Introducing Apple I, The First «pre-Mac» Device Developed By The Apple Inc.
The Apple I computer was released by Steven Wozniak and Steve Jobs in April 1976. This was the first pre-Mac device developed by Apple Inc. The computer contained a MOStek 6502 chip, and an 8-bit microprocessor that was designed by MOS Technology in 1975. At the time, this chip was the least expensive full-featured microprocessor on the market.
The Apple I was a desktop computer, and Apple’s first product. To finance the creation of the Apple I, Jobs sold his only means for motorized transportation, a VW Microbus, for a few hundred dollars. Wozniak also sold his HP-65 calculator for $500. Wozniak also stated that Jobs planned to sell his bicycle if necessary to finance the Apple I.
The Apple I computer was presented to the public in July 1976 at the Homebrew Computer Club in Palo Alto, California.
The Apple I production was discontinued on September 30, 1977. This was due to the introduction of its successor, the Apple II, on June 10, 1977. Byte magazine referred to the Apple II as part of the “1977 Trinity” of personal computing (along with the PET 2001 and the TRS-80).
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