Personal Computer Museum

PersonalComputerMuseum.com

Computers by brand Apple

Brand: Apple
Founded: 1976
By: Steve Wozniak Steve Jobs
In: Cupertino US USA

In 1971, a mutual friend, Bill Fernandez, introduced Wozniak, then 21, to Jobs, then 15. After receiving little interest from his employers at Hewlett-Packard, Jobs presented his Apple I computer designs to the Homebrew Computer Club, a huge success. Jobs quickly saw the business opportunity and began promoting the computer to other computer enthusiasts at the club and other electronics stores.

← View others

Some outstanding models of the brand Apple


Manufacturer: Apple
Launches: 1977
Made in: USA
CPU: MOS Technology 6502 @ 1MHz
Memory: 4 KB
Hard drive:
Operative System: Apple DOS


Manufacturer: Apple
Launches: 1979
Made in: USA
CPU: MOS Technology 6502 @ 1.023MHz
Memory: 16 KB ~ 64 KB
Hard drive: None
Operative System: CP/M

This evolution of the Apple II included Microsoft's Applesoft BASIC programming language in ROM.


Manufacturer: Apple
Launches: 1980
Made in: USA
CPU: Synertek 6502 @ 2MHz
Memory: 128 KB ~ 512 KB
Support: Diskette 5¼"
Hard drive: None
Operative System: Apple SOS

The Apple computer that wanted to take over the office market.


Manufacturer: Apple
Launches: 1982
Made in: USA
CPU: MOS Technology 6502
Memory: 64 KB ~ 128 KB
Hard drive: None
Operative System: Apple DOS


Manufacturer: Apple
Launches: 1983
Made in: USA
CPU: MOS Tecnology 6502 @ 2MHz
Memory: 256 KB
Hard drive: None
Operative System: Apple SOS

The Apple III didn't comply with FCC regulations, so a new model had to be released.
It came with 256 KB of RAM as standard and a redesigned keyboard similar to the Apple IIe.


Manufacturer: Apple
Launches: 1984
Made in: USA
CPU: Motorola 68000 @ 7.8336MHz
Memory: 128 KB
Support: Diskette 3½"
Hard drive:
Operative System: Mac OS

The first Apple Macintosh.


Manufacturer: Apple
Launches: 1984
Made in: USA
CPU: MOS Technology 65C02
Memory: 64 KB ~ 128 KB
Hard drive: None
Operative System: Apple DOS

It was the first portable Apple II.


Manufacturer: Apple
Launches: 1984
Made in: USA
CPU: Motorola 68000 @ 7.8338MHz
Memory: 512 KB
Support: Diskette 3½"
Hard drive:
Operative System: Mac OS

It was the first update to the original Macintosh 128K.
It was identical to the previous Macintosh, differing only in the amount of RAM (random access memory) it included.
This allowed it to run more complex software, giving it greater business capabilities.


Manufacturer: Apple
Launches: 1986
Made in: USA
CPU: Motorola 68000 @ 8MHz
Memory: 128 KB ~ 4 MB
Support: Diskette 3½"
Hard drive:
Operative System: Mac OS

The Macintosh Plus is the third model in the Macintosh line. It was based on the case of the 128K and 512K Macintoshes with a 9-inch display (512x342 pixels, monochrome), but with more memory (1 MB, expandable to 4 MB), a larger ROM (128 KB instead of 64 KB), and a SCSI interface, through which external hard drives and data exchange drives could be connected, as well as a SCSI Ethernet adapter. The case was initially beige in color and later became available in platinum gray.


Manufacturer: Apple
Launches: 1987
Made in: USA
CPU: Motorola 68020 @ 16MHz
Memory: 1 MB ~ 8 MB
Hard drive:
Operative System: Mac OS

It was the first of what would become the second generation of Macs, in which the display was an external component of the computer and no longer integrated into it.
It was the first Mac to have a color display.
It had a highly modular system, with the video card in a NuBus-type slot, allowing it to be replaced with a third-party card to achieve millions of colors on screen.
It was equipped with a Motorola 68020 microprocessor running at 16 MHz and a 32-bit bus (compared to the 8 MHz and 16-bit bus of the 68000).


Manufacturer: Apple
Launches: 1987
Made in: USA
CPU: Motorola 68000 @ 7.8MHz
Memory: 1 MB ~ 4 MB
Support: Diskette 3½"
Hard drive:
Operative System: Mac OS


Manufacturer: Apple
Launches: 1989
Made in: USA
CPU: Motorola 68000 @ 16MHz
Memory: 1 MB
Support: Diskette 3½"
Hard drive: 40 MB
Operative System: Mac OS

For the creation of its first laptop, Apple based its design on the Macintosh SE of the time.

Next to the keyboard, it included a novel trackball.


Manufacturer: Apple
Launches: 1998
Made in: USA
CPU: PowerPC G3 (750) @ 350MHz
Memory: None
Hard drive:
Operative System: Mac OS
Innovations: The iMac G3 was the first Macintosh to do away with the floppy disk drive and Apple Desktop Bus and include USB ports, and was available in a wide range of colors.

← View other computing brands