British technology news and opinion website The Register reports that another Apple-1 is about to hit the auction block. Says The Reg: This Apple-1 was acquired from Adam Schoolsky, a friend of Apple founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, for $3,500 in 1994 by David Larson, a former professor at Virginia Tech. Gets your wallets […]
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Apple-1 to be auctioned by Breker on May 20
On May 20, 2017, another Apple-1 will hit the auction block. MacRumors reports that it will include “the original manual and documentation, the receipt for the motherboard and cassette recorder, and even a record of telephone conversations with Steve Jobs and Wozniak.” It appears to be Apple-1 #14, as detailed in Mike Willegal’s Apple-1 Registry. […]
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Apple-1 clone Mimeo 1 finds a new home
Prolific hardware developer Mike Willegal has handed off management of his original Apple-1 clone, the Mimeo 1. The boards were first made commercially available in 2010 and “have been sold to vintage computer buffs around the world”, writes Willegal. “However, the learning part of the process, which is one of things that keeps me interested […]
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Happy 40th Birthday Apple 1
The Sydney Morning Herald has a nice write-up on today, April 11th 2016, being the Apple 1’s 40th Birthday.
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Is the Apple-1 “gold rush” over?
This Apple-1, described by Bonhams Auctions as, “in nearly perfect condition” was put up for auction in September with a starting bid of $300,000. It bears the number 01-0059, indicating it was one of the batch Apple sold to The Byte Shop. Bonhams expected the computer to go for as much as $500,000 and stated, […]
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Arduino-based Apple 1 emulator on Hackaday
Alex Bowen’s Arduino-based Apple 1 emulator was posted on Hackaday. You can read more about his college advanced microprocessors project here.
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Someone tossed an original Apple 1 in the trash (whoops)
Queue the sad trombone and read about it here.
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Bonhams to auction rare Apple 1
Another rare Apple 1 has turned up for auction. This Apple 1 is verified as working (always a bonus) and will be sold by auction house Bonhams in New York, on October 22nd, 2014. The Apple 1 was acquired in 1980 by John Anderson, a founding member of the AppleSiders User Group of Cincinnati, Ohio […]
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Introducing PLASMA 123 (1][///) Preview
Some of you may remember my earlier work on PLASMA, the Proto Language AsSeMbler for Apple. Some of you may even know it will be the language of Lawless Legends (https://www.facebook.com/LawlessLegends). But now, with a flurry of previous concepts and new ideas developed for the LL implementation, comes PLASMA 123. Why 123? Because it runs […]
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Briel Replica 1 Plus announced
Vince Briel’s Replica 1 10th Anniversary limited edition boards have sold out, but the same design is available now as the ‘Replica 1 Plus’. The only things that are different on this board are the color (green vs. red) and the silk-screened name. The Replica 1 Plus is available assembled for USD $199, or as […]