Ur-Apple

Apple I was of computers for home user, developed by Steve Wozniak, who became the first computer model of the company Apple computer. 1975 worked Steve Wozniak for the computer manufacturer Hewlett-Packard, where he recognized that the costs of the components were so far pleased computers that a computer for home users would have to be carried out be able. On this idea he began to work with its friend Steve job in the coming months.

Apple I on 1 April 1976 at a meeting of the Homebrew computer club was presented and was that at that time first a plate computers. It was equipped with a video interface (was limited to black-and-white text), 8 KByte dynamic RAM, a keyboard and the microprocessor 6502 of Rockwell International (produces from MOS Technologies). The actual computer was supplied in individual parts and had to be built up by the owner.

The idea with a housing from wood of the provided Apple I was taken up after the conception of the computer of the local computer dealer The byte Shop, which ordered 100 devices with Wozniak and jobs. These 100 devices had to be supplied however fully developed - that was the condition byte of the Shops.

Altogether during one period from 10 months about 200 Apple I were sold to a price per unit of 666,66 US Dollar; afterwards Apple I by the not compatible Apple II was replaced, which became world success.

Because of the small number of items belongs Apple I today to the most expensive pieces of collecting tank in the computer range. Five to six-digit US Dollar of prices is to have been paid.

Reproduction

A software-compatible clone Apple of the I (Replica I) was copied 2003, which uses modern circuits. The list price amounts to for instance US$ 200.

Literature

• Linzmayer, Owen W. (2000), Apple - strictly confidential! , Midas management publishing house AG, CH-8004 Zurich, copyright 2000, ISBN 3-907100-12-3
• Owad, Tom (2005). Apple I Replica Creation: Bake ton the garage. Skirt country, mA: Syngress Publishing, copyright 2005, ISBN 1-931836-40-X

Related links

• Apple I article with Apple-History.com
• http://www.zock.com/8-Bit/D_Apple-I.HTML 8-Bit-Nirvana: Apple I
• http://www.brielcomputers.com/ Replica 1 a clone Apple of the I of computer
• http://www.applefritter.com/apple1 Apple I user club
• http://lowendmac.com/orchard/05/0509.html of the Ur-predecessors of the Mac: Apple I

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