Many believe that the Apple I was the first machine released by Apple. And it's true. But even before developing this product, its creators Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak unsurprisingly carried out some tests in their garage. And one of them apparently adopted the name “Apple A“, during its manufacture during 1976 in California.
Apple 1 Registry, looking for this kind of nugget, was able to get his hands on a photo of the prototype in question. We clearly recognize its printed circuit, immortalized in Polaroid snapshots provided byPaul Terrell. The merchant was the manager of the Byte Shop and was the first to open a store selling personal computers.
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Memories are missing
According to the American, these photos were in fact captured when Jobs and Wozniak went to his store to show him the Apple I. We therefore assume that it is indeed, in the images, aMVP(minimum viable product) intended simply to be presented but not yet to the general public. The only downside: the only co-founder of Apple still alive doesn't remember it at all,even though he knew how to answer a key question on another of his devices dating from the same period.
According to the registrationApple Afound in the photos, it however seems quite clear that this is not a “simple” Apple I. Moreover, the most attentive will be able to notice that the arrangement of the components on the motherboard differs slightly from this model.
Disappeared ?
Unfortunately, for the few enthusiasts who might want to treat themselves to such a rarity, it is quite possible that it is no longer in this world. Steve Wozniak also mentioned that afireoccurred in his house previously, an event which could have destroyed certain pieces of his collection.
At least, this will perhaps be good news for Steve Jobs who did not really appreciate autographs and other auctions on relics linked to the history of the Apple brand.The price can exceed a million euros for a well-preserved Apple I.
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