Strange Apple Mac? What is it?

MacintoshMaster · MacintoshMaster #1 (**permalink**)

01-03-2009, 08:27 PM

Hi,
I have found out about this computer.
What does it do?
How Old?
How much memory, Hard Drive etc...

cwa107 · cwa107 #2 (**permalink**)

01-03-2009, 09:26 PM

That would be an original 8-bit Apple I computer, the computer that launched Apple in the late 70's. It was fairly limited as I believe it used a teletype instead of a monitor (I might be mistaken in this regard). It's successor, the Apple II was Apple's first commercially successful computer, roughly comparable to a Commodore 64.

It had no hard drive, probably just a few KB of memory.

Check out Wikipedia, there's a world of information out there.

Apple I - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dysfunction · Dysfunction #3 (**permalink**)

01-03-2009, 10:30 PM

yea, there were no consumer level hard drives then.

MacintoshMaster · MacintoshMaster #4 (**permalink**)

01-04-2009, 07:24 AM

Where can I buy one from?

louishen · louishen #5 (**permalink**)

01-04-2009, 07:59 AM

you can buy a replica

Main Page - Briel Wiki

eric · eric #6 (**permalink**)

01-04-2009, 08:52 AM

weren't they just kits? i didn't think apple even sold an actual complete apple I did they?

cwa107 · cwa107 #7 (**permalink**)

01-04-2009, 08:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eric

weren't they just kits? i didn't think apple even sold an actual complete apple I did they?

According to Wikipedia, they did sell some pre-assembled.

Jumblemo · Jumblemo #8 (**permalink**)

01-04-2009, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacintoshMaster

Where can I buy one from?

I bought one of it's successors; the Apple IIe 64k, with green screen, and twin 5.25in drive, to run an accounting system in 1983. And God was it horrible!

Whilst you might want one for nostalgia value, it will not do anything remotely interesting or valuable for a modern Mac user.

I'd let sleeping technology die.

MacintoshMaster · MacintoshMaster #9 (**permalink**)

01-05-2009, 04:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jumblemo

I bought one of it's successors; the Apple IIe 64k, with green screen, and twin 5.25in drive, to run an accounting system in 1983. And God was it horrible!

Whilst you might want one for nostalgia value, it will not do anything remotely interesting or valuable for a modern Mac user.

I'd let sleeping technology die.

NERER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

technologist · technologist #10 (**permalink**)

01-05-2009, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jumblemo

I bought one of it's successors; the Apple IIe 64k, with green screen, and twin 5.25in drive, to run an accounting system in 1983. And God was it horrible!

Whilst you might want one for nostalgia value, it will not do anything remotely interesting or valuable for a modern Mac user.

I'd let sleeping technology die.

Yeah, you really ought to tell that to the Smithsonian, which is where the picture at the top was taken. I'm sure they have no idea what a hunk of obsolete junk they have in their collection.

cwa107 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 20, 2006 Location: Middletown, Pennsylvania Posts: 25,916 Mac Specs: 15" MBP, Core i7/2GHz, 8GB RAM, 256GB Crucial M4 SSD	01-03-2009, 09:26 PM That would be an original 8-bit Apple I computer, the computer that launched Apple in the late 70's. It was fairly limited as I believe it used a teletype instead of a monitor (I might be mistaken in this regard). It's successor, the Apple II was Apple's first commercially successful computer, roughly comparable to a Commodore 64. It had no hard drive, probably just a few KB of memory. Check out Wikipedia, there's a world of information out there. Apple I - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Liquid and computers don't mix. It might seem simple, but we see an incredible amount of people post here about spills. Keep drinks and other liquids away from your expensive electronics!
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