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Apple III Slows Down To Smell The Roses August 3, 2023 by Bryan Cockfield 7 Comments The most collectible items in the realm of vintage computers often weren’t the most popular of their era.
From what I can see the Apple III uses 256 x 4 or 256 x 8 PROMs for its custom logic. Both x 4 and x 8 PROMs are easy enough to find, and the original is still readable so easy to copy.
The Apple III was discontinued in April 1984, while its successor was dropped from Apple's product line in September 1985. The company sold an estimated 65,000–75,000 Apple III computers, ...
Because with the exception of the aging Apple IIe, the company’s products were failing against IBM’s PCs. And they all were ugly, especially the Apple III and soon-to-be-released Apple Lisa.
Apple was a mere four years old when it launched the Apple III, which raises the question of whether the computer’s failure came down to inexperience or hubris.
CNBC reported that Apple would recall and replace 14,000 Apple III computers. Jobs famously said Apple lost “infinite, incalculable amounts of money” in an often-referenced interview with ...