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1. chococ+(OP)[view] [source] 2026-02-01 19:11:55
Part of the reason the Apple I is so rare, is that Apple offered an Apple I trade in program. Apple would destroy the boards of Apple Is that were traded in for Apple IIs.

* Not that there was really many to begin with.

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2. biofox+A3[view] [source] 2026-02-01 19:41:52
>>chococ+(OP)
What was the reasoning behind that?
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3. paulry+p8[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-01 20:18:57
>>biofox+A3
Probably to reduce support costs.

I recall my junior high school had only Apple IIs in 1995.

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4. Dwedit+KN[view] [source] [discussion] 2026-02-02 02:04:55
>>biofox+A3
It's because the Apple I had no built-in BASIC, and booted to a Monitor prompt. It was hard to use without a manual in front of you.

Meanwhile, the Apple II just let you put in a disk and boot a program. Huge difference in usability.

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