Apple IIgs

E765500

Apple II series computer personal computer

The Apple IIgs is a 16-bit, graphics- and sound-enhanced personal computer introduced by Apple in 1986 as the most advanced and backward-compatible model in the Apple II series.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Apple IIGS	7
Apple IIGS System Software 5.0	1
Apple IIGS System Software manuals	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Apple II series computer ⓘ personal computer ⓘ
architecture	65C816 ⓘ
audioChannels	15-voice wavetable synthesis ⓘ
backwardCompatibility	8-bit Apple II hardware (most expansion cards) ⓘ Apple IIc software ⓘ Apple IIe software ⓘ
codename	Cortland NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoenix NERFINISHED ⓘ
colorDepth	up to 4096 colors ⓘ
cpu	WDC 65C816 NERFINISHED ⓘ
cpuBitWidth	16-bit ⓘ
cpuClockSpeed	2.8 MHz ⓘ
defaultRAM	256 KB ⓘ
discontinued	1992 ⓘ
expandableRAM	up to 8 MB ⓘ
expansionSlots	Apple II-style expansion slots ⓘ
family	Apple II line ⓘ
graphicsCapabilities	enhanced color graphics ⓘ
introduced	1986 ⓘ
introductionDate	1986-09-15 ⓘ
manufacturer	Apple Computer, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ
maxResolution	640×200 pixels ⓘ
nameMeaning	"gs" stands for graphics and sound ⓘ
notableFeature	GUI-based operating system GS/OS ⓘ advanced graphics compared to earlier Apple II models ⓘ advanced sound compared to earlier Apple II models ⓘ
operatingSystem	Apple DOS 3.3 (via emulation modes) NERFINISHED ⓘ Apple ProDOS NERFINISHED ⓘ GS/OS NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessor	Apple IIc NERFINISHED ⓘ Apple IIe NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryInput	keyboard ⓘ mouse ⓘ
primaryStorage	3.5-inch floppy disk drive ⓘ
romSize	128 KB ⓘ
romVersion	ROM 00 ⓘ ROM 01 ⓘ ROM 03 ⓘ
secondaryStorage	5.25-inch floppy disk drive ⓘ
series	Apple II NERFINISHED ⓘ
soundCapabilities	enhanced sound ⓘ
soundChip	Ensoniq ES5503 DOC NERFINISHED ⓘ
successor	Macintosh LC with Apple IIe Card NERFINISHED ⓘ
targetMarket	education ⓘ home users ⓘ small business ⓘ
videoOutput	RGB monitor port ⓘ composite video ⓘ