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Questions tagged [apple-iii]

The Apple III was intended to be a business complement to the Apple II. It was introduced in 1980.

For questions regarding the Apple III computer, produced by Apple from 1980 to 1984.

Versions of the Apple II continued to be produced; the Apple III was not a replacement for the Apple II.

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Why was the Apple III considered a failure (if indeed it was)?

With the massive success of the Apple II(1), I wonder why the Apple III didn't fare any better than it did, especially given it was apparently able to run Apple II software as well(2). This would seem to indicate that it started with a massive…
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How did the Apple III+ differ from the original Apple III?

It's pretty hard to find any specific information on the Apple III Plus. How did it differ from the original Apple III? I assume it didn't have those infamous heat-related reliability problems? Anything else? Edit: To be more specific, are there any…
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