Apple I
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The Apple I, also known as the Apple-1, was an early personal computer. They were designed and hand-built by Steve Wozniak. Wozniak's friend Steve Jobs had the idea of selling the computer. The Apple I was Apple's first product, demonstrated in April 1976 at the Homebrew Computer Club in Palo Alto, California. It went on sale in July 1976 at a price of $666.66, because Wozniak liked repeating digits and because they originally sold it to a local shop for $500 and added a one-third markup. About 200 units were produced. Unlike other hobbyist computers of its day, which were sold as kits, the Apple I was a fully assembled circuit board containing about 60+ chips. However, to make a working computer, users still had to add a case, power supply transformers, power switch, ASCII keyboard, and composite video display. An optional board providing a cassette interface for storage was later released at a cost of $75.
The Apple I's built-in computer terminal circuitry was distinctive. All one needed was a keyboard and an inexpensive television set. Competing machines such as the Altair 8800 generally were programmed with front-mounted toggle switches and used indicator lights (red LEDs, most commonly) for output, and had to be extended with separate hardware to allow connection to a computer terminal or a teletypewriter machine. This made the Apple I an innovative machine for its day. In April 1977 the price was dropped to $475.. It continued to be sold through August 1977, despite the introduction of the Apple II in April 1977, which began shipping in June of that year. Apple had dropped the Apple 1 from its price list by October 1977, officially discontinuing it.
As of 2008, an estimated 30 to 50 Apple I computers are still known to exist, making it a very rare collector's item. An Apple I reportedly sold for $50,000 USD at auction in 1999, Another apparently sold for $50,000 USD in 2010 (serial number 82); however, a more typical price for an Apple I is in the $14,000–$16,000 range. In 2009, one sold for $17,500.
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Emulators, clones, and replicas
A software-compatible clone of the Apple I (Replica 1) produced using modern components, was released in 2003 at a price of around $200. Other replicas and do-it-yourself kits and instructions are available.
The Multi Emulator Super System emulator also supports the Apple I.
Timeline of Apple II family models
References
- ^ IOL Technology - Co-founder tells his side of Apple story
- ^ NPR : A Chat with Computing Pioneer Steve Wozniak
- ^ "Video: Wozniak: $666.66 seemed like a good idea". CNET News. 2005-11-07. http://news.cnet.com/1606-2-5937610.html. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ^ Wozniak, Steven: "iWoz", page 180. W. W. Norton, 2006. ISBN 978-0-393-06143-7
- ^ April 1977 Price List | Applefritter
- ^ Bill of Sale | Applefritter
- ^ October 1977 Price List | Applefritter
- ^ replica I - the apple I(c) clone, retrieved 2009-08-15
- ^ replica I at official Briel computers web site, retrieved 2008-08-15
- ^ Gagne, Ken Image gallery: Building an Apple-1 replica from scratch, Computerworld, 2009-08-14, story with pictures for assembling a Briel replica I from a kit, retrieved 2009-08-15
- ^ Owad, Tom Apple I Replica Creation, retrieved 2009-08-15
- ^ A-one, retrieved 2009-08-15
- ^ Apple I, retrieved 2008-08-15
- Price, Rob, So Far:the First Ten Years of a Vision, Apple Computer, Cupertino, CA, 1987, ISBN 1-55693-974-4
- Owad, Tom (2005). Apple I Replica Creation: Back to the Garage. Rockland, MA: Syngress Publishing. Copyright © 2005. ISBN 1-931836-40-X
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Apple I |
- Apple I Owners Club
- Macintosh Prehistory: The Apple I
- My Apple I project on www.sbprojects.com
- Apple I Operational Manual
- John Calande III blog - Building the Apple I clone
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Apple I 1976 |
Succeeded by Apple II |
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