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title: APPLE IIe Platinum
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categories:
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- Computers
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types:
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- Professional Computer
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origins:
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- U.S.A.
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years:
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- '1987'
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cpus:
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- 65C02
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params:
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name: APPLE IIe Platinum
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image: /media/museum/photos/apple_iiplatinum_system_s1.jpg
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company: /companies/apple
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company_name: Apple
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specs:
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- label: NAME
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value: APPLE IIe Platinum
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- label: MANUFACTURER
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value: Apple
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- label: TYPE
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value: Professional Computer
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- label: ORIGIN
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value: U.S.A.
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- label: YEAR
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value: January 1987
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- label: END OF PRODUCTION
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value: '1993'
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- label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
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value: Integer BASIC
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- label: KEYBOARD
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value: 81 keys with numeric keypad and arrow keys
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- label: CPU
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value: 65C02
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- label: SPEED
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value: 1 MHz
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- label: CO-PROCESSOR
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value: MMU and IOU custom chips
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- label: RAM
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value: 128 KB
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- label: ROM
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value: 32 KB
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- label: TEXT MODES
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value: 40 or 80 columns x 24 lines
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- label: GRAPHIC MODES
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value: 40 x 40-48 (16 col), 280 x 160-192 (6 col), 560 x 160-192 (2 col)
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- label: COLORS
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value: 16 maximum
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- label: SOUND
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value: Built-in speaker - 1 channel
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- label: SIZE / WEIGHT
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value: 39.4 (W) x 45.7 (D) x 11.4 (H) cm.
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- label: I/O PORTS
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value: Composite video, Tape in/out, Joystick, 6 expansion slots
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- label: BUILT IN MEDIA
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value: None
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- label: OS
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value: DOS 3.3, ProDOS or CP/M with the optional Z80 card
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- label: POWER SUPPLY
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value: Built-in switching power supply unit
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- label: PERIPHERALS
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value: All Apple and compatible expansion cards
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- label: PRICE
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value: Unknown
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tabs:
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- photos
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- hardware
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- software
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- emulators
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- links
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- docs
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- videos
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forum_thread: 951
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photos:
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- title: LARGE VIEW
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/apple_iiplatinum_system_s2.jpg
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- title: PLATINUM FD UNITS
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/apple_2e_platiniumfd_1.jpg
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- title: KEYBOARD CLOSE-UP
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subtitle: ''
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text: The keyboard was identical to the Apple IIgs.
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image: /media/museum/photos/apple_iiplatinum_keyboard_s1.jpg
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- title: REAR SIDE
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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No changes to the rear panel between the Apple IIe and Platinum versions.\
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**(1)** Floppy disc drive controller\
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**(2)** Composite video RCA jack, Tape recorder In/Out jacks and dual joystick DB9 plug.\
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**(3)** Serial port connector
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image: /media/museum/photos/apple_iiplatinum_rear_s1.jpg
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- title: INSIDE
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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**(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.\
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**(2)** Apple Super serial card II\
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**(3)** Floppy disk drive controller card.
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image: /media/museum/photos/apple_iiplatinum_inside_s1.jpg
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- title: MAINBOARD
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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The main board had the same features as the 'enhanced' IIe board: a slightly updated 6502 processor with some additional instructions and graphics characters.
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**(1)** 65C02 processor\
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**(2)** MMU (Memory Management Unit)custom chip\
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**(3)** Auxiliary slot dedicated to the new 64K / 80-column card\
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**(4)** Only two 4464 chips hold the basic 64 KB RAM, instead of 8 in the Apple IIe board\
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**(5)** Video ROM chip\
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**(6)** Keyboard and unused numeric keypad connectors\
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**(7)** IOU (I/O unit) custom chip\
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**(8)** Only one ROM chip holds the Basic interpreter and the system routines\
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**(9)** Keyboard ROM and I/O chip.
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image: /media/museum/photos/apple_iiplatinum_mainboard_s1.jpg
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hardware:
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- title: WORKSTATION CARD
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subtitle: Appletalk card
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text: This card is used to connect an Apple IIe to a localtalk network.
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image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_ii_card_appletalk.jpg
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- title: Z80 SOFTCARD ADVERT
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subtitle: ''
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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.
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image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_ii_softcard_1.jpg
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- title: Z80 SOFTCARD
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subtitle: Full package
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text: |-
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The card was designed by Burtronix of Orange, California.
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Thanks to **Steve Perry**
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image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_ii_softcard_s1.jpg
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- title: MICROSOFT RAMCARD ADVERT (1982)
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subtitle: ''
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text: Together with the Softcard, the Ramcard turned the Apple II into a 56 KB CP/M system.
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image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_ii_ramcard_1.jpg
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- title: JOYSTICKS
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subtitle: ''
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text: Two Apple joysticks for IIe and IIc versions, and a clone version with a fire button made by CH Products, San Marco, California.
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image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_ii_joystick_1.jpg
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- title: ANALOG HANDCONTROLLERS
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_2e_handcontr_2.jpg
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- title: HAND CONTROLLERS
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subtitle: Box
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_hand-controllers_box.jpg
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- title: JOY STICK
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/hardware/apple2_joy_stick.jpg
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- title: GRAPHIC TABLET
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subtitle: '& its card'
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_apple2_graphic-tablet.jpg
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- title: KEYPAD
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_apple2_keypad.jpg
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- title: DYNATYPER
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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Here is the sale brochure of the Dynatyper, a strange and obscure printing device launched in 1980:
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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.
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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.
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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...
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Thanks to **Bob Leedom** for information and pictures
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image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_ii%2B_dinatyper_1.jpg
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- title: ECHO SPEECH PROCESSOR II
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_appleii_echoii_board.jpg
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- title: ROLAND CMU-500 INTERFACE
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subtitle: ''
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text: This item, a Roland Compumusic CMU-500 Apple II Interface, was used to connect musical instruments to the Apple II series of computers !
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image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_apple2_roland-cmu500_interface.jpg
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- title: ECHO II
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subtitle: speech/music/sound synthesizer
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_apple2_echo2-speech-synth_1.jpg
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- title: ACOUSTIC COUPLER
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_apple2_acoustic-coupler_1.jpg
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- title: EARLY APPLE PRINTER
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_apple2_printer1.jpg
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screenshots:
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- title: APPLE PANIC
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/software/apple_appleii_applepanic_ss.gif
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- title: AZTEC
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subtitle: Title screen
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/software/apple_appleii_aztec_ss.gif
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- title: DRAGON FIRE
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/software/apple_appleii_dragonfire_ss.gif
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- title: DRAGON FIRE
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subtitle: 2nd screen
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/software/apple_appleii_dragonfire_ss2.gif
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- title: DROL
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subtitle: Excellent game !
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/software/apple_appleii_drol_ss.gif
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- title: KARATEKA
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/software/apple_appleii_karateka_ss.gif
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- title: LODE RUNNER
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subtitle: A great classic
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/software/apple_appleii_loderunner_ss.gif
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- title: MARBLE MADNESS
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/software/apple_appleii_marblemadness_ss.gif
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- title: MINER 2049ER
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/software/apple_appleii_miner2049er_ss.gif
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- title: MONTEZUMA REVENGE
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/software/apple_appleii_montezuma-revenge_ss.gif
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- title: STAR LEAGUE BASEBALL
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/software/apple_appleii_star-league-baseball_ss.gif
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- title: APPLESOFT COMPILER
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subtitle: ''
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text: Also called TASC or AppleSoft Version 3, the AppleSoft Basic Compiler could make use of extended memory on 128K versions
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image: /media/museum/software/apple_ii%2B_applesoftcompiler_1.jpg
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emulators:
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- title: Apple Oasis
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url: http://www.geocities.com/APL24WIN/index.html
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platform: Windows
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text: Emulates Apple IIe system including hard disk, clock, CP/M card, etc.
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- title: AppleWin
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url: http://applewin.berlios.de/
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platform: Windows
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text: A great apple 2+ and apple 2e emulator for windows
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- title: Bernie ][ the rescue
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url: http://www.bernie.gs/Bernie/
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platform: Apple
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text: (Available for BeOS too)
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- title: Catakig
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url: http://www.radix.net/~cklipsch/ctkgdoc/
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platform: Apple
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text: ''
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- title: YAE, Yet another Apple ][ Emulator
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url: http://quark.netfront.net:6502/
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platform: Unix / Linux
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text: ''
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- title: The Official ShapeShifter Home Page
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url: http://www.uni-mainz.de/~bauec002/SSMain.html
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platform: Amiga OS
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text: ''
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- title: PalmApple
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url: http://palmapple.sourceforge.net/
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platform: Other platform
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text: PalmApple is an open source Apple //e emulator for PalmOS PDAs
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- title: Virtual Apple
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url: http://www.virtualapple.com/
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platform: Other platform
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text: This web site uses an ActiveX application and Apple IIgs emulator to automatically download and play most Apple 2 disk images online!
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- title: Dapple
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url: http://sourceforge.net/projects/dapple/
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platform: Multiplatform
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text: Apple II (II+, IIe) emulator for DOS and Unix with C source code
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links:
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- title: A2-Web!
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url: http://www.wbwip.com/a2web/
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text: ''
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- title: Apple ][ Emulator Resources Guide
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url: http://www.cs.ruu.nl/wais/html/na-dir/apple2/emulators-faq/part1.html
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text: ''
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- title: Apple II - Apple II gs
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url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/home.htm
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text: A lot of documentations here !
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- title: Apple II History
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url: http://apple2history.org/
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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.
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- title: Apple II Q&A
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url: HTTP://WWW.MYSPACE.COM/135780133
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text: Please Ask the Expeirenced Apple II User!
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- title: Apple2.org
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url: http://www.apple2.org/
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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.
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- title: Applefritter
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url: http://www.applefritter.com/
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text: Excellent site about all Apple models,clones,prototypes,etc... A must see !
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- title: APPLE-HISTORY.COM
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url: http://www.apple-history.com/
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text: Wonderful site with plenty of information !
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- title: Caltech Apple II archive
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url: http://apple2.tffenterprises.com/apple2/
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text: ''
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- title: Forever 1970..80..90
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url: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/fabrice.montupet/
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text: Very complete information for each model
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- title: Iowa universiry Apple II archive
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url: http://ground.icaen.uiowa.edu/apple2/
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text: ''
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- title: www.apple2clones.com
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url: http://www.apple2clones.com/
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text: The URL says it all. Very interesting site
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- title: Web Wiz CAPTCHA
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url: http://www.webwizcaptcha.com
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text: All about Apple II user groups
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docs:
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- title: APPLE II REFERENCE MANUAL (JANUARY 1978)
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url: null
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cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple88_reference-manual-jan-1978_cover.jpg
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text: |-
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**APPLE II REFERENCE MANUAL (JANUARY 1978)**\
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written by Apple
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type of document : PDF\
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size : 6 MB\
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source : [www.apple-iigs.info](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docii.htm)
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**... READ THE ONLINE VERSION BY CLICKING BELOW :**
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- title: GUIDE DE L'APPLE - TOME 1 - L'APPLE STANDARD
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url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docii.htm
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cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple_guide-de-l-apple.jpg
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text: |-
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[**GUIDE DE L'APPLE - TOME 1 - L'APPLE STANDARD**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docii.htm)written by Benoit de Merly / Edimicro
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compiled/archived by Arnaud Brossard\
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type of document : PDF\
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source : [Apple II / Apple IIgs website](http://www.apple-iigs.info/)
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- title: MANUEL DE L'UTILISATEUR APPLE II
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url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docii.htm
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cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple_manuel-utilisateur-de-l-apple-2.jpg
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text: |-
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[**MANUEL DE L'UTILISATEUR APPLE II**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docii.htm)written by Lon Poole - Martin McNiff - Steven Cook
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compiled/archived by Arnaud Brossard\
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type of document : PDF\
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source : [Apple II / Apple IIgs website](http://www.apple-iigs.info/)
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- title: MONITOR II USER'S MANUAL
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url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docprog.htm
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cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple2_monitor-ii-user-manual.jpg
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text: |-
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[**MONITOR II USER'S MANUAL**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docprog.htm)written by Apple
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compiled/archived by Arnaud Brossard\
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type of document : PDF\
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source : [Apple II / Apple IIgs website](http://www.apple-iigs.info/)
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- title: A TOUCH OF APPLESOFT BASIC
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url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docprog.htm
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cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple2_a-touch-of-applesoft-basic.jpg
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text: |-
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[**A TOUCH OF APPLESOFT BASIC**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docprog.htm)written by Apple
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compiled/archived by Arnaud Brossard\
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type of document : PDF\
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source : [Apple II / Apple IIgs website](http://www.apple-iigs.info/)
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- title: LE MANUEL DOS 3.3 (FRENCH)
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url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docos.htm
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cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple2_manuel-dos-3-3.jpg
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text: |-
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[**LE MANUEL DOS 3.3 (FRENCH)**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docos.htm)written by Apple
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compiled/archived by Arnaud Brossard\
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type of document : PDF\
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source : [Apple II / Apple IIgs website](http://www.apple-iigs.info/)
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- title: BENEATH APPLE DOS
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url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docos.htm
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cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple2_beneath-apple-dos.jpg
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text: |-
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[**BENEATH APPLE DOS**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docos.htm)written by Don Worth & Pieter Lechner
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compiled/archived by Arnaud Brossard\
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type of document : PDF\
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source : [Apple II / Apple IIgs website](http://www.apple-iigs.info/)
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- title: BENEATH APPLE PRO DOS
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url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docos.htm
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cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple2_beneath-apple-prodos.jpg
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text: |-
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[**BENEATH APPLE PRO DOS**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docos.htm)written by Don Worth & Pieter Lechner
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compiled/archived by Arnaud Brossard\
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type of document : PDF\
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source : [Apple II / Apple IIgs website](http://www.apple-iigs.info/)
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- title: PRODOS USER'S MANUAL
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url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docos.htm
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cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple2_prodos-user-manual.jpg
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text: |-
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[**PRODOS USER'S MANUAL**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docos.htm)written by Apple
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compiled/archived by Arnaud Brossard\
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type of document : PDF\
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source : [Apple II / Apple IIgs website](http://www.apple-iigs.info/)
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- title: PRODOS SUPPLEMENT TO THE APPLE IIE OWNER'S MANUAL
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url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docos.htm
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cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple2_prodos-supplement.jpg
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text: |-
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[**PRODOS SUPPLEMENT TO THE APPLE IIE OWNER'S MANUAL**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docos.htm)written by Apple
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compiled/archived by Arnaud Brossard\
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type of document : PDF\
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source : [Apple II / Apple IIgs website](http://www.apple-iigs.info/)
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- title: APPLE 5.25 DRIVE - OWNER'S GUIDE
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url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docacc.htm
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cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple2_5-25-disk-drive_owners-manual.jpg
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text: |-
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[**APPLE 5.25 DRIVE - OWNER'S GUIDE**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docacc.htm)written by Apple
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compiled/archived by Arnaud Brossard\
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type of document : PDF\
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source : [Apple II / Apple IIgs website](http://www.apple-iigs.info/)
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- title: APPLE 3.5 DRIVE - OWNER'S GUIDE
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url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docacc.htm
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cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple2_3-5-disk-drive_owners-manual.jpg
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text: |-
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[**APPLE 3.5 DRIVE - OWNER'S GUIDE**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docacc.htm)written by Apple
|
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compiled/archived by Arnaud Brossard\
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||
type of document : PDF\
|
||
source : [Apple II / Apple IIgs website](http://www.apple-iigs.info/)
|
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- 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
|
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text: |-
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[**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-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.
|
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|
||
Finally, the IIe was shipped with the Apple 64 KB / 80-column upgrade card already installed.
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