EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
The Board of Directors
Apple Computer, Inc.
 
    We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements
(Nos. 2-70449, 2-77563, 2-85095, 33-00866, 33-24650, 33-31075, 33-40877,
33-47596, 33-57092, 33-57080, 33-53873, 33-53879, 33-53895, 33-60279, 33-60281,
333-07437, and 333-23725) on Forms S-8 and registration statements (No.
33-62310) on Form S-3 and (Nos. 333-10961 and 333-28191) on Forms S-3/A and
registration statement (No. 333-42025) on Forms S-4 and S-4/A of Apple Computer,
Inc. of our report dated October 15, 1997, relating to the consolidated balance
sheet of Apple Computer, Inc. and subsidiaries as of September 26, 1997, and the
related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity, and cash
flows for the year then ended, and the related schedule, which report appears in
the September 26, 1997 annual report on Form 10-K of Apple Computer, Inc.
 
                                          /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
 
San Jose, California
January 21, 1998