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The Apple-1, released in 1976 by Steve Wozniak & Steve Jobs, was clearly a groundbreaking design for the time, and is truly one of the pioneer systems of the microcomputer revolution, despite there only having been around 200 manufactured in total. Built around a low cost 6502 microprocessor and containing a built-in "TV-typewriter", the Apple-1 was one of the first computers sold display-ready out of the box, not requiring any additional expansion cards or software to work with a monitor (or plain old TV, with an RF modulator) - although it was still up to the purchaser to supply the power transformers, keyboard, and cabinet (or simple plywood board, in at least some cases) to mount the board and parts.

The only built-in "language" was the machine code of the 6502 processor itself, accessible in raw hexadecimal using the monitor program supplied in ROM. BASIC was later made available on Cassette tape, along with a cassette tape interface board that plugged in to the single expansion slot.

This Apple-1 is a replica built using a PC board that very closely mimics the exact layout of the original Apple-1 board, and the complete original chip set used by the Apple-1. It is mounted on a plywood board in the style of the original Apple-1 basement/garage users - not quite as fancy or innovative as some of the full cases original Apple-1's were put into, but for this exhibit OK because it allows the board itself to be shown in more detail. This collection also contains a functional Apple-1 Prototype replica, and within that exhibit are contained several "DIY" articles for the Apple-1, as well as additional pictures of this Apple-1 next to the prototype, and in action with some of the add-on items.

Image Gallery
NOTE: Images beginning with 100 and up are larger versions of the same numbered lower resolution images +100.  Not all images appear in high resolution format.

000 Apple1 Top Cover (jpg, 247 KB)	001 Apple1 Top (jpg, 349 KB)	002 Apple1 Front (jpg, 251 KB)	003 Apple1 Front Keypad (jpg, 252 KB)	004 Apple1 Top (jpg, 282 KB)
005 Apple1 Side (jpg, 244 KB)	006 Apple1 Action Shot (jpg, 420 KB)	007 Apple1 Action Shot (jpg, 395 KB)	101 Apple1 Top LG (jpg, 1.5 MB)	104 Apple1 Top LG (jpg, 2.0 MB)

Other Items In This Exhibit
Briel Computers Apple-1 Serial Interface

Related Exhibits
Apple-1 Prototype
Apple-1 Keytronics Keyboard Adapter
Keytronics Keyboard Hex Keypad Conversion

Library Documents
Main Apple-1 Library
Original Apple-1 Manual (pdf scan)
Apple/Apple-1/Manuals
Apple/Apple-1/Software
Apple/Apple-1/IC Reference Guides

Related Web Resources
Apple-1 Users Group at Applefritter.com

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