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They were general purpose computers. You could do BASIC or machine language and run other software on them. Lots of software developers grew up on those.

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Definitely true, especially considering the original Apple II, whose base model came with 4K of RAM and didn't include a floating point BASIC.

Of course the real Apple II competitor from Sinclair was the ZX Spectrum.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spectrum

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