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Apple IIgs

Apple II · 1986

The Apple II's 16-bit future, and the road Apple did not take. A 65C816 with a 4096-colour palette and an Ensoniq synthesiser giving thirty-two voices — sound hardware years ahead of the Amiga's — while staying compatible with the II software library. Apple deliberately clocked it slowly to protect the Macintosh, and the machine never got the support it deserved. The battery on the board leaks; check before powering up.

As catalogued

Maker
Apple
CPU
Western Design 65C816-2.8
Memory
256K, 1MiB, 4MiB
Styles
ROM 00, ROM 01, ROM 3, Woz limited edition
Regions
NTSC (US), PAL (Europe)
Chassis
platinum desktop with a lift-off lid
OS
GS/OS

Chips

6
CPU
Western Design 65C816, GTE G65SC816
Firmware ROM
ROM 00, ROM 01, ROM 3
Mega II
Apple Mega II
VGC
Apple VGC
Sound (DOC)
Ensoniq 5503 DOC
Disk controller
Apple IWM, Apple SWIM

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