Timeline of the Apple II series

Short description: Computer Timeline

This timeline of Apple II Family models lists all major types of Apple II computers produced by Apple Computer in order of introduction date. The Apple I and Apple III are included, even though they are not classed as part of the Apple II series, because of their unique role in Apple's product lineup of the era.

An Apple II with two disk drives and a monitor

Apple IIe

Apple IIc

Apple IIGS

Detailed timeline

Launched	Model	Family	Processor	Discontinued
April 11, 1976	Apple I	Apple I	6502	September 30, 1977
April 16, 1977	Apple II	Apple II		June 1, 1979
June 1, 1979	Apple II Plus	Apple II		December 1, 1982
	Apple II EuroPlus	Apple II		December 1, 1982
	Apple II J-Plus	Apple II		December 1, 1982
	Bell & Howell	Apple II		December 1, 1982
May 19, 1980	Apple III	Apple III	6502A	December 1, 1981
December 1, 1981	Apple III Revised	Apple III		December 1, 1983
January 1, 1983	Apple IIe	Apple II	6502	March 1, 1985
December 1, 1983	Apple III Plus	Apple III	6502A	April 1, 1984
April 24, 1984	Apple IIc	Apple II	65C02	September 1, 1986
March 1, 1985	Apple IIe Enhanced	Apple II	65C02	January 1, 1987
September 1, 1986	Apple IIGS	Apple II	65C816	October 1, 1989
	Apple IIc Memory Expansion	Apple II		September 1, 1988
July 1, 1987	Apple IIe Platinum	Apple II	65C02	November 1, 1993
September 1, 1988	Apple IIc Plus	Apple II		September 1, 1990
October 1, 1989	Apple IIGS (1 MB, ROM 3)	Apple II	65C816	December 1, 1992
March 1, 1991	Apple IIe Card	Apple II	65C02	May 1, 1995

See also

• Timeline of Apple products – includes complete list of Apple II family peripherals and software sold by Apple
• Timeline of Macintosh models

External links

• Specifications, Apple Computer, Inc.
• Steven Weyhrich, Apple II History, apple2history.org
• Glen Sanford, Apple History, apple-history.com
• Dan Knight, Computer Profiles, LowEndMac, Cobweb Publishing, Inc.
• Apple Product Design Timeline