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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.
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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.
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