The AAPL Collection

Today we reunited the Master with one of his creations…what an amazing experience!

An original Apple-1 has just sold at auction for $571,500. This example appears to be completely original and working.

It’s both exhilarating and slightly nerve-wracking to power on the 1976 Apple-1 computer in our collection. This is a necessary task to maintain some of the components that might otherwise fail due to prolonged disuse. However, using a computer that’s almost 50 years old and equipped with all original components comes with its own set of risks. If a component were to fail, sourcing period-correct replacement parts for a hand-assembled computer can be a challenging task.

A recent gem added to the collection: an ultra-rare clear case prototype of the original Macintosh Portable from 1989. This particular unit was given to Apple engineer Dick Craddock in appreciation of his work on the project, including the design of one of the first custom ASICs used in a portable Apple device. We are grateful to Dick and his wife Trina for graciously donating this pristine example to the collection. The Macintosh Portable was Apple’s first serious attempt at mobile computing. It featured a full-size keyboard, a sharp active-matrix display, and a lead-acid battery that offered up to 16 hours of runtime. At nearly 16 pounds, it was portable in name more than in practice, but it broke new ground in performance and custom hardware integration. Today it represents an important chapter in Apple’s evolution and a reminder that innovation sometimes comes in very heavy packages.

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Happy 40th Birthday  Macintosh!

This is a real challenge.

Now imagine if we had the keyboards from the current iMacs… 💙💚🩶💜🧡❤️

Black Macs are back! 🖤

@hawkinsw It’s the print edition of this book: book.stevejobsarchive.com

@AAPLcollection Who is in that picture?? Is that Steve??

Where’s your happy place?

We love having visitors!

Information superhighway.

Our 1977 Apple II on display at a private event last summer in Cupertino…what should we do this summer?

The @verge has posted a cool YouTube video about the Apple Lisa and it’s influence on modern computers: Inside the flop that changed Apple forever youtu.be/pcYX-2uWwsk

Newly vintage: 2013 Apple Mac Pro.

Microsoft was founded on April 4, 1975. We’re celebrating our 48th year in style. 🤘 #NewProfilePic

Microsoft Applesoft TASC by Jim Peak (1981) devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20…

It’s all about the ecosystem… 

Modems…who remembers modems? Have any of you ever used an Apple dial-up modem? Apple sold their own dual-up modems from 1983 until 2009. The first Apple modem topped out 300 baud, and the last was 56 kilobaud. Who can name all the Apple modems in this photo? Who can name all the Apple modems missing from this photo?