Historic 1984 Byte Magazine Announcing Apple Macintosh
From the description:
"This historic issue of Byte, the 'Small Systems Journal', was a study in contrasts, featuring Apple's new Macintosh on the front cover and the 'New' Tandy TRS-80 Model 2000 on the back. Inside, a preview of the Apple Macintosh and an interview with the Macintosh design team.
CONDITION (see photos): The magazine is fully intact and in great shape, with minimal fraying at the corners and the edges of the front cover".
Today we return to the informative "This Week in Apple History" series at The Mac Observer. The December 1-11 entry in the series by Owen Linzmayer & Bryan Chaffin is entitled, "Byte Opens, Star Trek Demo, NeXT vs. Be".
Our friend Alfred has just posted this cool demo of his NeXT Cube!
From his intro:
"In this video, with a run time of 53 minutes, I give a cursory overview of the hardware and operating system centric to the NeXT Computer.
When Steve Jobs was stripped of all managerial rights at Apple in 1985, he resigned and started NeXT.
In the mid 90's, when Apple was in dire straights for a modern, multitasking operating system, they looked to purchase Be for their BeOS. When that deal fell through, they negotiated with NeXT.
With the purchase, which was for about $500 million, not only did they get the NextStep/OpenStep OS, they also got back Steve Jobs.
The acquisition of NeXT, which was orchestrated by the current Apple CEO, Gil Amelio, saved the company from pending disaster.
So, join me for a some time-travel to 1990, where I will give you a peek at the roots of the modern Mac OS X operating system which many of us enjoy and use today."
An article at The DigiBarn Computer Museum by the late Jef Raskin.
From the story:
"By the 1990s, most kids had been exposed to computers. Not everybody used them or had one, but everybody knew about them.
I was not particularly different, I ran into a computer shortly before I was to go to high school, and was dazzled by the power and potential of programming. However, by extraordinary good luck, I met Merlin. Merlin's magic warped time for me so that my introduction to computers and programming occurred in the 1950s, instead of the 1990s. This put me 40 years ahead of my time, and I was later to make use of this privilege to create the Macintosh project, which may well have jumped the progress of personal computers ahead by a few years."
From the description:
• Original Apple II (NOT II+)
• Integer ROMS including Programmer's Aid #1
• The very first rev. 0 logic board, unmolested, w/ light green slots
• Original case and lid
• 48K RAM
• FULLY WORKING, Clean with no engravings.
• Sturdy metal carrying/shipping case.
• Monitor NOT included
"The revision 0 Apple II is the rarest and most desirable of the Apple II line (about 5000 made, very few surviving). This is a clean very early original Apple II, serial # A2S1-2812. The logic board serial is 3098. The first rev 0 logic boards had light green slot connectors and this is one of those highly-desirable examples. Most revision 0 boards were modified to add more hi-res colors (blue and orange) and a 'color killer' circuit that was standard on later revisions... This one is as delivered from the factory with no modifications. It will display the rev 0 hi-res colors of purple, green, black and white (see photo). The computer is fully working, including all keys on the keyboard".
Today we return to the informative "This Week in Apple History" series at The Mac Observer. The November 21-31 entry in the series by Owen Linzmayer & Bryan Chaffin is entitled, "Steve Calls Gil, NeXT, Toy Story".
Dynamac; The Macintosh Clone EL-1701-A
Two in one week? We usually only feature one eBay item each week, but reader Steven F. sent us this tip on a cool clone for those portable collectors out there!
From the description:
"Vintage Apple Computer Make: Dynamac Model #: EL-1701-A Screen Size: 9" S/N: 4020M 10005 (Introduction Price February 01, 1987 MSRP: $7000.00) Designed In: U.S.A. Some of it's Features: Standard Hard Drive: 20 MB or 40 MB, Standard RAM: 1 MB, Built-in Display: 9" Monochrome, CPU: 8 MHz 68000 CPU. Please visit everymac.com for more on specs and features. What's Included: Dynamac Computer, a mouse and power chord. The Scoops: The Dynamac is in working condition. It powers on and off manually. It is a great addition to any vintage computer collection. Shipping Specs: This item will be shipped in a 22" x 22" x 6" sized box, & will weigh < 22 lbs. Condition: Great."
From the description:
"If you're reading this auction, you probably know how rare a Lisa 1 is - and this may be the nicest one in existence (less than 50 are known to exist).
In addition to a pristine exterior, it works! It boots up to System 1.0 and has a few applications installed on the external ProFile 5 MB hard drive. Included is the mouse and keyboard with pull-out instructions. No Twiggies ("Twiggy" floppy diskettes) or manuals are included.
The computer, keyboard and mouse are flawless. There isn't a single crack, scratch or speck of dirt. You would think that the machine was never used. There's no yellowing of the plastics, no screen burn-in.
Here are the model and serial numbers:
Lisa Serial No: B08B831590572
Lisa Applenet No: 00102973
Lisa Manufactured: B08B831590572
ProFile Model No: A9M005
ProFile Serial No: 134558
Keyboard Model No: A6MB101
Keyboard Serial No: 1009948
Today we return to the informative "This Week in Apple History" series at The Mac Observer. The November 14-20 entry in the series by Owen Linzmayer & Bryan Chaffin is entitled, "McIntosh, IIe Killed, Butt-Head Astronomer".
