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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Apple-1 Registry gets an overhaul
With all the recent news about Apple-1 computers fetching the 21st century equivalent of a king’s ransom seemingly every few months, and more and more units emerging from storage units, garages and attics, Mike Willegal decided it was time to give his Apple-1 Registry a facelift. Â The new layout features a clickable table of units […]
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Open Apple #29 (July 2013): Mike Willegal, Apple-1, cons, and films
This month on Open Apple, the Apple II community’s only monthly podcast, Mike and Ken chat with Mike Willegal, Apple-1 and Apple II reproduction expert extraordinaire. His topic is hot this month: five Apple-1 computers were simultaneously on display at the History San Jose museum; one is being auctioned online; Willegal was interviewed for a […]
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Latest batch of Mimeo-1s to go on sale
The latest batch of Mike Willegal’s Mimeo-1 Apple-1 replica kits is scheduled to go on sale shortly. Willegal has upped the revision number to 1.01 to go with some changes he made to the latest version: What follows is summary of changes. 1) I changed the solder mask to matte. I’ve had a few people […]
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Mike Willegal’s SUPERPROTO general sales now available
Mike Willegal announced that he is now selling his SUPERPROTO Apple II prototyping kits and PCBs: I’m going to open up general sales of SUPERPROTO kits and PCBs. Price will be $65 for a SUPERPROTO kit. Bare PCBs (no components) are going to be $35 each. I’m also offering a bundle deal of 4 bare […]
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VCF East 8.0 this weekend
The latest iteration of the Vintage Computer Festival East is taking place this weekend in Wall Township, New Jersey. Â At 9:30 am on Saturday, May 5, VCF East 8.0 kicks off a weekend of retro-computing fun at the InfoAge Science Center. Â The festivities run through Sunday evening and this year looks to be a great […]
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A Conversation with Howard Cantin
Howard Cantin is the artist who laid out the PCB designs for the Apple-1 and the first Apple IIs, as well as several early Atari products for Nolan Bushnell. Mike Willegal, creator of the Brain Board and the Mimeo 1 Apple-1 replica kit (among other things), interviewed Cantin by phone yesterday. While the conversation wasn’t […]
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Bare Mimeo PCBs available again
Mike Willegal has announced that as of today, a limited quantity of bare Mimeo PCBs is available for hobbyists who want to put together their own Mimeo 1, Mike’s Apple-1 replica. Full kits are expected to be available later this summer. A bare PCB can be had for US $150. More details are available at […]