--- title: Apple II clones categories: - Computers types: - Professional Computer origins: - Taïwan years: - '1984' cpus: - '6502' params: name: Apple II clones image: /media/museum/photos/lasar_ii_system_s1.jpg company: /companies/apple company_name: Apple specs: - label: NAME value: Apple II clones - label: MANUFACTURER value: Apple - label: TYPE value: Professional Computer - label: ORIGIN value: Taïwan - label: YEAR value: '1984' - label: END OF PRODUCTION value: Up to around 1990 - label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE value: AppleSoft BASIC - label: KEYBOARD value: Generally with a numeric keypad and arrow keys - label: CPU value: '6502' - label: SPEED value: 1 MHz - label: CO-PROCESSOR value: Sometimes a Z80 - label: RAM value: 64 KB - label: ROM value: 12 KB - label: TEXT MODES value: 40 x 24, 80 x 24 (with 80-column card) - label: GRAPHIC MODES value: 40 x 40-48 (16 colours), 280 x 192 (6 colours) - label: COLORS value: '16' - label: SOUND value: One-channel loudspeaker - label: I/O PORTS value: Tape recorder In/Out jacks, composite video, Analogue joysticks - label: POWER SUPPLY value: Built-in PSU - label: PERIPHERALS value: Same as the Apple II family - label: PRICE value: Always cheaper than the model tabs: - photos - hardware - software - emulators - links - docs - videos forum_thread: 1005 photos: - title: LASAR II - LARGE VIEW subtitle: '' text: '' image: /media/museum/photos/lasar_ii_system_s2.jpg - title: LASAR II - INSIDE subtitle: '' text: |- The main board offers some improvements compared to the Apple II\ **(1)** Only 3 x 4 KB ROM chips hold the AppleSoft BASIC\ **(2)** 8 x 4164 chips hold 64 KB RAM\ **(3)** The board also features a prototype area that could be used for developing additional circuitry image: /media/museum/photos/lasar_ii_inside_s1.jpg - title: LASAR II - REAR SIDE subtitle: '' text: 'Same connectors as the Apple II: Tape recorder In/Out jacks, composite video output and an internal socket for a single or dual analogue joystick.' image: /media/museum/photos/lasar_ii_rearside_s1.jpg - title: '3CI MODEL #1' subtitle: '' text: |- It's not really a clone, but an original portable version with 1 to 4 built-in floppy-disk drives and several I/O cards.\ This system was made by the French companie 3CI, it was the fist dedicated cash register for hairdressing salons. About 100 of these machines were produced between 1983 and 1986. image: /media/museum/photos/applecomp_c3i_system_s1.jpg - title: '3CI MODEL #2' subtitle: '' text: Although the PSU was a genuine Apple version, the mainboard was a noname model. The system was called R.O.B.O.T.. It used its own boot-up program located in a ROM card and two specialized I/O cards intended to control the cash register. image: /media/museum/photos/applecomp_c3i_opened_s1.jpg - title: PANDA 64 - CASE subtitle: '' text: |- The Panda 64 was an Apple IIc clone in an Apple II-like case. It was probably made in China (Taiwan?).\ The 4-digit Led display above the numeric keypad was used as a clock/alarm and time counter.\ All keys had additional BASIC language commands that could be accessed with the 'Function' key. Function keys on top odf the keyboard assigned slot # to be used as input. More info needed! Thanks to **George Parada** for information and picture image: /media/museum/photos/apple_panda64_system_s1.jpg - title: PANDA 64 - WITH BOX subtitle: '' text: Thanks to **George Parada** for the picture image: /media/museum/photos/apple_panda64_withbox_s1.jpg - title: PANDA 64 - INSIDE subtitle: '' text: |- **(1)** Disk drive 1 & 2 connectors\ **(2)** Printer connector\ **(3)** Joystick port. Thanks to **George Parada** for the picture image: /media/museum/photos/apple_panda64_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' related: - /museum/apple-ii - /museum/apple-ii-571 - /museum/apple-iic - /museum/apple-iic-plus - /museum/apple-iie - /museum/apple-iie-platinum - /museum/microdigital-tk-3000 oc_id: 1031 source: url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230320192327/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1031 date: '2023-03-20' --- This page is dedicated to all the unclassifiable Apple II compatible computers. There were numerous models, mainly produced in the Far East, but also in Europe, the USA and South America. Some of them bore exotic names like **Lemon**, **Orange**, **Peach** or **Pineapple**, while other were simply no-name systems. In most cases the mainboard and the case were pretty similar to that of the original Apple II. However, the manufacturers often attempted to offer an additional technical feature to distinguish them from the competition, be it a better sound generator, a built-in floppy drive controller or a second Z80 processor. Clone makers also produced copies of the best-selling Apple cards: FDD controller, serial, I/O and Parallel, CPM card, etc.. The model shown has probably lost its label but was called the Lazar II. It was made in Taiwan and mainly sold in Germany. It was a typical Apple II+ clone with the same case, the same power supply unit, a slightly improved main board (see 'More pictures') and a larger loudspeaker. Like all the Apple clones, it used a copy of the AppleSoft ROMs in which an 'Hello' replaced the 'Apple \]\[' greeting. --- This page is open for your Apple II clones. If you have such an obscure model, let us know, we will be glad to add it.
We need more info about this computer ! If you designed, used, or have more info about this system, please send us pictures or anything you might find useful.