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- OBJECT TYPE
- PERSONAL/INTEGRATED CIRCUIT/48 K RAM
- DATE
- 1979–1983
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0325.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Apple Computer Inc.
- MODEL
- APPLE II PLUS/ A2S1032
- LOCATION
- Cupertino, California, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- A2S2-194451
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 6
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 SYNTHETIC COMPUTER & DISK DRIVE CASINGS & PARTS; METAL PARTS/.2 METAL WIRE & SYNTHETIC COVERING/.3-.4 SYNTHETIC DISKS IN PAPER SLEEVES
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 45.0 cm
- Width
- 38.5 cm
- Height
- 11.2 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Computing Technology
- Category
- Digital computing devices
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Apple
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- California
- City
- Cupertino
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- EARLY 1980S +
- Canada
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AMERICAN DESIGNED & MADE APPLE II WAS FIRST PC TO BE MASS MARKET SUCCESS IN CANADA AS ELSEWHERE & WITH COMMODORE PET & TANDY TRS-80 LAUNCHED PC INDUSTRY IN 1977. APPLE II ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS BUSINESS TOOL & FOR HOME USE BY WIDE RANGE OF USERS, NOT JUST HOBBYISTS. DONOR ALSO OWNED MACINTOSH 128K (2002.0326) & MACINTOSH 512K COMPUTERS. - Function
-
PROGRAMMABLE MACHINE THAT ACCEPTS & PROCESSES DATA. IT CONTAINS MICROPROCESSOR & IS USED BY INDIVIDUAL FOR PERSONAL OR BUSINESS COMPUTING PURPOSES. - Technical
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ORIGINAL APPLE II APPEARED IN 1977, FIRST MAJOR PRODUCT OF APPLE COMPUTER. IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE IT WAS AFFORDABLE, EASY TO USE, & HAD INTEGRAL KEYBOARD, HIGH RESOLUTION COLOUR GRAPHICS VIA COLOUR TELEVISION, & BASIC INTERPRETER. INTRODUCED IN 1979, 48K APPLE II PLUS WAS ENHANCED VERSION, WITH APPLESOFT BASIC. - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- LABELS ON UNDERSIDE OF COMPUTER READ "apple computer inc./ CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA/ MADE IN U.S.A./ MODEL NO./ A2S1032/ SERIAL NO. A2S2-194451" & "APPLE COMPUTER, INC./ FCC ID: BCG9GRAPPLLEIIPLUS"/ LOGO PLATE ON COMPUTER READS "[LOGO] apple II [RAISED]/ plus"/ BLACK LETTERING ON BACK READS "apple computer inc./ ASTEC COMPONENTS LTD./ POWER SUPPLY/ MODEL AA11040B/ 115 VAC 50/60 Hz 1 A"/ PAPER LABELS ON BACK OF DISK DRIVE A READS "apple computer inc./ 10260 BANDLEY DRIVE/ CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA 95014/ MODEL NO. A2M0003/ SERIAL NO. 464817/ DISK II/ MADE IN U.S.A."; SAME LABEL ON DRIVE B EXCEPT "SERIAL NO. 441550"/ / LETTERING ON DISK DRIVE A READS "DRIVE A:" & "DISK II", SAME LETTERING & "DRIVE B:" ON OTHER;/LABELS ON UNDERSIDE OF DISK DRIVES READ "APPLE COMPUTER, INC./ FCC ID: BCG9GRDISKII"
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- TEXTURED BUFF COMPUTER CASING, GREY KEYS; TEXTURED BUFF DISK DRIVE CASINGS WITH TEXTURED BLACK FRONTS; GREY CONNECTOR CABLES/.2 BLACK/.3-.5 BLACK DISKS WITH WHITE LABELS & SLEEVES
- Decoration
- MULTICOLOURED APPLE LOGO ON COMPUTER & DISK DRIVES
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Apple Computer Inc., Computer, circa 1979–1983, Artifact no. 2002.0325, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0325.001/
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