Apple One
Posted: October 8, 2011 Filed under: More FC3, Video | Tags: 1976, Apple, Creativity, History, Innovation, Mac, Macintosh, Silicone Valley, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Think Different, Wikipedia, youtube 1 CommentInnovation takes time.
The original Apple Computer, also known retroactively as the Apple I, or Apple-1, is a personal computer released by the Apple Computer Company (now Apple Inc.) in 1976. 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, and to finance its creation, Jobs sold his only means of transportation, a VW van. It was demonstrated in April 1976 at the Homebrew Computer Club in Palo Alto, California.
The Apple I went on sale in July 1976 at a price of US $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.
Noteworthy Links
Apple 1 - Museum of American History, Washington DC
Original Apple 1 Advertisement
Apple's Product Timeline (Unidentified Source)
It’s OK to Think Different
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