Core Memory: Photographs of Vintage Computers

Apple I, 1976

Apple I, 1976
Initially conceived by Steve Wozniak (a.k.a. "Woz") as a build-it-yourself kit computer, Apple I was the precursor to the immensely popular Apple II. Along with friend Steve Jobs, Wozniak sold 50 of the units to a shop in Mountain View, Calif. The suggested retail price: $666.

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