Apple III
The Apple III was a business-oriented personal computer developed by Apple Computer, Inc., released in 1980 as an advanced successor to the Apple II with improved hardware capabilities for professional use. It featured a more powerful 6502 processor running at 2 MHz, 128 KB of RAM expandable to…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 1980
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- To provide a more powerful, business-capable personal computer with better expandability, upper/lower case text, and professional peripherals that the consumer-focused Apple II lacked, targeting small businesses and offices.
- Platforms
- Apple III OS, CP/M (limited)
Related technologies
Notable users
- Apple early adopters
- VLSI Technology (developer tool use)
- small businesses