1977 – 1993retired
Apple II
“It put color graphics and VisiCalc in a plastic case, and never stopped being useful.”
“The middle child of the II family, holding the sound and color line without complaint.”
The Macintosh IIsi arrived in October 1990 as Apple's lower-cost entry into the Macintosh II family, slots neatly between the Macintosh LC and the pricier II models. It came with built-in sound support and could drive color displays at up to 640 × 480 pixels with 8-bit color, just like the LC. For people who wanted the II experience without the II price tag, it was the sensible sweet spot.
After two and a half years on the market, the IIsi was discontinued in March 1993, shortly after its replacement, the Centris 610, was introduced. It bowed out quietly, its work done. Some machines get cut short; the IIsi simply handed over the keys.
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“It put color graphics and VisiCalc in a plastic case, and never stopped being useful.”
“Enhanced in name, eternal in our hearts — lowercase letters never looked so good.”
“News in the blanking interval: America typed its answer to Ceefax, then the sets stopped listening.”