The Apple IIGS was an awkward collision of the Apple II and Macintosh approaches.<p>Edit: This comment originally went on to briefly describe the Apple IIGS, then tell a long-winded personal story. But I&#x27;ve moved that to its own blog post:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;mwcampbell.us&#x2F;blog&#x2F;apple-iigs.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;mwcampbell.us&#x2F;blog&#x2F;apple-iigs.html</a>