Apparat, Inc.

Apparat, Inc., was an American software developer, peripheral manufacturer, mail order company, and retailer active from 1978 to 1988 and primarily based in Denver, Colorado. They are best known for NewDos/80, an alternative operating system to TRSDOS for Tandy Corporation's TRS-80 line of home computers, sold through their Radio Shack stores. Apparat themselves sold modified TRS-80s through their mail order catalog. The company pivoted to selling peripherals for the IBM Personal Computer in 1982, continuing in this market until Apparat went defunct in 1988.

Apparat, Inc.
Company typePrivate
Industry
  • Computer hardware
  • Computer software
Founded1978 (1978) in Denver, Colorado
Founders
  • Jim Lauletta
  • Clifford Ide
Defunct1988 (1988)
FateDissolution
ProductsNewDos/80
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