The legendary Apple II computer was updated for the first time since 1993

Apple is known for its loyalty to users of older models of their devices and supports them for as long as they can. Nevertheless, old models sooner or later go to deserved peace and remain only in the hearts of fans and on the shelves of collectors. However, there are enthusiasts who like to "dig deeper" in old devices and add new functions to them.

Computer Apple II - is the first computer that the company from Cupertino put on a batch production (then the corporation still bore the name Apple Computer ). Apple II was the continuation of the Apple I line, never produced in large quantities and the first installments of which Steve Jobs and other co-founders of the company collected in their garage, which is well shown in the movie "Pirates of the Silicon Valley" (more correctly, of course, "Pirates of the Silicon Valley" , but in the people such an incorrect translation name has already settled).

Continuing the conversation about Apple II : the computer was first shown to the public in 1977 at the West Coast Computer Fair and became one of the most commercially successful personal computers of its time. Apple II computers were manufactured until the early 90's, and the operating system of the device was last updated in 1993.

And in the year 2016 the enthusiast programmer John Brooks released an update to the operating system for the old Apple II . The update of the operating system was released in honor of the thirtieth anniversary of the modification of Apple II - Apple IIGS , which was one of the most popular on the market in its time. But despite this, as John assures, the update supports absolutely the entire line of Apple II computers. The updated version of Mr. Brooks called ProDOS 2.4 , which completely updated the functionality of the device, added support for USB-interfaces with the ability to connect almost any USB-devices, and introduced the interpreter BASIC.

In addition, if you do not have an Apple II for some reason, you can also get acquainted with the updated operating system thanks to posted to the network emulator .

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