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Before the Macintosh changed personal computing, Apple built one of its biggest failures: the Apple III. Released in 1980 as a powerful business computer, it was supposed to take Apple beyond the success of the Apple II. Instead, overheating problems, hardware failures, a high price, and a damaged reputation turned it into a costly disaster.
Discover why the Apple III failed, how Apple tried to save it, and why this forgotten machine became one of the most infamous computers in Apple's history.
Discover why the Apple III failed, how Apple tried to save it, and why this forgotten machine became one of the most infamous computers in Apple's history.
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