Apple I

1970

Similar to the Mimeo 1, but is made using the same materials and same obsolete processing technique commonly used in the 1970s.

1975

This Apple product is $3,128.90 in 2021. Production was discontinued on September 30, 1977, after the June 10, 1977 introduction of its successor, the Apple II, which Byte magazine referred to as part of the "1977 Trinity" of personal computing (along with the PET 2001 from Commodore Business Machines and the TRS-80 Model I from Tandy Corporation). ==History== On March 5, 1975, Steve Wozniak attended the first meeting of the Homebrew Computer Club in Gordon French's garage.

1976

The Apple Computer 1, originally released as the Apple Computer and known later as the Apple I, or Apple-1, is a desktop computer released by the Apple Computer Company (now Apple Inc.) in 1976.

Wozniak demonstrated the first prototype in July 1976 at the Homebrew Computer Club in Palo Alto, California.

To fulfill the $25,000 order, they obtained $20,000 in parts at 30 days net and delivered the finished product in 10 days. The Apple I went on sale in July 1976 at a price of , because Wozniak "liked repeating digits" and because of a one-third markup on the $500 wholesale price. The first unit produced was used in a high school math class, and donated to Liza Loop's public-access computer center.

Copson's Apple I was once again listed on eBay, where it sold for US$236,100.03 on April 23, 2015. On November 24, 2012, a working Apple I was sold at auction by Auction Team Breker for €400,000 (US$515,000). On May 25, 2013, a functioning 1976 model was sold for a then-record €516,000 (US$668,000) in Cologne.

The sale included a keyboard, custom case, original manual and a check labeled "Purchased July 1976 from Steve Jobs in his parents' garage in Los Altos". On May 30, 2015, a woman reportedly dropped off boxes of electronics for disposal at an electronics recycling center in the Silicon Valley of Northern California.

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1977

This Apple product is $3,128.90 in 2021. Production was discontinued on September 30, 1977, after the June 10, 1977 introduction of its successor, the Apple II, which Byte magazine referred to as part of the "1977 Trinity" of personal computing (along with the PET 2001 from Commodore Business Machines and the TRS-80 Model I from Tandy Corporation). ==History== On March 5, 1975, Steve Wozniak attended the first meeting of the Homebrew Computer Club in Gordon French's garage.

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.

In October 1977, the Apple I was officially discontinued and removed from Apple's price list.

2001

This Apple product is $3,128.90 in 2021. Production was discontinued on September 30, 1977, after the June 10, 1977 introduction of its successor, the Apple II, which Byte magazine referred to as part of the "1977 Trinity" of personal computing (along with the PET 2001 from Commodore Business Machines and the TRS-80 Model I from Tandy Corporation). ==History== On March 5, 1975, Steve Wozniak attended the first meeting of the Homebrew Computer Club in Gordon French's garage.

2003

A software-compatible clone, produced using modern components, released in 2003 at a price of around $150. PE6502: Created by Jason Putnam.

2011

Copson's board had previously been listed on eBay in December 2011, with a starting bid of $170,000 and failed to sell.

2012

The computer was brought to Polytechnic University of Turin where it was fixed and used to run the BASIC programming language. On June 15, 2012, a working Apple I was sold at auction by Sotheby's for a then-record $374,500, more than double the expected price.

This unit is on display at the Nexon Computer Museum in Jeju City, South Korea. In October 2012, a non-working Apple I from the estate of former Apple Computer employee Joe Copson was put up for auction by Christie's, but found no bidder who was willing to pay the starting price of US$80,000 (£50,000).

Copson's Apple I was once again listed on eBay, where it sold for US$236,100.03 on April 23, 2015. On November 24, 2012, a working Apple I was sold at auction by Auction Team Breker for €400,000 (US$515,000). On May 25, 2013, a functioning 1976 model was sold for a then-record €516,000 (US$668,000) in Cologne.

Buyers are expected to assemble the kits themselves. Newton 1: Created by Michael Ng and released in 2012.

An accurate PCB copy of original Apple 1 was researched in 2012–2014.

2013

These recovered boards were then destroyed by Apple, contributing to their rarity today. ==Collectors' item== As of 2013, sixty-three Apple I computers have been confirmed to exist.

Copson's Apple I was once again listed on eBay, where it sold for US$236,100.03 on April 23, 2015. On November 24, 2012, a working Apple I was sold at auction by Auction Team Breker for €400,000 (US$515,000). On May 25, 2013, a functioning 1976 model was sold for a then-record €516,000 (US$668,000) in Cologne.

An old business transaction letter from Jobs also was included, as well as the original owner's manual. On June 24, 2013, an Apple I was listed by Christie's as part of a special online-only auction lot called "First Bytes: Iconic Technology From the Twentieth Century." Bidding ran through July 9, 2013.

The unit sold for $390,000. In November 2013, a working unit speculated to have been part of the original lot of 50 boards delivered to the Byte Shop was listed by Auction Team Breker for €180,000 ($242,820), but failed to sell during the auction.

2014

The board also bears Wozniak's signature. In October 2014, a working, early Apple I was sold at auction for $905,000 to the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.

The auction was run by Bonhams. On December 13, 2014, a fully functioning, early Apple I was sold at auction for $365,000 by auction house Christie's.

2015

Copson's Apple I was once again listed on eBay, where it sold for US$236,100.03 on April 23, 2015. On November 24, 2012, a working Apple I was sold at auction by Auction Team Breker for €400,000 (US$515,000). On May 25, 2013, a functioning 1976 model was sold for a then-record €516,000 (US$668,000) in Cologne.

The sale included a keyboard, custom case, original manual and a check labeled "Purchased July 1976 from Steve Jobs in his parents' garage in Los Altos". On May 30, 2015, a woman reportedly dropped off boxes of electronics for disposal at an electronics recycling center in the Silicon Valley of Northern California.

It is the company's practice to give back 50% of the proceeds to the original owner when an item is sold, so they want to find the mystery donor. On September 21, 2015, an Apple I bearing the Byte Shop number 01-0059 was listed by Bonhams Auctions as part of their "History of Science and Technology" auction with a starting bid of US$300,000.

2017

The for-profit internet company that raises funds for nonprofit organizations declared that ten percent of the proceeds will go to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, based in New York. On April 15, 2017, an Apple I removed from Steve Jobs's office by Apple quality control engineer Don Hutmacher was placed on display at Museum + Labs.

2018

This previously unknown unit was purchased from Hutmacher's heirs for an undisclosed amount. On September 25, 2018, a functioning Apple I was purchased at a Dallas auction for $375,000 by an anonymous buyer. As of January 23, 2020, a functioning, registered Apple I is listed on eBay for US$1,750,000. ==Serial numbers== Both Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak have stated that Apple did not assign serial numbers to the Apple l.

2020

This previously unknown unit was purchased from Hutmacher's heirs for an undisclosed amount. On September 25, 2018, a functioning Apple I was purchased at a Dallas auction for $375,000 by an anonymous buyer. As of January 23, 2020, a functioning, registered Apple I is listed on eBay for US$1,750,000. ==Serial numbers== Both Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak have stated that Apple did not assign serial numbers to the Apple l.

2021

This Apple product is $3,128.90 in 2021. Production was discontinued on September 30, 1977, after the June 10, 1977 introduction of its successor, the Apple II, which Byte magazine referred to as part of the "1977 Trinity" of personal computing (along with the PET 2001 from Commodore Business Machines and the TRS-80 Model I from Tandy Corporation). ==History== On March 5, 1975, Steve Wozniak attended the first meeting of the Homebrew Computer Club in Gordon French's garage.




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