{"product_id":"apple-ii-plus-1979-1982","title":"Apple II Plus (1979-1982)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApple II Plus \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Apple II Plus, introduced in June 1979 for $1,195, was the refined successor to the original Apple II and the machine that solidified Apple’s dominance in the home and educational markets. Its most significant upgrade was a new, built-in version of the BASIC programming language that easily handled decimals, allowing for much more complex scientific and financial calculations. The II Plus also debuted an auto-start feature that eliminated the need for users to manually type in complex computer-code commands just to start up a disk; instead, the computer automatically searched for the floppy drive the moment the power switch was flipped. Packaged with a healthy amount of memory for its time and featuring eight internal expansion slots for add-on hardware, this rugged beige computer with the iconic rainbow logo became the welcoming face of personal computing for a generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcquired from: \u003c\/strong\u003eElephants Trunk Flea Market\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Apple Computer, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Apple II Plus","offer_id":53899929354550,"sku":null,"price":1979.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0740\/4447\/3654\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_84214524-c40a-422c-86ab-32ad3b3da262.png?v=1776032126","url":"https:\/\/www.westporttechmuseum.com\/products\/apple-ii-plus-1979-1982","provider":"Westport Tech Museum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}