPLE II PARALLEL PRINTER INTERFACE CARD - INSTALLATION AND OPERATING MANUAL url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docacc.htm cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple2_parallel-printer-interface.jpg text: |- [**APPLE II PARALLEL PRINTER INTERFACE CARD - INSTALLATION AND OPERATING MANUAL**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docacc.htm)written by Apple  compiled/archived by Arnaud Brossard\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Apple II / Apple IIgs website](http://www.apple-iigs.info/) - title: APPLE II 80-COLUMN TEXT CARD MANUAL url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docacc.htm cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple2_80c-text-card.jpg text: |- [**APPLE II 80-COLUMN TEXT CARD MANUAL**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docacc.htm)written by Apple  compiled/archived by Arnaud Brossard\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Apple II / Apple IIgs website](http://www.apple-iigs.info/) - title: APPLE II 80-COLUMN TEXT CARD MANUAL SUPPLEMENT url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docacc.htm cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple2_80c-text-card_supplement.jpg text: |- [**APPLE II 80-COLUMN TEXT CARD MANUAL SUPPLEMENT**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docacc.htm)written by Apple  compiled/archived by Arnaud Brossard\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Apple II / Apple IIgs website](http://www.apple-iigs.info/) - title: Z80 PLUS CARD - USER MANUAL url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docacc.htm cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple2_z80-plus.jpg text: |- [**Z80 PLUS CARD - USER MANUAL**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docacc.htm)written by Applied Engineering  compiled/archived by Arnaud Brossard\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Apple II / Apple IIgs website](http://www.apple-iigs.info/) - title: APPLE JOYSTICK IIE AND IIC - USER'S INSTRUCTIONS url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docacc.htm cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple2_joystick_users_manual.jpg text: |- [**APPLE JOYSTICK IIE AND IIC - USER'S INSTRUCTIONS**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docacc.htm)written by Apple  compiled/archived by Arnaud Brossard\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Apple II / Apple IIgs website](http://www.apple-iigs.info/) - title: APPLE II - APPLECOLOR RGB MONITOR OWNER'S GUIDE url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docacc.htm cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple2_rgb-monitor.jpg text: |- [**APPLE II - APPLECOLOR RGB MONITOR OWNER'S GUIDE**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docacc.htm)written by Apple  compiled/archived by Arnaud Brossard\  type of document : PDF\  source : [Apple II / Apple IIgs website](http://www.apple-iigs.info/) videos: - title: Apple II videoclip url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SoWRCy21pY text: 'Length: 3 min 03 s' comments: - author: Henry (usA) date: Saturday 13rd January 2007 text: Check out my Page - author: Henry (USA) date: Wednesday 18th October 2006 text: |- How to remove Cards Remember the Slot!!\ Grasp the sides of the card with your hand and pull, be careful! NEVER WIGGLE THE CARD FROM SIDE TO SIDE!!! Rock it BACK AND FORTH. Carfully. Do NOT FORCE IT! You should never tocu the golden 'teeth' on the bottom of the card; this can distort data that is transferd through them or ruin the card forever. When you put the card back in, do the same manuver as befor, but push (not too hard). The components (all that stuff) face away from the power supply. Sometimes there is a label that show you where it should face. - author: Henry (USA) date: Wednesday 18th October 2006 text: |- Want to see if you Apple IIe Platinum is in tip top shape? Simply press Control-Option- Reset\ Patterns will appear on the screen and will stay for a few moments as the machine searches for any problems it has. If you hear a sound and see the messege System OK Then great! If not, the problem may be one of the cards inside. Open the Apple IIE and CAREFULLY remove ONE card at a time and run the test. Repet the process with each card, one at a time. This is a great way to look for problems with your Apple IIe Platinum. Good Luck! - author: Henry (USA) date: Friday 14th October 2005 text: |- If you need a monitor for your Apple IIe Platinum you can use a television. Yes that's right! All YOU need is a TV or a VCR with the yellow, red, and white cords. These can be found in any electromic store where a TV can be purcahased. What you need is the YELLOW cable. It hooks right in to the IIe platinum and connects with the\ TV/ VCR.\ What you need\ -A Yellow Video cable\ \- A TV/ VCR with the RED, White and Yellow jacks.\ Look at the "rear side" of the Apple IIe platinum and in the lower left hand corner farthest left is where the jack pluggs in. Good Luck! - author: Henry (US of A) date: Tuesday 24th May 2005 text: |- When you want to add a device like a floppy drive and the 12 slots in the back are empty, you'll need a controller card. Other devices like- Printers, a mouse, RGB moniter, etc, must have this too.\ A printer or modem you need a Super Serial card made by Apple. These ar't made any more but can be found on EBAY.COM - author: Link (Hyrule) date: Friday 8th April 2005 text: I have about 12 Apple IIs, II+s, IIc's and IIes and this is the one I use. It's the newest machine, I have it on ethernet, and it has the numeric keypad. Best IIe ever! related: - /museum/apple-ii - /museum/apple-ii-571 - /museum/apple-ii-clones - /museum/apple-iic - /museum/apple-iic-plus - /museum/apple-iie - /museum/microdigital-tk-3000 oc_id: 977 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230128074312/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=977 date: '2023-01-28' --- This was the last version of the Apple II series that was first released in April 1977 and finally discontinued in mid 1993, making it the only home computer in production for more than 15 years. The major difference from the previous Apple IIe versions is that the keyboard had been redesigned to be functionally equivalent to the keyboard of the Apple IIGS. The new keyboard incorporated an 18-key numeric keypad including two programmable function keys and cursor control keys. The Platinum also had a new light-grey coloured case, a new motherboard design with a reduced chip count, and included a revised owner's manual, a guide to AppleSoft BASIC and two double-sided training disks. Finally, the IIe was shipped with the Apple 64 KB / 80-column upgrade card already installed.