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It was just a popular stylization of the roman numeral that stood out, and more accurately reflected the logo on the actual device: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Apple_II_typical_configuration_1977.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Apple_II_typical_configur...