Apple III

Apple III-tan
Character Information
Common Names	Apple III-tan
Other Names	Apple ///, Sara
Appearance
Design
Creator	Aurora Borealis
First Appearance	Mar 2009
Technical Information
System Personified	Apple III and III Plus(hardware), SOS (software)
Developer(s)	Apple Inc.
Debut	1980
Latest release	1983 (Apple III Plus)

Technical details

The Apple III was released as a more advanced (and much more expensive) successor to the Apple II designed for business users. It ran a new version of BASIC and a new operating system called SOS (Sophisticated Operating System) while retaining backwards compatibility. The Apple III's release included much fanfare but is still regarded as Apple's first and biggest flop ever for its high price, few software titles, limited degree of backwards compatibility and poor design- the internal clock quickly failed, and due to a near lack of ventilation and no fan, the circuits of the Apple III overheated and warped. A revised Apple III was released in 1983 that fixed the design flaws but even that wasn't enough to save its reputation.

Apple III's SOS had some influence though: It influenced the design of Apple II's ProDOS and the Macintosh's Hierarchical File System.

Character details

Apple III-tan is represented as a woman with light red eyes, long dark red hair with three blonde streaks, and metallic accessories. Her black jumpsuit is based off the DHARMA uniform from Lost. Over her uniform she wears a dark green skirt and a beige hooded cloak. She has an overall stoic though pyromaniacal disposition along with some unusual fangirlish tendencies as she's highly fond of Lost and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (the former referencing the use of Apple IIIs in Lost, the latter as a silly reference to SOS).

See also:

• Apple III Chaos: Apple's First Failure