• All models in the Apple II series have a built-in keyboard, with the exception of the IIGS which has a separate keyboard.
  • The Apple IIGS was the pinnacle of the Apple II series. After the compact IIc model, the expansion slots last seen in the IIe were back again.
  • The Apple II was the first computer to be released with an operating system (OS) called “Apple II Plus” which allowed for multiple users to share one computer.
  • The Apple II series (trademarked with square brackets as "Apple ][") is a set of 8-bit home computers, one of the first highly successful mass-produced...
  • But for the longest time, I didn’t really do anything with my Apple II. Then in 2014 I decided to attack the project again, this time with a larger scale Apple IIe.
  • The Apple II was based on Wozniak’s Apple I design. Several new elements were though added to the design : the computer had plastic casing, a rarity at the time.
  • 1977 — Apple II goes on sale. ... The first models used data cassette storage, but in 1978 Apple introduced an external 5 1/4-inch floppy disk drive.
  • Unlike the earlier Apple I, for which users had to supply essential parts such as a case and power supply, the Apple II was a fully realized consumer product.
  • The Apple II included a logic board, keyboard, and power supply all inside a case, so it was ready to go when you took it out of the box.