Igeekphone, March 27 news, Apple began to force the computer platform in the 1980s, its main product is the Apple II, followed by the launch of an upgraded version of the Apple III, in addition to the launch of Lisa and Macintosh.
In addition to the four devices already in the public eye, Apple was working ona fifth computing device, named Jonathan.
In his book Inventing the Future, John Buck writes that beginning in the fall of 1984, Jonathan Fitch, an Apple engineer, began advancing the Jonathan device.
After finishing work on the IIgs, Fitch, a hardware engineer, was concerned about the Apple II’s successor and wanted to design a new computer based on the MOTOROLA 68030 chip that would meet the needs of both business and high-end applications, as well as for home users.
Inspired by the “open” architectural ideas of the Apple II, Fitch proposed a modular approach. He designed a neat “quasi-system” modular scheme to which users could add a series of “book” modules containing hardware for running Apple II, Mac, UNIX, and DOS software, as well as other modules with disk drives or networking capabilities.
Beginners, intermediate and high-end users can all use the same basic hardware, and they can then configure and enhance their own systems, as shown below:
