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title: APPLE IIe
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categories:
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- Computers
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types:
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- Home Computer
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origins:
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- U.S.A.
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years:
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- '1983'
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cpus:
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- MOS 65c02
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params:
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name: APPLE IIe
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image: /media/museum/photos/apple_iie.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
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- label: MANUFACTURER
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value: Apple
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- label: TYPE
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value: Home 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 1983
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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: Basic
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- label: KEYBOARD
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value: Full stroke 52 key with cursor keys
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- label: CPU
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value: MOS 65c02
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- label: SPEED
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value: 1.02 MHz
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- label: RAM
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value: 64 KB
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- label: ROM
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value: 16 KB
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- label: TEXT MODES
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value: 40 x 24 / 80 x 24 (with 80 columns card)
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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: one channel - Built-in speaker
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- label: SIZE / WEIGHT
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value: 39.4 (W) x 45.7 (D) x 11.4 (H)
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- label: I/O PORTS
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value: Monitor, Internal Slots (6), Memory slot, Tape, Joystick
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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: |-
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DOS 3.3 or ProDOS\
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Even CP/M and MS-DOS with optional cards
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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: Lots of expansion cards and peripherals
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- label: PRICE
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value: £1270
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tabs:
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- photos
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- adverts
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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: 98
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photos:
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- title: IIE CASE
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/apple_2e_case_s1.jpg
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- title: IIE LOGO
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/apple_2e_logo_s1.jpg
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- title: COMPLETE SYSTEM
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subtitle: ''
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text: Apple IIe along with the Apple monochrome monitor and two FDD units.
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image: /media/museum/photos/apple_2e_completesys_s1.jpg
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- title: INSIDE
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/apple_2e_inside_1.jpg
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- title: MOTHERBOARD EXPLAINED
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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The Apple IIe board represents a major hardware improvement, compared to previous Apple II boards. Two specialized chips replace more than 60 circuits, and an additional slot makes it easier to upgrade the user RAM to 128 Kb.
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**(1)** Composite video Output for B&W monitor.\
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**(2)** Auxiliary video connector.\
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**(3)** Joystick connector.\
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**(4)** Chipset in charge of input-outputs, called IOU .\
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**(5)** Keyboard connector.\
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**(6)** Mouse connector.\
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**(7)** ROM memory holding the keyboard character generator. This circuit is specific to each country and keyboard.\
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**(8)** ROM memory holding the display character generator.\
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**(9)** 64 KB user RAM memory.\
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**(10)** Additional expansion connector linked to port 3. Specific to APPLE IIe and intended for the 64 KB expansion memory card.\
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**(11)** Integrated loudspeaker connector.\
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**(12)** 8-bit 6502 microprocessor.\
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**(13)** Specialised chipset called MMU, in charge of the user RAM and 80-column mode management.\
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**(14)** Power supply connector.\
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**(15)** Expansion card slot Nr. 1, generally reserved for the printer.\
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**(16)** Expansion card slot Nr. 7, generally reserved for video cards.\
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**(17)** Analog input connector, generally reserved for Apple or compatible joysticks.\
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**(18)** Tape recorder (data input) socket.\
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**(19)** Tape recorder (data output) socket.
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image: /media/museum/photos/apple_2e_motherboard_1.jpg
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- title: MOTHERBOARD PROTOTYPE
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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One of the Apple IIe engineering prototype wire-wrap boards.\
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The custom chips (IOU and MMU) are emulated with a whole lot of standard logic 7400-series chips located on the left board.\
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The right board is the Apple IIe main board prototype.
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image: /media/museum/photos/apple_2e_protoboard_1.jpg
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- title: THE 256 KB EXPANSION CARD
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/256kappl.jpg
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- title: THE APPLE II EMULATION CARD FOR MACINTOSH LC
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/ct2lc2.jpg
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- title: THE MACINTOSH LC EMULATING THE APPLE IIE
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subtitle: ''
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text: Shortly after Apple stopped the production of the Apple IIe, they replaced it with the Macintosh LC as a "home" computer. To use Apple IIe software on the Mac LC, Apple developed a small Apple IIe emulation card (left photo). In the right photo, you can see Apple IIe software running on the Mac LC.
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image: /media/museum/photos/ct2lc1.jpg
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- title: 'IIGS UPGRADE #1'
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subtitle: ''
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text: When the Apple IIgs was first launched, Apple offered for a short time an upgrade kit allowing Apple IIe owners to convert their system to a IIgs version while keeping the same case. The kit included a new base designed to match the IIgs motherboard, an external numeric keypad and a label kit for the case lid.
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image: /media/museum/photos/apple_2e_gs_motherboard_1.jpg
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- title: 'IIGS UPGRADE #2'
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subtitle: ''
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text: The new back panel with Apple IIgs specific connectors
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image: /media/museum/photos/apple_2e_gs_back_1.jpg
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- title: 'IIGS UPGRADE #3'
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subtitle: ''
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text: Yes, it's an Apple IIgs!
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image: /media/museum/photos/apple_2e_gs_label_1.jpg
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- title: 'IIGS UPGRADE #4'
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subtitle: ''
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text: The numeric keypad was part of the upgrade kit.
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image: /media/museum/photos/apple_2e_gs_numpad_1.jpg
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- title: THE BOX
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subtitle: ''
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text: ''
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image: /media/museum/photos/apple_2e_box_s1.jpg
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adverts:
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- title: FIRST AD
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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February 1983
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Advert said:
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For years, people have been trying to build a better Apple II.\
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It finally happened.\
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Meet the Apple IIe, an impressive new version of a most impressive machine.\
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The 'e' means enhanced. Which means a bundle of new features...
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image: /media/museum/pubs/apple_2e_pub_1.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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- title: DUODISK
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subtitle: Dual 5.25" floppy drives unit
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text: No innovation in this Duodisk released a few months after the Apple IIe. The Japanese slim drives are still sigle side and have the same capacity as the original Disk II, 143 KB divided in 35 tracks x 16 sectors x 256 bytes.
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image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_2e_duodisk_s1.jpg
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- title: AMDISK 3
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subtitle: Dual 3'' floppy disc unit
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text: |-
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This first version of the Japanese Amdisk unit featured one or two 3"/360 KB floppy disc drives.\
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Besides Apple IIe version, several versions were marketed for various computers: Commodore 64, Atari 520, Sinclair Spectrum...\
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Later, 3" drives were replaced with 3.5"/720 KB models.
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image: /media/museum/hardware/apple_2e_amdisk3.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: AppleWin
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url: http://www.jantzer-schmidt.de/applewin/
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platform: Windows
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text: Apple IIe emulator with source code in C++
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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: APPLE IIE REFERENCE MANUAL
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url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docii.htm
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cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple-2e_reference-manual.jpg
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text: |-
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[**APPLE IIE REFERENCE MANUAL**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docii.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 IIE - GUIDE DE L'UTILISATEUR
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url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docii.htm
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cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple-2e_guide-utilisateur.jpg
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text: |-
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[**APPLE IIE - GUIDE DE L'UTILISATEUR**](http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docii.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: 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\
|
||
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\
|
||
type of document : PDF\
|
||
source : [Apple II / Apple IIgs website](http://www.apple-iigs.info/)
|
||
- title: LE MANUEL DOS 3.3 (FRENCH)
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||
url: http://www.apple-iigs.info/doc/docos.htm
|
||
cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/apple2_manuel-dos-3-3.jpg
|
||
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\
|
||
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-ii-clones
|
||
- /museum/apple-iic
|
||
- /museum/apple-iic-plus
|
||
- /museum/apple-iie-platinum
|
||
- /museum/microdigital-tk-3000
|
||
oc_id: 83
|
||
source:
|
||
url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230427065647/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=83
|
||
date: '2023-04-27'
|
||
---
|
||
|
||
After having sold more than 750,000 Apple II and II+ systems, making it one of the best-selling brands in the global computing market, Apple released an updated version of the [II+](/museum/apple-ii/), the **Apple IIe** ('e' standing for enhanced).
|
||
|
||
It also met with very great success and was widely used in schools (still in use nowadays in some places!).
|
||
|
||
While retaining the previous model's capabilities and software library, the enhanced version featured a revised logic board, keyboard and case design. Since its launch back in 1977, the Apple had been revised 13 times, but never so drastically as with this model. The IIe used only 1/4 as many integrated circuits as the II+. Its keyboard featured 4 cursor keys and a lockable lid.
|
||
|
||
It was originally delivered with DOS 3.3 (the Apple II operating system) and later with PRODOS. The Apple IIe borrowed some features from the [Apple III](/museum/apple-iii/), 80-column text and lowercase support.
|
||
|
||
The Apple IIe was replaced with the **enhanced Apple IIe** in 1985, which had 128k RAM, 32k ROM, improved support for 80-column text and lowercase characters, and was powered by the 65C02 CPU, the same as the [Apple IIc](/museum/apple-iic/) one.
|
||
|
||
Finally in 1987, Apple released the **Apple IIe Platinum**, also called Extended Keyboard IIe, which had a new keyboard and other minor hardware changes.
|