The Apple III (often styled as Apple ///) is a business-oriented personal computer produced and released by Apple Computer that was intended as the successor to the Apple II series, but was largely considered a failure in the market. The machine was first announced and released on May 19, 1980, but due to serious stability issues that required a design overhaul and a recall of existing machines, it was formally reintroduced in the second half of 1981. Development stopped and the Apple III was discontinued on April 24, 1984, and its last successor—the III Plus, was dropped from the Apple product line in September 1985.
| Manufacturer | Apple Computer Company | CPU | Synertek 6502A @ 2 MHz |
| Year Introduced | 1976 | RAM | 128KB-512KB |
| Introductory Price | $4,340 - $7,800 | Number Sold | Estimated 65,000–75,000 |
■ 1980 / Apple / Last Updated May 27, 2017 by Curator /