苹果Apple III, 1980年

This Apple III should have been the successor to the legendary Apple II in 1980, however it became the young company's first significant failure and perhaps, therefore, the biggest missed opportunity to establish Apple as a serious contender to IBM in the early days. Apple III suffered from bad design or, to be more precise, the design of the case took priority over its technical features. Small details – such as not being 100% compatible with the popular Apple II, and lack of an internal fan, which led to internal heat – were overlooked, causing serious problems when the first models were delivered to users. The reputation of the Apple III was so bad that it attracted very few buyers. Even as Apple Inc. remedied the errors, its newest model still suffered from poor sales. Specific to the Apple III was SOS ("Sophisticated Operating System") which, in contrast to the imperfect design, represented a sound, textbased operating system. The example offered here is complete and in good condition; it has been tested and works reliably.Supplied is the original Apple III monitor, a suitable external floppy drive and diskettes with Apple III SOS boot disk, Apple III demo disk, Business Basic and the Apple II Emulation Disk (in each case as a copy).Despite, or perhaps because of its original drawbacks, the Apple III is now considered a rare and interesting machine in the development of the firm's range. – (2/2) – € 2.000/3.000 – (795/8) Watch & Listen on:Youtube.com/AuctionTeamBreker