<s>
The	O
Apple	O
Computer	O
1	O
,	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
the	O
Apple	O
Computer	O
and	O
known	O
later	O
as	O
the	O
Apple	O
I	O
or	O
Apple-1	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
8-bit	O
desktop	B-Device
computer	I-Device
released	O
by	O
the	O
Apple	O
Computer	O
Company	O
(	O
now	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
)	O
in	O
1976	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	O
I	O
was	O
Apple	O
's	O
first	O
product	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
finance	O
its	O
creation	O
,	O
Wozniak	O
sold	O
his	O
HP-65	B-Device
calculator	O
for	O
$500	O
and	O
Jobs	O
sold	O
a	O
second	O
hand	O
VW	O
Microbus	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
hundred	O
dollars	O
(	O
Wozniak	O
later	O
said	O
that	O
Jobs	O
planned	O
instead	O
to	O
use	O
his	O
bicycle	O
to	O
get	O
around	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
1977	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
June	O
10	O
,	O
1977	O
introduction	O
of	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
which	O
Byte	B-Application
magazine	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
1977	O
Trinity	O
"	O
of	O
personal	B-Device
computing	I-Device
(	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
PET	O
2001	O
from	O
Commodore	O
Business	O
Machines	O
and	O
the	O
TRS-80	B-Device
Model	I-Device
I	I-Device
from	O
Tandy	O
Corporation	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
fund	O
this	O
small	O
venturetheir	O
first	O
companyJobs	O
sold	O
his	O
van	O
and	O
Wozniak	O
sold	O
his	O
HP-65	B-Device
calculator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Very	O
soon	O
after	O
,	O
Steve	O
Jobs	O
arranged	O
to	O
sell	O
"	O
something	O
like	O
50	O
"	O
completely-built	O
computers	O
to	O
the	O
Byte	B-Application
Shop	O
(	O
a	O
computer	O
store	O
in	O
Mountain	O
View	O
,	O
California	O
)	O
at	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jobs	O
had	O
managed	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
inventory	O
into	O
the	O
nation	O
's	O
first	O
four	O
storefront	O
microcomputer	O
retailers	O
:	O
Byte	B-Application
Shop	O
(	O
Palo	O
Alto	O
,	O
California	O
)	O
,	O
itty	O
bitty	O
machine	O
company	O
(	O
Evanston	O
,	O
Illinois	O
)	O
,	O
Data	O
Domain	O
(	O
Bloomington	O
,	O
Indiana	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Computer	O
Mart	O
(	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
sold	O
through	O
August	O
1977	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
in	O
April	O
1977	O
,	O
which	O
began	O
shipping	O
in	O
June	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Wozniak	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
person	O
who	O
could	O
answer	O
most	O
customer	O
support	O
questions	O
about	O
the	O
computer	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
offered	O
Apple	O
I	O
owners	O
discounts	O
and	O
trade-ins	O
for	O
Apple	B-Device
IIs	I-Device
to	O
persuade	O
them	O
to	O
return	O
their	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wozniak	O
's	O
design	O
originally	O
used	O
a	O
Motorola	B-Device
6800	I-Device
processor	O
,	O
which	O
cost	O
$175	O
,	O
but	O
when	O
MOS	B-Architecture
Technology	I-Architecture
introduced	O
the	O
much	O
cheaper	O
6502	B-General_Concept
microprocessor	I-General_Concept
( $25	O
)	O
he	O
switched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
optional	O
$75	O
plug-in	O
cassette	O
interface	O
card	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
store	O
programs	O
on	O
ordinary	O
audio	B-Device
cassette	I-Device
tapes	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	O
I	O
's	O
built-in	O
computer	B-General_Concept
terminal	I-General_Concept
circuitry	O
with	O
TV	O
composite	O
output	O
used	O
shift	B-General_Concept
registers	I-General_Concept
and	O
a	O
character	O
generator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
one	O
needed	O
was	O
a	O
television	O
set	O
and	O
a	O
ASCII	O
keyboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Competing	O
machines	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Altair	B-Architecture
8800	I-Architecture
generally	O
were	O
programmed	O
with	O
front-mounted	O
toggle	O
switches	O
and	O
used	O
indicator	O
lights	O
(	O
red	O
LEDs	O
,	O
most	O
commonly	O
)	O
for	O
output	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
extended	O
with	O
separate	O
hardware	O
to	O
allow	O
connection	O
to	O
a	O
computer	B-General_Concept
terminal	I-General_Concept
or	O
a	O
teletypewriter	B-Application
machine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
the	O
Apple	O
I	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
earlier	O
introduced	O
Sphere	B-Device
1	I-Device
and	O
other	O
hobbyist	O
microcomputers	O
,	O
an	O
innovative	O
machine	O
for	O
its	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1986	O
official	O
Apple	B-Device
IIe	I-Device
Owner	O
's	O
Guide	O
stated	O
"	O
Collectors	O
now	O
pay	O
between	O
$	O
10,000	O
and	O
$	O
15,000	O
for	O
an	O
Apple	O
I.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
website	O
Vintage	O
Computing	O
and	O
Gaming	O
reported	O
that	O
Apple	O
I	O
owner	O
Rick	O
Conte	O
was	O
looking	O
to	O
sell	O
his	O
unit	O
and	O
was	O
"	O
expecting	O
a	O
price	O
in	O
excess	O
of	O
U.S.	O
"	O
The	O
site	O
later	O
reported	O
Conte	O
had	O
donated	O
the	O
unit	O
to	O
the	O
Maine	O
Personal	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Museum	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
an	O
Apple	O
I	O
was	O
listed	O
by	O
Christie	O
's	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
special	O
online-only	O
auction	O
lot	O
called	O
"	O
First	O
Bytes	B-Application
:	O
Iconic	O
Technology	O
From	O
the	O
Twentieth	O
Century.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
a	O
working	O
unit	O
speculated	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
lot	O
of	O
50	O
boards	O
delivered	O
to	O
the	O
Byte	B-Application
Shop	O
was	O
listed	O
by	O
Auction	O
Team	O
Breker	O
for	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
failed	O
to	O
sell	O
during	O
the	O
auction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
board	O
was	O
marked	O
"	O
01-0046	O
,	O
"	O
matching	O
the	O
numbering	O
placed	O
on	O
other	O
units	O
sold	O
to	O
the	O
Byte	B-Application
Shop	O
and	O
included	O
the	O
original	O
operation	O
manuals	O
,	O
software	O
cassettes	O
,	O
and	O
shipping	O
box	O
autographed	O
by	O
Steve	O
Wozniak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sale	O
included	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
monitor	O
,	O
cassette	O
decks	O
and	O
a	O
manual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sale	O
included	O
a	O
keyboard	B-Device
,	O
custom	O
case	O
,	O
original	O
manual	O
and	O
a	O
check	O
labeled	O
"	O
Purchased	O
July	O
1976	O
from	O
Steve	O
Jobs	O
in	O
his	O
parents	O
 '	O
garage	O
in	O
Los	O
Altos	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
an	O
Apple	O
I	O
bearing	O
the	O
Byte	B-Application
Shop	O
number	O
01-0059	O
was	O
listed	O
by	O
Bonhams	O
Auctions	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
"	O
History	O
of	O
Science	O
and	O
Technology	O
"	O
auction	O
with	O
a	O
starting	O
bid	O
of	O
US$	O
300,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
Apple	O
I	O
is	O
uniquely	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
bottom	O
half	O
of	O
a	O
briefcase	O
and	O
the	O
lot	O
included	O
a	O
modified	O
cassette	O
interface	O
card	O
,	O
Panasonic	O
RQ-309DS	O
cassette	B-Device
tape	I-Device
recorder	I-Device
,	O
SWTPC	O
PR-40	O
alphanumeric	O
printer	O
,	O
Sanyo	O
VM4209	O
monitor	O
and	O
Motorola	O
M6800	B-Device
microprocessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lot	O
included	O
the	O
original	O
board	O
with	O
a	O
Synertek	O
CPU	O
,	O
Apple	O
Cassette	O
Interface	O
,	O
display	O
case	O
,	O
keyboard	B-Device
kit	O
,	O
power	O
supply	O
,	O
monitor	O
and	O
manuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
9	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
one	O
sold	O
with	O
user	O
manuals	O
and	O
Apple	O
software	O
on	O
two	O
cassette	B-Device
tapes	I-Device
for	O
(	O
many	O
wrote	O
$	O
400,000	O
and	O
forgot	O
the	O
premium	O
)	O
,	O
originally	O
purchased	O
by	O
a	O
college	O
professor	O
then	O
sold	O
to	O
his	O
student	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
prototype	O
was	O
thought	O
lost	O
for	O
nearly	O
40	O
years	O
,	O
surviving	O
in	O
only	O
several	O
Polaroids	O
taken	O
by	O
Paul	O
Terrell	O
,	O
whose	O
Byte	B-Application
Shop	O
computer	O
outlet	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
stock	O
Apple	O
I	O
in	O
1976	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
Apple	O
I	O
clones	B-General_Concept
and	O
replicas	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
recent	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
software-compatible	O
clone	B-General_Concept
,	O
produced	O
using	O
modern	O
components	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
at	O
a	O
price	O
of	O
around	O
$150	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Runs	O
Apple	O
1	O
"	O
Integer	O
BASIC	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
clone	B-General_Concept
of	O
AppleSoft	O
BASIC	O
(	O
floating	O
point	O
capable	O
)	O
,	O
Wozmon	O
and	O
Krusader	O
-	O
all	O
built-in	O
ROM	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
32k	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
a	O
Parallax	O
Propeller	O
terminal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RC6502	O
Apple	O
I	O
Replica	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
a	O
modern	O
or	O
period	O
CPU	O
and	O
MC6821	O
PIA	O
,	O
and	O
usually	O
modern	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
ROM	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
is	O
modular	O
,	O
with	O
multiple	O
boards	O
plugging	O
into	O
a	O
backplane	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
single-board	O
version	O
(	O
using	O
an	O
Arduino	O
Nano	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
and	O
video	O
hardware	O
with	O
a	O
serial	O
interface	O
)	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brain	O
Board	O
,	O
a	O
plug-in	O
firmware	O
board	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
that	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
optional	O
"	O
Wozanium	O
Pack	O
"	O
program	O
,	O
can	O
emulate	O
a	O
functional	O
Apple-1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
hardware	O
kit	O
on	O
breadboards	O
designed	O
to	O
replicate	O
a	O
real	O
Apple	O
I	O
with	O
modern	O
components	O
(	O
ROM	B-Device
,	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
Arduino	O
controllers	O
for	O
video	O
and	O
keyboard	B-Device
)	O
and	O
real	O
6502	B-General_Concept
CPU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spartan	O
:	O
A	O
very	O
accurate	O
Apple	O
1	O
clone	B-General_Concept
motherboard	O
design	O
created	O
in	O
2022	O
by	O
Justin	O
McDermid	O
with	O
both	O
non-NTI	O
and	O
NTI	O
versions	O
available	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
special	O
Apple	O
Computer	O
A	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Apple	O
1	O
prototype	O
motherboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MESS	B-Application
,	O
a	O
multi-system	O
emulator	O
able	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
Apple	O
I	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
1	O
Emulator	O
,	O
an	O
emulator	O
for	O
the	O
SAM	B-Device
Coupé	I-Device
home	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
