The Apple III (often rendered as Apple ///) is a personal computer that was manufactured and sold by Apple. Intended as a computer for the business user market, design work on the Apple III started in late 1978 under the guidance of Dr. Wendell Sander. It had the internal code name of "Sara", named after Sander's daughter. The model was first announced on May 19, 1980, and started shipping the following Autumn. It was discontinued on April 24, 19...
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The Apple III (often rendered as Apple ///) is a personal computer that was manufactured and sold by Apple. Intended as a computer for the business user market, design work on the Apple III started in late 1978 under the guidance of Dr. Wendell Sander. It had the internal code name of "Sara", named after Sander's daughter. The model was first announced on May 19, 1980, and started shipping the following Autumn. It was discontinued on April 24, 1984.
Possibly more relevant in the long run was the fact that the Apple III was essentially an enhanced Apple II — newest heir to a line of 8-bit machines dating back to 1976. In 1981, International Business Machines unveiled the IBM Personal Computer (IBM PC) — a completely new 16-bit design soon available in a wide range of inexpensive clones. The business market moved rapidly towards the PC-DOS/MS-DOS platform, eventually pulling away from the Apple 8-bit computer line. In the end, an estimated 65,000 Apple III computers were sold. Apple co...
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