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- Manufacturer<\/strong>: Apple Computer Inc.<\/li>\n
- Model<\/strong>: IIe<\/li>\n
- Released<\/strong>: 1983<\/li>\n
- Type<\/strong>: Personal Computer<\/li>\n
- Cost at release<\/strong>: USD $1,395 (CAD ~$4,800 adjusted for inflation)<\/li>\n
- Cost with peripherals<\/strong>: $10,000 (adjusted for inflation)<\/li>\n
- MIPS<\/strong>: 0.1 (100 KIPS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Hardware Specifications<\/span><\/h3>\n
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- CPU<\/strong>: MOS Technology 6502 or 65C02 running at 1.023 MHz (8-bit data bus)<\/li>\n
- RAM<\/strong>: 64 KB RAM built-in, expandable up to 1 MB or more via bank-switching auxiliary slot<\/li>\n
- ROM<\/strong>: 16 KB built-in<\/li>\n
- Video Modes<\/strong>:\n
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- Text: 40 and 80 columns, 24 lines, white-on-black<\/li>\n
- Graphics: Low-Resolution 40×48 (16 colors), High-Resolution 280×192 (6 colors), Double-Low-Resolution 80×48 (16 colors), Double-High-Resolution 560×192 (16 colors)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Audio<\/strong>: Built-in speaker (1-bit toggling), cassette interface with 1-bit toggle output and zero-crossing input<\/li>\n
- 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
- 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
- Keyboard<\/strong>: Full ASCII character set with upper\/lowercase support, auto-repeat, four-way cursor control, standard editing keys<\/li>\n
- Weight<\/strong>: ~6 kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Operating System & Programming Languages<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
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- O\/S<\/strong>: ProDOS operating system<\/li>\n
- 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
Notables<\/h3>\n
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- First Apple II with built-in lowercase and 80-column text support standard\u200b<\/li>\n
- Most successful and longest-lived Apple computer: produced continuously for nearly 11 years (1983-1993)\u200b<\/li>\n
- Most popular model in the Apple II series<\/li>\n
- Became the dominant computer in American classrooms throughout the 1980s, displacing the Commodore PET through aggressive educational discounts<\/li>\n
- Outlasted its intended successor (Apple III) and was saved from discontinuation when the Apple III failed\u200b<\/li>\n
- 95% of all Apple II software ran on the enhanced IIe, making it more compatible than even Apple II clones<\/li>\n
- The “e” officially stands for “enhanced”<\/li>\n
- First Apple computer with a custom ASIC chip, reducing discrete IC count from ~120 chips to just 31\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Donated by<\/strong>: Dr. Arlen Michaels<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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- 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
- 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
- RAM<\/strong>: 64 KB RAM built-in, expandable up to 1 MB or more via bank-switching auxiliary slot<\/li>\n
- Model<\/strong>: IIe<\/li>\n