Mar 28, 2019 19:00:00

'Apple's own credit card' has existed for more than 30 years

On March 26, 2019, Apple announced its own credit card '

Apple Card ' to be used in conjunction with the iPhone at the special event ' Apple Special Event ' to announce their products and services. But this Apple Card is not Apple's first credit card, and Apple has announced credit cards several times before.

First Apple credit card issued long before the new Apple card
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Apple first released its own credit card in 1986. The first credit card ad was also included in the brochure of Apple IIe, an enhanced version of Apple II . Apple IIe brochures can be viewed on the Internet Archive.

The first Apple credit card announced in 1986 was made of plastic, and there were two types of cards: consumer cards and corporate cards. The credit limit of the personal card was $ 2500 (approximately 400,000 yen at the time value), and monthly payment could be made. The design with the Apple logo on the top left of the card is quite similar to the 'Apple Card' announced the other day.

If you use a corporate card, you do not need a down payment on installments. In addition, paying $ 1,498 (approximately 240,000 yen at the time value) seems to have the benefit of being able to replace an older PC such as the Apple Lisa or Macintosh XL with the new

Macintosh version equipped with the Hard Disk 20 .

The Apple credit cards in the 1990s have been redesigned to be white on the top and black on the bottom. The card number and the name of the card were marked in white on the black ground side.

Indeed, Apple has been operating the credit card business for more than 30 years before announcing the Apple Card.