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 The PDS-based Apple IIe Card, featuring a 65C02 CPU, Gemini (Mega II spinoff), IWM and 256 KB of RAM | |
| Developer | Apple Computer |
|---|---|
| Type | compatibility card |
| Release date | March 1991 |
| Introductory price | US$250 (equivalent to $560 in 2023) |
| Discontinued | May 1995 |
The Apple IIe Card is a compatibility card, which through hardware and software emulation, allows certain Macintosh computers to run software designed for the Apple II (excluding the 16-bit IIGS). Released in March 1991 for use with the LC family, Apple targeted the card at its widely dominated educational market to ease the transition from Apple II-based classrooms, with thousands of entrenched educational software titles, to Macintosh-based classrooms.
- ^ Advert:The Macintosh LC. Archived March 10, 2023, at the Wayback Machine, InfoWorld, 12 Nov 1990, Page 81, ...And, with an optional Apple(tm)IIe Card, it runs thousands more Apple II applications as well...