History of video games/Platforms/Apple II

__NOTOC__ History The Apple II was launched in April 1977.Apple II Personal Computer https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_334638 National Museum of American History 28 November 2020 en The Apple II was discontinued in 1993,Contributor Minda Zetlin These old Apple computers are worth up to $905,000—and you might have one sitting in your basement https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/23/vintage-apple-computers-worth-nearly-900000-you-might-have-one-in-your-basement.html CNBC 28 November 2020 en 23 January 2020 having been a critical platform in the Computer market, and by extension the computer gaming market, for well over a decade and a half. Around 2017 a massive effort was made to preserve as much Apple II software as possible, before media degradation made some software lost to history.Programmers Are Racing to Save Apple II Software Before It Goes Extinct https://www.vice.com/en/article/gv39mx/programmers-are-racing-to-save-apple-ii-software-before-it-goes-extinct 28 December 2020 www.vice.com en Technology These specs are for the original Apple II. Later models offered enhanced capabilities.Today in Apple history: The final Apple II model arrives https://www.cultofmac.com/445628/today-apple-history-final-ever-apple-ii-model-arrives/ Cult of Mac 28 November 2020 15 September 2018 Compute The Apple II is powered by an 6502 processor clocked at 1 megahertz.Apple II advertisement https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apple_II_advertisement_Dec_1977_page_2.jpg 28 November 2020 The Apple II originally shipped with 4 kilobytes of RAM, and could be expanded to 48 kilobytes. Hardware The Apple II shipped with an 8 kilobyte ROM. Gallery References Apple II Apple II 2 100% __NOTOC__