apple ii articles, videos, photos and opinions

Sort by Relevance | Date | Popularity
Apple and Microsoft: 10 moments of truce

Apple and Microsoft: 10 moments of truce

...early 1980s to combat the IBM PC, which was out-pacing the Apple II, Microsoft was one of the early believers in the new vision... Read more

4 November, 2010 by Jason Hiner

Steve Jobs quits as Apple chief, hands over to Cook

...product being the Apple I computer kit. However, it was 1977's Apple II that made the company's name in the business market, thanks... Read more

25 August, 2011 by David Meyer
Steve Jobs and the limits of genius

Steve Jobs and the limits of genius

...As an Apple user, on and off, since the Apple II, a former technical editor on Mac User magazine, the owner of... Read more

6 October, 2011 by Rupert Goodwins
Networking Your Mac or PC to Your <endeca_term>Apple II</endeca_term>

Networking Your Mac or PC to Your Apple II

In this Webcast, the presenter describes about enhanced Apple IIe and Apple IIgs. The enhanced Apple IIe and Apple IIgs... Read more

22 July, 2011
Super-Mon

Super-Mon

...of Super-Mon which is a set of fancy extensions to the Apple II system monitor. The presenter also explains the creation of a small... Read more

23 July, 2010
NakedOS

NakedOS

NakedOS is a new Disk II operating system for the entire Apple II line of computers. In this Webcast, the presenter discusses about the... Read more

22 July, 2010
Apple's Growing Divide Between Programmers and Users

Apple's Growing Divide Between Programmers and Users

The incredibly open nature of the Apple II for development, down to the inclusion of schematics in every box... Read more

22 July, 2010
Steve Jobs's career at Apple in pictures

Steve Jobs's career at Apple in pictures

...It was a year later, with the Apple II, that the company really took off. "Unlike the earlier Apple I... Read more

25 August, 2011 by Jonathan E Skillings
Intel's victims: Eight would-be giant killers

Intel's victims: Eight would-be giant killers

...variants had and have many fans. Found at the heart of the Apple II, the Commodore 64 and the BBC Micro, the 6502 was simple... Read more

4 December, 2010 by Rupert Goodwins

Remembering Jack Tramiel, father of the Commodore 64

...to the Commodore PET, though the 6502 was also used in the Apple II, the Acorn BBC micro and many other home computers. The PET... Read more

12 April, 2012

Two Different Apples (of the past and present)

...both of the company and its products. This was back when the Apple II line of computers was common. We were fortunate enough to have... Read more

9 March, 2012

Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder, dies aged 56

...sold a few hundred of the computers but it was with the Apple II that they found success. The machine would become one of the... Read more

6 October, 2011 by Jo Best and Nick Heath

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies at 56

...sales and distribution while Wozniak produced the hardware and early software. The Apple II created the personal computer culture, going on to sell a million... Read more

6 October, 2011 by Rupert Goodwins
The Oregon Trail 1.9.8

The Oregon Trail 1.9.8

...s refreshing revisit of the classic game you used to play on Apple II now.The press already love it. Youll love it too.**IGN... Read more

27 August, 2011

Happy 30th birthday, IBM PC (and clicky keyboard)

...well made. Some companies had made more effort than others, with the Apple II being a notable example. However, the IBM PC was something else... Read more

12 August, 2011

Get ZDNet UK's daily newsletter

Enter your email address to sign up

ZDNet UK Live

Jack Strain

Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

7 hours ago by Jack Strain via Facebook on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
dede0202

Hello ALL USERS OF THE PIRATE BAY I WOULD PUT AN EXPLANATION ON PIRACY Story Idea ILLIGALE AND SHARING THOSE THAT NET Dissent NOT WELL BUT TO CA...

16 hours ago by dede0202 on The Pirate Bay infringes copyright, High Court decides
Sungwoo

do You know that? it can install 4G Ram. So i buy 4g and install It work! I can run call of duty 4,6,7 [Modern war... 1,2,3] Call of duty 1 was...

16 hours ago by Sungwoo on Loose Ends - Upgrading the Aspire One 522
itsajob

2. Bad idea. Making up patch cables loses you your commission from the cable supplier. 3. If you tidy up, other people can understand where the...

22 hours ago by itsajob on Ten IT jobs to save up for those rare lulls
Roberto_Store

Now On Sale, Unlocked iPhone 4S / Galaxy Note In Factory Box. Roberto-Techie(UK) ”Now on Sales” Smartphone, Android,Tablets,Gadget &...

1 day ago by Roberto_Store on Samsung Galaxy S III lined up for sale
Paul Smyth

Is this classic FUD? One thing I would definitely have notice is a Mozilla threat to stop supporting GNU/Linux.

1 day ago by Paul Smyth via Facebook on Firefox rapid release improves Fedora Linux
UnderINK

I agree with the previous commenter wholeheartedly. I couldn't say it better myself. This is very 'Big Brother'. And while I agree with protecting...

1 day ago by UnderINK on European e-identity plan to be unveiled this month
Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe

Nice to see that Turing's idea of a general purpose computer doing once-hardware-powered tasks in software is now universal ;-) Mary

2 days ago by Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe on Software with everything
Jason Burchell

seriously now. I've only bothered to read a small bit of the comments. do me and the rest of the world a favour. stop saying it does not work or...

2 days ago by Jason Burchell via Facebook on Music industry negotiating over 24-bit downloads
Philip Charles Cohen

Read about it and weep, John Donahoe ... In addition to Visa’s V.me, there is now MasterCard’s PayPass digital wallet soon to arrive; another...

2 days ago by Philip Charles Cohen via Facebook on PayPal takes phone-based payments to the high street
apexwm

Leslie Satenstein : Where have you ever seen Mozilla even mention this? Firefox is the most popular browser in the GNU/Linux OS, so I don't see...

2 days ago by apexwm on Firefox rapid release improves Fedora Linux
songmaster

SHleG: Do you remember building a clockwork scorpion kit (I'm pretty sure I have a photo of it somewhere) — I think it was called something like...

2 days ago by songmaster on Software with everything
Chris Wortman

Good I love Yahoo! Their search engine is getting better than Google as of late. I find more of what I want on the first page, and usually within...

2 days ago by Chris Wortman via Facebook on Linux Mint 13 ramps up for KDE release
PatrickG

openhgs has made the point for Windows 8 multiple monitors without realising it! With Windows 7 you have to switch the mouse and so your focus...

2 days ago by PatrickG on Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake
Leslie Satenstein

Mozilla has threatened to stop supporting Linux. I guess that UBUNTU is going with another browser. I indicated that if Mozilla stops supporting...

2 days ago by Leslie Satenstein via Facebook on Firefox rapid release improves Fedora Linux
Andy Bolstridge

Much as I abhor Microsoft's licensing practices, this is almost certainly down to purchasing IT equipment via 3rd party consultants - you get the...

2 days ago by Andy Bolstridge via Facebook on 6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT
Jack Schofield

@openhgs Windows users have had multiple desktops since Linus started writing Linux. They just haven't shipped as standard because not enough...

3 days ago by Jack Schofield on Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake
Jack Schofield

@Phil at Cloud4 What, Microsoft gets £1,200 per PC and £1,622 per server? Gosh, I'm amazed....

3 days ago by Jack Schofield on 6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT
craigsc

You guys have no idea what is going on at Autonomy. Autonomy could have been a much more profitable organization. The sales operations at Autonomy...

3 days ago by craigsc on HP cuts 27,000 staff as Autonomy chief Lynch leaves
Moley

How does this impact on dual or multi booting? Seems to me to more or less prohibit this, from Windows 8 anyway. Will Grub 2 recognise Windows 8,...

3 days ago by Moley on Windows 8 start-up speed forces USB boot workaround