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NAME |
APPLE IIe |
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MANUFACTURER |
Apple |
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TYPE |
Home Computer |
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ORIGIN |
U.S.A. |
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YEAR |
January 1983 |
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END OF PRODUCTION |
1993 |
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BUILT IN LANGUAGE |
Basic |
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KEYBOARD |
Full stroke 52 key with cursor keys |
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CPU |
MOS 65c02 |
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SPEED |
1.02 MHz |
|
RAM |
64 KB |
|
ROM |
16 KB |
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TEXT MODES |
40 x 24 / 80 x 24 (with 80 columns card) |
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GRAPHIC MODES |
40 x 40-48 (16 col), 280 x 160-192 (6 col), 560 x 160-192 (2 col) |
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COLORS |
16 maximum |
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SOUND |
One channel - Built-in speaker |
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SIZE / WEIGHT |
39.4 (W) x 45.7 (D) x 11.4 (H) |
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I/O PORTS |
Monitor, Internal Slots (6), Memory slot, Tape, Joystick |
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BUILT IN MEDIA |
None |
|
OS |
DOS 3.3 or ProDOS |
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POWER SUPPLY |
Built-in switching power supply unit |
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PERIPHERALS |
Lots of expansion cards and peripherals |
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PRICE |
ё1270 |
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Apple IIe
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APPLE IIe
After having sold more than 750,000 Apple II and II+ systems, making it one of the best-selling brand in the global computing market, Apple released an updated version of the II+ the Apple IIe ('e' standing for enhanced). It also had a very great success and was widely used in schools and was still used in 2000 in some places!). |
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While retaining the previous model's
capabilities and software library the enhanced
version featured a revised logic board, keyboard and casing design. Since its launch, back in 1977, the Apple had been revised 13 times, but not so drastically as this model. The IIe used only 1/4 as many integrated circuits as the II+. Its keyboard featured 4 cursor keys and a lockable lid. It was originally delivered with DOS 3.3 (the Apple II operating system) and later with PRODOS. The Apple IIe borrows some features of the Apple II+, 80-column text and lowercase support. The Apple IIe was replaced with the enhanced Apple IIe in 1985, which has 128k RAM, 32k ROM, improved support for 80-column text and lowercase characters, and was powered by the 65C02 CPU, the same as the Apple IIc one. Finally in 1987, Apple released the Apple IIe Platinum, also called Extended Keyboard IIe, which has a new keyboard and other minor hardware changes. |