Apple I, April 1976
Apple II, April 1977
Apple III, June 1980
Code: Lisa, January 1983
PowerMac G3/G4/G5, November 1997
PowerBook G3/G4, May 1998
PowerMac G3/G4/G5, January 1999
PowerMac G3/G4/G5, September 1999
iBook, May 2001
PowerBook G3/G4, January 2001
iMac/eMac, January 2002
iPod, January 2004
iPod, October 2004
MacBook Pro, January 2006
iPod, September 2006
iPhone, June 2007
iPod Touch, September 2007
iPhone, June 2008
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The Apple I was Steven Wozniak's first contribution to the personal computer field. It was designed over a period of years, and was only built in printed circuit-board form when Steve Jobs insisted it could be sold. It debuted in April 1976 at the Homebrew Computer Club in Palo Alto, but few took it seriously. The Apple I was based on the MOStek 6502 chip, whereas most other "kit" computers were built from the Intel 8080. The Apple I was sold through several small retailers, and included only the circuit board. A tape-interface was sold separately, but you had to build the case. The Apple I's initial cost was $666.6 - http://apple-history.com/aI
Print advertisement for the Apple I
Built in 1977, the Apple ][ was based on Wozniak's Apple I design, but with several additions. The first was the design of a plastic case--a rarity at the time--which was painted beige. The second was the ability to display color graphics--a holy grail in the industry. The Apple ][ also included a larger ROM, more expandable RAM (4K to start), and 8 expansion slots. It had integer BASIC hard-coded on the ROM for easier programming, and included two game paddles and a demo cassette for $1,298. In early 1978 Apple also released a disk drive for the machine, one of the most inexpensive available. The Apple ][ remained on the Apple product list until 1980. - http://apple-history.com/aII
The Apple /// was announced in June 1980. It contained a Synertek 8-bit 6502A processor which could run at speeds up to 2 MHz. It contained 128K of RAM and a 4K ROM. It could run most Apple II programs through emulation, and came with a sophisticated new operating system. It was the first Apple to include a built-in 5.25" disk drive, and hi-res graphics built-in to the motherboard. It was designed to be Apple's business offering, but sold very poorly. It sold initially for between $4,340 and $7,800, depending on the configuration. The original Apple III had many problems, and was replaced by a revised model in mid 1981, which featured 256K RAM, updated system software, and a lower price ($3495). A 5 MB external hard disk was also made available. The Apple /// sold very poorly and was replaced by the Apple ///+ ($2995) in Late 1983. The Apple ///+ was discontinued in 1985. - http://apple-history.com/aIII
Macintosh, January 1984
PowerBook G3/G4, November 1997
iMac/eMac, August 1998
iBook, September 1999
PowerMac G3/G4/G5, August 2000
iPod, October 2001
iBook, October 2003
iMac/eMac, August 2004
iPod, September 2005
iPod, September 2006
iMac/eMac, August 2007
MacBook Air, January 2008
iPod, September 2008
iPod Touch, September 2008
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