Episode 3 – The Apple-1 Does It All

Early microcomputers (the Altair and its competitors) had some significant limitations, as was discussed last time on Apple II Time Slice. This week, I will describe how Wozniak’s Apple-1 addressed those problems, and made his computer more accessible to customers who did not want to assemble it themselves. It addressed the shortcomings of the Altair 8800, and was the foundation for Apple’s later big hit product, the Apple II.

Further reading: The Apple-1

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