Although the Apple III Plus had helped bboost/b the installed base to an estimated 120000 units, Apple abruptly dropped the line on April 24, 1984. ?While the Apple III is an excellent business computer,? wrote David Fradin, Apple III business unit manager, b....../b Courtesy of Reuters/Jim bBourg/b/Archive Photos. When the smiling face of Bill Gates appeared before them during the keynote at the Macworld Expo in Boston (left), many in the crowd voiced their displeasure by booing, ...