[[File:Apple-1.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Apple I]] [[Image:Apple IIe new and old.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Apple IIe new and old case]] [[Image:Apple IIc with monitor.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Apple IIc]] [[File:Apple IIgs.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Apple IIgs]]
First launched in June 1977, the Apple II was one of the original first three fully-assembled home computers , along with the Commodore PET and the Tandy TRS-80. And it was the first to offer colour graphics and built-in audio by default.
A 6502 machine, it is noteworthy for a design philosophy in which:
== Predecessor ==
The Apple I is an 8-bit motherboard-only personal computer designed by Steve Wozniakand released in July 1976. Only about 200 Apple I boards were produced.
In 1975At the time, home computers like the [[Altair 8800]] had neither a screen nor a keyboard; they had to be programmed using switches, and data was displayed using LED panels or teletypes. Woz’s brilliant idea was to design a microcomputer with a real keyboard and the ability to use an ordinary television screen as a terminal. This was revolutionary at the time because it simply didn’t exist. He had invented the first true personal computer.
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* [http://www.applelogic.org/UserManuals.html Apple II Reference Manuals]
* [https://youtu.be/36NgkpctW6k How the Apple 1 computer works] [https://youtu.be/VStscvYLYLs How the Apple II Works!] [https://youtu.be/bs88-m9Du1Y The Franklin Ace 1000 - An Early Apple II Clone] by [[The 8-Bit Guy]]
* [https://youtu.be/r1VlrJboDMw Inside the Apple II] by [[Stephen Edwards]]
* [https://youtu.be/zMn7-7fZXso Apple IIc, restauration et découverte du premier portable Apple] by [[Rodrik Studio]]
*[https://nerdlypleasures.blogspot.com/2021/10/apple-ii-composite-artifact-color-ntsc.html Apple II composite artifact color]
* [https://youtu.be/SgP2gokUCME The very best of the Apple II] [https://youtu.be/pHbqFsYxhzU Over 50 Apple II games in under 30 minutes] [https://youtu.be/k_VHkqt2WxY Over 100 Apple IIGS games in under 1 hour]