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		Apple II, was one of the first mass produced microcomputer products, manufactured by Apple. The first Apple II computers went on sale on June 5, 1977 [1] with a MOS Technology 6502 microprocessor running at 1 MHz, 4 kB of RAM, an audio cassette interface for loading programs and storing data, and the Integer Basic programming language built into the ROM. The video controller displayed 24 lines by 40 columns of monochrome, upper-case-only text on the screen.
Apple II [2]

Quotes

from The Computer History Museum ^[3]:

Inspired by the success of the Apple-1 and guided by co-founder Steve Jobs' vision of an expandable user-friendly personal computer, Steve Wozniak designed the Apple II in 1977. The Apple II was a popular platform for commercial chess software developers.

Chess Programs

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• 1. Battle Chess
  2. Chess 7.0
  3. Chessmaster
  4. Colossus Chess
  5. Cyrus
  6. Mark Watson Chess
  7. MicroChess
  8. MicroMurks
  9. Nona
  10. Rebel
  11. Rufus
  12. Sargon
  13. Tumult
  14. White Knight

See also

• Spracklens with Apple II ICE

Publications

• Steve Wozniak (1977). System Description: The Apple II. Byte Magazine, May 1977
• Charles Sullivan Jr. (1979). A Chess Program for the Apple. Personal Computing, Vol. 3, No. 9, pp. 60 » Sargon
• John D. Ferguson (1983). In-Circuit Emulation for the Apple II Computer. Byte Magazine, September 1983, pdf
• Ward Douglas Maurer (1984). APPLE assembly language with Lazerware software. Computer Science Press » Assembly

External Links

Apple II

• Apple II series from Wikipedia
• Apple II from Wikipedia
• Apple IIe from Wikipedia
• Apple II History
• Apple Computer co-founder Steve Jobs w. Apple II computer, w. chess game displayed on screen by Ralph Morse, Getty Images, September 01, 1979 ^[4]

Chess Programs

• Sargon II for Apple II (1987) from MobyGames » Sargon
• Early Copy Protection on the Apple II, Fadden.com » MicroChess, Sargon
• Warring Battle Chess reactions | Apple II Bits » Battle Chess

Misc

• Super Hi-Res Chess from Wikipedia
• Starring the Computer - Apple II
  Starring the Computer - The Thing (1982)

References

1. ^ From a Little Apple a Mighty Industry Grows from Wired News, June 5, 1977
2. ^ Apple II computer from The Computer History Museum
3. ^ Apple II computer from The Computer History Museum
4. ^ Steve Jobs from Wikipedia

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