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08.07.2010 It can be argued that no consumer electronics company has captured the public’s fascination the way Apple has. Over the years it has morphed into more than just a company or corporation, but for many it has become a representation of a lifestyle or culture, and a status symbol complete with a larger fan base than most pop stars.

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Apple IIc

A vintage Apple computer running Bank Street Writer, a 1980's Broderbund word processing program. From a 1985 two page Apple IIc advertisement: "Why every kid should have an Apple after school Today there are more Apple computers in schools than any other computer. Unfortunately, there are still more kids in school than Apple computers. So innocent youngsters (like your own) may have to fend off packs of bully nerds to get some time on a computer. Which is why it makes very good sense to buy them an Apple IIc personal computer of their very own."

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Apple III Plus

I'm not sure where I got this one from, but this, along with the Lisa, is one of my favorite computers in my collection. It was quite advanced at time time with a powerful - but poorly named - OS, (Sophisticated Operating System, or SOS), but it wasn't horribly successful in the marketplace - although I gather that "failure" is too strong a word. It seems to have been somewhat forgotten, but I like the case design and, as mentioned, the operating system.