Timeline of the Apple II series

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

Timeline of Apple II family
See also: Timeline of the Apple II series, Timeline of Macintosh models, and Timeline of Apple Inc. products

Detailed timeline

Launched	Model	Family	US Introductory Price	Processor	Built-in RAM	Best graphics	Discontinued
April 11, 1976	Apple I	Apple I	$666.66	6502	4-8 KiB	40x24 characters monochrome	September 30, 1977
April 16, 1977	Apple II	Apple II	$1298		4-48 KiB	280x192 6 colors	June 1, 1979
June 1, 1979	Apple II Plus	Apple II	$1195		16-48 KiB	280x192 6 colors	December 1, 1982
	Apple II EuroPlus
	Apple II J-Plus
	Bell & Howell
May 19, 1980	Apple III	Apple III	$4380	6502A	128 KiB	560x192 monochrome 280x192 16 colors	December 1, 1981
December 1, 1981	Apple III Revised	Apple III	$3495		256 KiB		December 1, 1983
January 1, 1983	Apple IIe	Apple II	$1395	6502	64 KiB	560x192 16 colors	March 1, 1985
December 1, 1983	Apple III Plus	Apple III	$2995	6502A	256 KiB	560x192 monochrome 280x192 16 colors	April 1, 1984
April 24, 1984	Apple IIc	Apple II	$1295	65C02	128 KiB	560x192 16 colors	September 1, 1986
March 1, 1985	Apple IIe Enhanced	Apple II		65C02	64 KiB	560x192 16 colors	January 1, 1987
September 1, 1986	Apple IIGS	Apple II	$999	65C816	256 KiB	640x200 800 colors	October 1, 1989
	Apple IIc Memory Expansion	Apple II			128 KiB	560x192 16 colors	September 1, 1988
July 1, 1987	Apple IIe Platinum	Apple II		65C02	128 KiB	560x192 16 colors	November 1, 1993
September 1, 1988	Apple IIc Plus	Apple II	$675		128 KiB	560x192 16 colors	September 1, 1990
October 1, 1989	Apple IIGS (1 MB, ROM 3)	Apple II	$999	65C816	1.125 MiB	640x200 800 colors	December 1, 1992
March 1, 1991	Apple IIe Card	Apple II	$250	65C02	256 KiB (128 KiB usable)		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