Jeremy Norman’sHistoryofInformation.com Exploring the History of Information and Media through Timelines
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A: Cupertino, California, United States
A clever photograph of the Apple II taken with the Wikipedia in mind since the monitor displays the Wikipedia logo. This typical 1977 configuration with 9" monochrome monitor, game paddles, and Red Book recommended RQ-309DS cassette deck.
In 1977 Apple Computer introduced the Apple II, the first personal computer sold as a fully assembled product, and the first with color graphics. When the first spreadsheet program, Visicalc, was introduced for the Apple II in 1979 it greatly stimulated sales of the computer as people bought the Apple II just to run Visicalc.
