[[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 home computers and the first to offer colour graphics and built-in audio by default.
A 6502 machine, it is noteworthy for a design philosophy in which: