[ARTICLE] How Apple owes everything to its 1977 Apple II computer [message #393076] |
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How Apple owes everything to its 1977 Apple II computer
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By William Gallagher Saturday, April 18, 2020
It's the Apple II that made the company, kept it afloat,
and even made it a cult success -but it was also the
Apple II that Steve Jobs tried so hard to kill off with
the Mac. It's the little machine that could, did, and
for its fans, still does.
The iMac saved Apple, and the iPod ignited the company's
incredible success - but it was another machine entirely
that got it started. The Apple II made the company, kept
it going, and started the trend of Apple gaining fans as
much as customers.
Where the Apple I had been Steve Wozniak's hobbyist
project, the Apple II was his hobbyist project with
Steve Jobs pushing him on. Apple II was their company's
first consumer product, as in a computer that was
designed to be used right out of the box, instead of
having to be assembled by technology fans.
Central to that was how, unlike the Apple I, this new
computer came in its own case. Woz was most concerned
with making sure that the Apple II had expansion slots,
while it was Jobs who pressed for it to be in a casing
- eventually.
Jobs had tried selling the bare motherboards to Paul
Terrell of The Byte Shop, but Terrell would only buy
complete units. He was willing to buy fifty of them,
though, so he got what he wanted - and the Apple II got
a case.
That machine in that case became what was truly
American's first home computer as we know it.
Long(ish) article continues with photos and video clips at Apple Insider
< https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/04/18/how-apple-owes-ev erything-to-its-1977-apple-ii-computer>
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