{"id":22562,"date":"2025-11-05T10:46:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T15:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/?page_id=22562"},"modified":"2026-06-19T14:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T18:30:08","slug":"vin123","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/vintage-computing\/item\/vin123\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple IIe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Apple IIe\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/vintage-computing\/item\">Vintage Computing Collection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"apple-iie\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Apple IIe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>[Vin123]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/PXL_20260114_152150656-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/PXL_20260114_152150656-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"Apple IIe\" class=\"wp-image-23239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/PXL_20260114_152150656-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/PXL_20260114_152150656-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/PXL_20260114_152150656-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/PXL_20260114_152150656-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/PXL_20260114_152150656-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/PXL_20260114_152150656-2048x1538.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/PXL_20260114_152150656-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/260\/PXL_20260114_152150656-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Apple IIe is renowned for its role in popularising personal computing, especially in educational settings, due to its affordability, expandability, and user-friendly features. Its claim to fame lies in being the most long-lived Apple computer, produced and sold for nearly 11 years with minimal changes, and it introduced critical features such as uppercase and lowercase support, 80-column text display, and more reliable, integrated hardware that made it a staple in schools and homes during the 1980&#8217;s and early 1990&#8217;s. Its importance in computing history stems from democratising computer access, fostering early software development, and contributing to the PC revolution, making it a beloved and highly influential machine in the evolution of personal computers.<br>\n&lt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Manufacturer<\/strong>: Apple Computer Inc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Model<\/strong>: IIe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Released<\/strong>: 1983<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Type<\/strong>: Personal Computer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cost at release<\/strong>: USD $1,395 (CAD ~$4,800 adjusted for inflation)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cost with peripherals<\/strong>: $10,000 (adjusted for inflation)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>MIPS<\/strong>: 0.1 (100 KIPS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"hardware-specifications\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169789978 BCX0\">Hardware Specifications<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>CPU<\/strong>: MOS Technology 6502 or 65C02 running at 1.023 MHz (8-bit data bus)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>RAM<\/strong>: 64 KB RAM built-in, expandable up to 1 MB or more via bank-switching auxiliary slot<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ROM<\/strong>: 16 KB built-in<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Video Modes<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Text: 40 and 80 columns, 24 lines, white-on-black<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graphics: Low-Resolution 40&#215;48 (16 colors), High-Resolution 280&#215;192 (6 colors), Double-Low-Resolution 80&#215;48 (16 colors), Double-High-Resolution 560&#215;192 (16 colors)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Audio<\/strong>: Built-in speaker (1-bit toggling), cassette interface with 1-bit toggle output and zero-crossing input<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Expansion Slots<\/strong>: Seven Apple II Bus slots (50-pin card-edge) plus auxiliary slot (60-pin card-edge) for memory and peripherals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Connectors<\/strong>: Game I\/O (16-pin DIP), RF modulation output, numeric keypad (11-pin Molex), NTSC composite video output, cassette in\/out (1\/8-inch mono phono jacks), joystick (DE-9)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Keyboard<\/strong>: Full ASCII character set with upper\/lowercase support, auto-repeat, four-way cursor control, standard editing keys<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Weight<\/strong>: ~6 kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"operating-system-programming-languages\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW50331614 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW50331614 BCX0\">Operating System &amp; Programming Languages<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW50331614 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:0}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>O\/S<\/strong>: ProDOS operating system<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Programming Languages<\/strong>: Applesoft BASIC (in ROM), Integer BASIC (via software or cartridges, though less common on the IIe), Assembly language (6502 assembly programming), Pascal (Apple Pascal and third-party versions), Logo, Forth, Other language implementations available via floppy disk or cartridge such as FORTRAN and COBOL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"notables\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notables<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First Apple II with built-in lowercase and 80-column text support standard\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Most successful and longest-lived Apple computer: produced continuously for nearly 11 years (1983-1993)\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Most popular model in the Apple II series<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Became the dominant computer in American classrooms throughout the 1980s, displacing the Commodore PET through aggressive educational discounts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outlasted its intended successor (Apple III) and was saved from discontinuation when the Apple III failed\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>95% of all Apple II software ran on the enhanced IIe, making it more compatible than even Apple II clones<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The &#8220;e&#8221; officially stands for &#8220;enhanced&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>First Apple computer with a custom ASIC chip, reducing discrete IC count from ~120 chips to just 31\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Donated by<\/strong>: Dr. Arlen Michaels<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/scs\/vintage-computing\/item\">Vintage Computing Collection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple IIe [Vin123] The Apple IIe is renowned for its role in popularising personal computing, especially in educational settings, due to its affordability, expandability, and user-friendly features. 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