Amaya Toman Musi waApril 17, 1977, Apple yakaunza komputa yayo yeApple II kuruzhinji kekutanga. Izvi zvakaitika kwekutanga-kuWest Coast Computer Faire, uye isu ticharangarira chiitiko ichi muchikamu chanhasi cheApple History series.
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Sezvatinoziva tose, komputa yekutanga kubuda kubva kukambani yeApple yakanga ichangotangwa yaive Apple I. Asi mutsivi wayo, Apple II, yaive komputa yekutanga yaive yakagadzirirwa musika mukuru. Yakanga yakashongedzerwa nechasi inoyevedza, dhizaini yakabva kumusangano waJerry Manock, mugadziri weMacintosh yekutanga. Yakauya nekhibhodi, yakapihwa kuenderana neBASIC programming mutauro, uye chimwe chezvainyanya kufadza maficha aive mavara emifananidzo.
Nekuda kwehunyanzvi hwekushambadzira nekukurukurirana kwaSteve Jobs, zvakakwanisika kuronga kuti Apple II iiswe pane yambotaurwa West Coast Computer Faire. Muna Kubvumbi 1977, Apple yakanga yatowana zvinhanho zvakakosha. Semuenzaniso, kambani yakaona kubuda kwemumwe wevatangi vayo, yakaburitsa komputa yayo yekutanga, uye yakawanawo chimiro chekambani inotengeswa pachena. Asi haasati awana nguva yekuvaka zita rakakura zvakakwana kuti akwanise kuita pasina rubatsiro rwekunze kana achisimudzira komputa yake yechipiri. Mazita makuru akati wandei muindasitiri yemakomputa vakapinda mufair kare ikako, uye yaive fairs nezvimwe zviitiko zvakafanana izvo munguva yepre-internet zvaimiririra mukana wakanakisa wevagadziri nevatengesi vakawanda kuti vazvisimudzire.
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Pamusoro pekombuta yeApple II, Apple yakaunzawo chiratidzo chayo chitsva chekambani, chakagadzirwa naRob Janoff, pamusangano wakataurwa. Yakanga iri iye zvino inozivikanwa silhouette yeapuro rakarumwa, iro rakatsiva iro rakambotsanangurwa logo raIsaac Newton akagara pasi pemuti - munyori wechiratidzo chekutanga aive Ronald Wayne. Tumba reApple pafair raive rakatarisana negedhi rekupinda muchivako. Ichi chaive chinhanho chakasimba, nekuda kwekuti zvigadzirwa zveApple zvaive izvo zvekutanga zvakaonekwa nevashanyi mushure mekupinda. Kambani iyi yanga isiri kuita zvakanaka mune zvemari panguva iyoyo, saka yanga isina kana mari yekumisikidza yakashongedzwa patsva uye yaifanira kuita nePlexiglas kuratidza ine backlit logo yeapuro rakarumwa. Pakupedzisira, iyi mhinduro iri nyore yakazova nyanzvi uye yakabata pfungwa dzevashanyi vazhinji. Iyo Apple II komputa yakazove yakanakisa sosi yemari yekambani. Mugore rekuburitswa kwayo, yakawana Apple 770 zviuru zvemadhora, gore rakatevera yaive 7,9 miriyoni emadhora uye gore rakazotevera raive ratova mamirioni makumi mana nemapfumbamwe emadhora.
