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Apple 1 For Sale, Only One Owner…

Posted by Dave Mark on Nov 19, 2009 in Apple, Collectibles, History, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak

The first computer I ever owned (besides a computer I built from a kit when I was a kid) was an Apple IIe. That computer started my long, torrid love affair with Apple. The Apple IIe was a brilliant bit of engineering, and half the fun was peeking through memory, trying to figure out where all the cool stuff was hidden.

But before the Apple II series, there was the original, the Apple I, handcrafter by Woz and sold out of Steve Jobs’s parent’s garage for the most excellent price of $666.66. Really, that is the original price. For that price, you got a circuit board. You had to build a case, add a power supply, keyboard, and a TV. Here’s a picture from the Apple I wiki page:

Apple I

Want to buy an original Apple I? You are in luck. There’s one for sale on eBay. It is billed as “perhaps the best condition, best documented Apple 1 in existence.” The listing is pretty interesting. If any of you rich folks who read this blog are thinking what to buy me for a holiday present, this may be the best gift a true Apple fanboy could ever receive! :)

Here’s the eBay listing. Happy bidding!

– Dave

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Wine bottle from first ever Java conference, circa 1996…

Posted by Dave Mark on Feb 1, 2009 in Collectibles, Personal

I was going through some old boxes the other day and I came across this old wine bottle. Way back in May of 1996, Sun threw the very first Java conference, called JavaOne. Java was still a very new programming language and the entire conference fit in a single, relatively small ballroom. All the original Java luminaries were there, and every table was presented with a single bottle of Robert Mondavi wine in this beautiful cut-glass bottle. My guess is, there were probably a few dozen of these made. Anyone else ever run across one?

– Dave

JavaOne bottle

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