Apple III
The Apple III, launched in 1980, was designed as a business-oriented successor to the Apple II, featuring a more robust build and a sleek, professional design. Equipped with a full keyboard, numeric keypad, and built-in floppy drive, it aimed to cater to corporate users. Although it faced technical issues and limited success, the Apple III played an important role in Apple’s early efforts to penetrate the business computing market. Its design and features paved the way for future innovations despite its commercial struggles.
Technical Characteristics
Desktops
A3S1
Internal power supply (120-watt)
Apple SOS (Sophisticated Operating System)
Height: 117 mm, width: 469 mm, depth: 457 mm
10.9 kg
Full-sized built-in keyboard with numeric keypad
1 x Parallel port for printers, 1 x Serial port (RS-232) for modems or printers, Expansion slots: 4 internal slots for additional hardware (e.g., memory, storage controllers)
Built-in speaker (simple tones and beeps)
Integrated graphics with support for text and high-resolution monochrome graphics
Text mode: 80 columns x 24 rows or 40 columns x 24 rows, graphics mode: 560x192 pixels (monochrome)
Built-in 143 KB 5.25-inch floppy disk drive (single-sided), optional external hard drives (Apple Profile 5 MB)
128 KB (expandable up to 512 KB)
2 MHz Synertek 6502A (a variant of the MOS Technology 6502)
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