Some of the hardware and software features of the Apple III were borrowed in the design of the Apple IIe.
The Apple IIe was released in January 1983, the successor to the Apple II Plus. So after three and a half years at a stand-still, came the introduction of a new Apple II model - the Apple IIe (codenamed 'Diana' and 'Super II').
After the Apple III failed, management decided the further continuation of the Apple II was in the company's best interest. īy the time IBM released the rival IBM PC in 1981, the Apple II's technology was already four years old. Management believed that 'once the Apple III was out, the Apple II would stop selling in six months', cofounder Steve Wozniak later said. Apple IIe with DuoDisk and Monitor II The beginningĪpple Computer planned to discontinue the Apple II series after the introduction of the Apple III in 1980 the company intended to clearly establish market segmentation by designing the Apple III to appeal to the business market, leaving the Apple II to home and education users.
