Apple II Review: Specs, Price, Value and More

Introduced: 1977Terminated: 1980 Logic BoardProcessor:   6502Processor Speed:   1 MHzPMMU:   noneFPU:   noneBus Speed:   1 MHzData Path:   8-bitROM Size: 12K (Monitor + Integer Basic + “sweet 16” mini-assembler)Expansion Slots:   8 Apple II Proprietary SlotsBattery:   none MemoryMin – Max RAM:   4K – 48KRAM Sizes:   4K, 8K, 12K,16K, 20K, 24K, 32K, 36K, 48KOnboard RAM:   4K – 48K Note: PortsI/O Ports: VideoDisplay Resolution: StorageExternal: Internal: Operating SystemPrimary OS:   Apple DOSLanguages in ROM:   Integer BASICAddressing … Read more

Apple’s First GUI-Based Computer System: Lisa

Apple introduced the Lisa computer in January 1983. It was Apple’s first attempt to sell a computer designed from the bottom up with a graphical user interface (GUI). It was not merely an attempt to throw a graphical operating environment over a text-line operating system like early versions of Windows or early Apple II graphical … Read more

Apple Lisa 2 Review: Specs, Price, Value and More

Apple introduced the Lisa 2 in January 1984. It was an upgraded version of the original Lisa, which was introduced early in 1983. Billed as one of the line of “Apple 32 SuperMicros”, the Lisa 2 was sold as Apple’s business solution, supplanting the Apple III and sharing the spotlight with its close cousin, the … Read more

Apple Performa 467 Review: Specs, Price, Value & Facts You Should Know

Introduced: October 18, 1993Terminated: November 1, 1993 Logic BoardProcessor:   68030Processor Speed:   33 MHzPMMU:   IntegratedFPU:   opt. 68882Bus Speed:   33 MHzData Path:   32-bitROM Size:   1 MBLevel 1 Cache:   0.5KLevel 2 Cache:   noneExpansion Slots:   1 LC III PDSBattery:   3.6V Lithium MemoryRAM Type:   72-pin SIMMRAM Slots:   1Min – Max RAM:   4 MB – 36 MBMinimum RAM Speed:   80 nsInstall in groups of:   1RAM Sizes:   1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 MBOnboard RAM:   4 MB PortsADB:   1USB:   noneFireWire:   noneVideo:   DB-15Floppy:   noneSCSI:   DB-25Geoports:   noneEthernet:   noneMic Type:   OmniOther ports:   Printer, … Read more