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Apple IIe

A2S2064 · 1983–1993 · desktop

Specifications

Cpu: MOS 6502 1.023 MHz (65C02 in the 1985 Enhanced revision)
Ram: max: 128 KB with the Extended 80-Column Card; multi-megabyte aux-slot cards (e.g. RamWorks) go further but need software support · base: 64 KB
Ports: Composite video out · Cassette in/out · Game I/O (internal socket and rear DE-9) · 7 expansion slots plus auxiliary slot
Display: Composite video out: 80×24 text with aux card, 280×192 hi-res, 560×192 double hi-res
Storage: base: None built in; Disk II / DuoDisk 5.25" floppy drives (140 KB) via controller card, later 3.5" and hard disks via cards · options:
Os Support: latest: ProDOS 8 · shipped: Apple DOS 3.3
Release Price: $1,395

Variants

Models

Enhanced IIe(1985 revision with a 65C02 CPU and updated ROMs; also sold as an upgrade kit.)Platinum IIe(1987 revision in platinum grey with a built-in numeric keypad and 128 KB standard.)

Upgrade paths

RAM

128 KB via Extended 80-Column Card in the auxiliary slot · The aux slot card also enables 80-column text and double hi-res graphics. Third-party cards like Applied Engineering RamWorks pushed the aux slot to 1 MB and beyond.

cheap and plentiful today

EASY

other

7 expansion slots plus auxiliary slot · The mature Apple II card ecosystem: accelerators (ZipChip, TransWarp), hard disk and SCSI cards, mockingboard sound, and modern flash storage solutions.

EASY