Apple III, 1980

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 – 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, text-based operating system. The example offered here is complete and in good condition; it has been tested and works reliably. Supplied are 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). The Apple III uses US 110 volt. – 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.

布雷克拍品等级是为了方便竞买人判断拍卖品的成色而设置的。布雷克等级用1到6级来标注外观和功能的成色，(从非常好到非常差)。 在目录图册里用括号里的2个数字来表示，前一个数字表示外观成色的级别，后一个数字表示功能成色的级别。如(3/2)表示外观成色是3(满意的)，功能成色2(好)。 成色 定义参照下列标准： 1 - 非常好 (未使用过，没有使用痕迹) 2 - 好 (新，极少的使用痕迹) 3 - 满意的 (普通的使用痕迹) 4 - 及格的 (明显的使用痕迹，某个非主要部件是后配的) 5 - 有缺陷的 (极明显的使用痕迹, 某个主要部件是后配的，功能上有缺陷，需要修理) 6 - 非常差 (严重破损, 缺少重要部件)