APPLE II
The Apple II is an 8-bit home computer, one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products,[3] designed primarily by Steve Wozniak (Steve Jobs oversaw the development of the Apple II's foam-molded plastic case[4] and Rod Holt developed the switching power supply).[5] It was introduced in 1977 at the West Coast Computer Faire by Jobs and was the first consumer product sold by Apple Computer, Inc. It is the first model in a series of computers which were produced until Apple IIe production ceased in November 1993.[6] The Apple II marks Apple's first launch of a personal computer aimed at a consumer market – branded towards American households rather than businessmen or computer hobbyists.[7]
Byte magazine referred to the Apple II, Commodore PET 2001 and the TRS-80 as the "1977 Trinity."[8] The Apple II had the defining feature of being able to display color graphics, and this capability was the reason why the Apple logo was redesigned to have a spectrum of colors.
