Submission + - Before Beats: A Walk Through Apple's Digital Music History, 1977 to 2014 (readwrite.com)
Dan Rowinski writes: "By 1986, however, the Apple II had evolved into the 16-bit Apple IIgs (the “gs" stands for “graphics and sound”), a precociously audio-savvy machine featuring a wavetable music synthesizer—a first for personal computing at the time. The Apple IIgs commanded a loyal following all the way through 1992, when the Macintosh line took the Apple II’s baton."