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[[FILE:Apple II.jpg|border|right|thumb|| Apple II <ref>Apple II, Part of the videogames exhibition in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_the_Moving_Image Museum Moving Image] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City New York City], Photo by [https://www.flickr.com/people/mwichary/ Marcin Wichary], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/mwichary/2151368358/ Flickr], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc. Apple Inc. from Wikipedia]</ref> ]]
'''Apple II''',<br/>
was one of the first mass produced [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcomputer microcomputer] products, manufactured by [[Apple]]. The first Apple II computers went on sale on June 5, 1977 <ref>[http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2007/06/dayintech_0605 From a Little Apple a Mighty Industry Grows] from [http://www.wired.com/ Wired News], June 5, 1977</ref> with a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOS_Technology MOS Technology] [[6502]] microprocessor running at 1 MHz, 4 kiB of [[Memory#RAM|RAM]], an audio cassette interface for loading programs and storing data, and the Integer [[Basic]] programming language built into the [[Memory#ROM|ROM]]. The video controller displayed 24 lines by 40 columns of monochrome, upper-case-only text on the screen.
=Quotes=
from [[The Computer History Museum]] <ref>[http://www.computerhistory.org/chess/full_record.php?iid=stl-431f4cc107496 Apple II computer] from [[The Computer History Museum]]</ref>:
Inspired by the success of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_I Apple-1] and guided by co-founder [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs Steve Jobs'] vision of an expandable user-friendly personal computer, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Wozniak Steve Wozniak] designed the Apple II in 1977. The Apple II was a popular platform for commercial chess software developers.
=Chess Programs=
* [[Battle Chess]]
* [[Chess 7.0]]
* [[Chessmaster]]
* [[Colossus Chess]]
* [[Cyrus]]
* [[Mark Watson Chess]]
* [[MicroChess]]
* [[MicroMurks]]
* [[Nona]]
* [[Rebel]]
* [[Rufus]]
* [[Sargon]]
* [[Tumult]]
* [[White Knight]]
=See also=
* [[Fidelity Electronics#SpracklensAppleICE|Spracklens with Apple II ICE]]
=Publications=
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Wozniak Steve Wozniak] ('''1977'''). ''[http://www.informationweek.com/byte/reviews/personal-tech/desktop-pc/240000361 System Description: The Apple II]''. [[Byte Magazine]], May 1977
* Charles Sullivan Jr. ('''1979'''). ''A Chess Program for the Apple''. [[Personal Computing#3_9|Personal Computing, Vol. 3, No. 9]], pp. 60 » [[Sargon]]
* [http://www.biz-i.biz/ John D. Ferguson] ('''1983'''). ''In-Circuit Emulation for the Apple II Computer''. [[Byte Magazine]], September 1983, [http://www.classiccmp.org/cini/pdf/byte/Apple2ICE.pdf pdf]
* [[Ward Douglas Maurer]] ('''1984'''). ''[http://www.amazon.com/APPLE-assembly-language-Lazerware-software/dp/091489482X/ref=la_B001HPN2O8_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1410953624&sr=1-2 APPLE assembly language with Lazerware software]''. Computer Science Press » [[Assembly]]
=External Links=
==Apple II==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II_series Apple II series from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II Apple II from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_IIe Apple IIe from Wikipedia]
* [http://apple2history.org/ Apple II History]
* [http://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/apple-computer-co-founder-steve-jobs-w-apple-ii-computer-w-news-photo/50611329 Apple Computer co-founder Steve Jobs w. Apple II computer, w. chess game displayed on screen] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Morse Ralph Morse], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getty_Images Getty Images], September 01, 1979 <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs Steve Jobs from Wikipedia]</ref>
* [http://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/personal-computers/17/300 The Apple II] from [[The Computer History Museum]]
* [http://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/apple-ii-dos-source-code/ Apple II DOS Source Code] from [[The Computer History Museum]]
==Chess Programs==
* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sargon-ii Sargon II for Apple II (1987)] from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobyGames MobyGames] » [[Sargon]]
* [http://www.fadden.com/techmisc/cassette-protect.htm Early Copy Protection on the Apple II], [http://www.fadden.com/index.htm Fadden.com] » [[MicroChess]], [[Sargon]]
* [http://www.apl2bits.net/2010/09/27/battle-vs-chess-expectations/ Warring Battle Chess reactions | Apple II Bits] » [[Battle Chess]]
==Misc==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Hi-Res_Chess Super Hi-Res Chess from Wikipedia]
* [http://starringthecomputer.com/computer.html?c=37 Starring the Computer - Apple II]
: [http://starringthecomputer.com/feature.html?f=129 Starring the Computer - The Thing (1982)]
=References=
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'''[[Hardware|Up one Level]]'''
[[FILE:Apple II.jpg|border|right|thumb|| Apple II <ref>Apple II, Part of the videogames exhibition in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_the_Moving_Image Museum Moving Image] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City New York City], Photo by [https://www.flickr.com/people/mwichary/ Marcin Wichary], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/mwichary/2151368358/ Flickr], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc. Apple Inc. from Wikipedia]</ref> ]]
'''Apple II''',<br/>
was one of the first mass produced [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcomputer microcomputer] products, manufactured by [[Apple]]. The first Apple II computers went on sale on June 5, 1977 <ref>[http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2007/06/dayintech_0605 From a Little Apple a Mighty Industry Grows] from [http://www.wired.com/ Wired News], June 5, 1977</ref> with a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOS_Technology MOS Technology] [[6502]] microprocessor running at 1 MHz, 4 kiB of [[Memory#RAM|RAM]], an audio cassette interface for loading programs and storing data, and the Integer [[Basic]] programming language built into the [[Memory#ROM|ROM]]. The video controller displayed 24 lines by 40 columns of monochrome, upper-case-only text on the screen.
=Quotes=
from [[The Computer History Museum]] <ref>[http://www.computerhistory.org/chess/full_record.php?iid=stl-431f4cc107496 Apple II computer] from [[The Computer History Museum]]</ref>:
Inspired by the success of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_I Apple-1] and guided by co-founder [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs Steve Jobs'] vision of an expandable user-friendly personal computer, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Wozniak Steve Wozniak] designed the Apple II in 1977. The Apple II was a popular platform for commercial chess software developers.
=Chess Programs=
* [[Battle Chess]]
* [[Chess 7.0]]
* [[Chessmaster]]
* [[Colossus Chess]]
* [[Cyrus]]
* [[Mark Watson Chess]]
* [[MicroChess]]
* [[MicroMurks]]
* [[Nona]]
* [[Rebel]]
* [[Rufus]]
* [[Sargon]]
* [[Tumult]]
* [[White Knight]]
=See also=
* [[Fidelity Electronics#SpracklensAppleICE|Spracklens with Apple II ICE]]
=Publications=
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Wozniak Steve Wozniak] ('''1977'''). ''[http://www.informationweek.com/byte/reviews/personal-tech/desktop-pc/240000361 System Description: The Apple II]''. [[Byte Magazine]], May 1977
* Charles Sullivan Jr. ('''1979'''). ''A Chess Program for the Apple''. [[Personal Computing#3_9|Personal Computing, Vol. 3, No. 9]], pp. 60 » [[Sargon]]
* [http://www.biz-i.biz/ John D. Ferguson] ('''1983'''). ''In-Circuit Emulation for the Apple II Computer''. [[Byte Magazine]], September 1983, [http://www.classiccmp.org/cini/pdf/byte/Apple2ICE.pdf pdf]
* [[Ward Douglas Maurer]] ('''1984'''). ''[http://www.amazon.com/APPLE-assembly-language-Lazerware-software/dp/091489482X/ref=la_B001HPN2O8_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1410953624&sr=1-2 APPLE assembly language with Lazerware software]''. Computer Science Press » [[Assembly]]
=External Links=
==Apple II==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II_series Apple II series from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II Apple II from Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_IIe Apple IIe from Wikipedia]
* [http://apple2history.org/ Apple II History]
* [http://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/apple-computer-co-founder-steve-jobs-w-apple-ii-computer-w-news-photo/50611329 Apple Computer co-founder Steve Jobs w. Apple II computer, w. chess game displayed on screen] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Morse Ralph Morse], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getty_Images Getty Images], September 01, 1979 <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs Steve Jobs from Wikipedia]</ref>
* [http://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/personal-computers/17/300 The Apple II] from [[The Computer History Museum]]
* [http://www.computerhistory.org/atchm/apple-ii-dos-source-code/ Apple II DOS Source Code] from [[The Computer History Museum]]
==Chess Programs==
* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sargon-ii Sargon II for Apple II (1987)] from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobyGames MobyGames] » [[Sargon]]
* [http://www.fadden.com/techmisc/cassette-protect.htm Early Copy Protection on the Apple II], [http://www.fadden.com/index.htm Fadden.com] » [[MicroChess]], [[Sargon]]
* [http://www.apl2bits.net/2010/09/27/battle-vs-chess-expectations/ Warring Battle Chess reactions | Apple II Bits] » [[Battle Chess]]
==Misc==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Hi-Res_Chess Super Hi-Res Chess from Wikipedia]
* [http://starringthecomputer.com/computer.html?c=37 Starring the Computer - Apple II]
: [http://starringthecomputer.com/feature.html?f=129 Starring the Computer - The Thing (1982)]
=References=
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