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Apple II

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Overview

Introduced in 1977 by Apple, the Apple II was a computer system.

Technical specifications

  • CPU: MOS Technology 6502 clocked at approximately 1.0 MHz.
  • Memory: 4 KB RAM built into the motherboard, expandable up to 48–64 KB via expansion cards.
  • Display: NTSC/PAL composite output; hi-res mode offered 280×192 resolution with six colors and text modes up to 80 columns.
  • Sound: Single-bit speaker (toggle pin) for simple beeps; no dedicated sound chip.

Supported ROM extensions

nib, do, po, dsk, mfi, dfi, rti, edd, woz, wav, zip, 7z, chd, hdv, 2mg

Emulators

  • applewin (applewin) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_APPLEWIN | Incompatible extensions: chd
  • gsplus (gsplus) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_GSPLUS | Incompatible extensions: mfi, dfi, rti, edd, woz, wav, zip, 7z, chd, hdv, 2mg
  • izapple2 (izapple2) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_IZAPPLE2 | Incompatible extensions: chd
  • applewin (libretro) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_APPLEWIN
  • mame (libretro) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_LIBRETRO_MAME, BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_LIBRETRO_MAME
  • mame (mame) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_MAME, BR2_PACKAGE_HAS_MAME
  • mednafen (mednafen) – Requires BR2_PACKAGE_MEDNAFEN

Source data: REG Linux emulationstation/es-system/es_systems.yml