Seattle, Washington – March 26, 2025 – Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) has published a new 2nd Edition of The WOZPAK II, intended for collectors who want to own this early work.  It is a reprint with an additional introduction by A.P.P.L.E. founder Val J. Golding, and a new back cover.  It contains over 130 pages of Apple documentation with many examples and explanations.  A disk image with the Apple II programs is available.

First published in 1979, The WOZPAK II was an expanded and typeset version of the original 1978 WOZPAK.   The WOZPAK was the first official technical resource for the Apple II computer, with original material provided directly by Steve Wozniak and Apple Computer president Mike Scott to the A.P.P.L.E. User Group.  The WOZPAK: Special Edition continues be available as the most expanded and complete version at over 390 pages.

Contents

• Table of Contents PDF
• An introduction by A.P.P.L.E. founder Val J. Golding
• SWEET 16 Introduction
• SWEET 16 the 6502 Dream Machine
• Auto Repeat for MONITOR Commands
• Line Number Cross Reference
• Symbol Cross Reference
• Renumber / Append
• Machine Code Relocation Notes
• High-Resolution Graphics Subroutines
• Hi-Res Color Modification
• Pack & Load
• Lazarus
• TED II+
• Tape Verify
• STAR TREK
• Floating Point Routines
• Integer BASIC Subroutine Calls
• Color Killer Modification
• Shape Generator

Availability

“The WOZPAK II” is available in Paperback and Hardback –  through the A.P.P.L.E. bookstore with production and fulfillment by Lulu.com.  A disk image is available.

Producers

Brian Wiser — A producer of books, films, games, and events, as well as an Apple consultant, historian and archivist. Designer, editor, and co-producer of dozens of books including:  Nibble Viewpoints: Business Insights From The Computing Revolution, Cyber Jack: The Adventures of Robert Clardy and Synergistic Software, Synergistic Software: The Early Games, Graphically Speaking: Enhanced Edition, What’s Where in the Apple: Enhanced Edition, Understanding the Apple IIe: Enhanced Edition, and The WOZPAK Special Edition: Steve Wozniak’s Apple-1 & Apple II Computers.  Brian is also the author of The Etch-a-Sketch and Other Fun Programs. Producer/Director of the documentary film “Done The Impossible: The Fans’ Tale of Firefly & Serenity“, his Browncoat Cruise convention with Firefly cast, and an extra in the movie “Serenity.” Co-producer of Beagle Bros and Applied Engineering websites, the retro iOS game Structris, and co-producer/writer for CallAPPLE.org and Call-A.P.P.L.E. magazine.

Bill Martens — Apple historian and enthusiast, programmer, President of Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) and co-producer of Call-A.P.P.L.E. magazine, and books like: Cyber Jack, Synergistic Software: The Early Games, Nibble Viewpoints, The WOZPAK Special Edition, and What’s Where in the Apple: Enhanced Edition. Bill also co-produced and co-programmed the retro iOS game Structris. Bill is the author of ApPilot/W1, Beyond Quest, The Anatomy of an EAMON, and multiple EAMon adventure games. He is a systems engineer specializing in office infrastructures and has been programming since 1976. And he is the production editor for the A.P.P.L.E. website CallAPPLE.org, writes science fiction novels in his spare time, and is a retired semi-pro football player.

Publisher

Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) has been a global Apple user group since 1978, with membership peaking near 50,000 in 1985.  Offering many services, A.P.P.L.E. is also a book publisher and game developer, and has produced dozens of new book titles since 2013 and over 100 Apple software titles. A.P.P.L.E. published the The WOZPAK Special Edition – a detailed book containing Steve Wozniak’s restored handwritten notes and printouts about his Apple II computer, as well as forewords from Steve Wozniak and other Apple legends. They also publish books such as: Graphically Speaking: Enhanced Edition by Mark Pelczarski, Tome of Copy Protection,  Cyber Jack: The Adventures of Robert Clardy and Synergistic Software, Synergistic Software: The Early Games, Nibble Viewpoints: Business Insights From the Computing Revolution by Mike Harvey, What’s Where in The Apple: Enhanced Edition, The Colossal Computer Cartoon Book: Enhanced Edition by David H. Ahl, A.P.P.L.E. 1978 and 1979 magazine Compendiums, and the retro iOS game Structris.

Press information is available at: www.callapple.org/press

Books are listed at: www.callapple.org/books

Seattle, Washington – 28 July 2024 – Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) is proud to announce a new, ‘extra special’ 3rd Edition of The WOZPAK Special Edition: Steve Wozniak’s Apple-1 & Apple II Computers.  The WOZPAK was the first official technical resource for the Apple II computer, with original material provided directly by Steve Wozniak and Apple Computer president Mike Scott to the A.P.P.L.E. User Group.

2024 Update:  a mere 11 years after we released the “Special Edition,”  we happened upon a rare and official version of The WOZPAK – with approximately 30 additional pages of original material from Steve Wozniak and Apple.  After careful cleanup and restoration, along with improved organization, we have released this 3rd edition – expanded to 390 pages (as compared to about 350 pages in the 1st). The primary new additions are an “Assembler” article from Woz (15 pages, mostly handwritten), and “Keyboard Modification” (7 pages, several hand-drawn diagrams).

The WOZPAK Special Edition combines all of the unique materials in the WOZPAK and WOZPAK II, putting them into a single volume containing extensively restored original handwritten notes, printouts and drawings from Steve Wozniak and other contributors. It contains over 50 articles, programs and other items from 1977-1979.  

First published July 23, 2013 as a year long collaboration between Brian Wiser and Bill Martens, The WOZPAK Special Edition brings out the best quality and spirit of what The WOZPAK was and is. Originally produced in 1978 by Val Golding and Dick Hubert of A.P.P.L.E.  The WOZPAK and its sequel, The WOZPAK II, have been out of print since 1980.

There are also new forewords from computing industry legends – Steve Wozniak, Randy Wigginton, Andy Hertzfeld, Robert Clardy, Keith Walls, Don Williams, and Wendell Sander – who contributed to the original WOZPAK and WOZPAK II and share their thoughts of that time.

Availability

The WOZPAK: Special Edition (new, expanded 3rd Edition in 2024) is available through the A.P.P.L.E. bookstore with production and fulfillment by Lulu.com.  Some programs in the book are available on an Apple II disk image.

Key Features

• Table of Contents PDF – 3rd edition in 2024, now over 390 pages!
• The first official technical manual for the Apple II, out of print since 1980, now with dramatically improved readability and new content.  Extensively restored handwritten notes, drawings and program listings from Steve Wozniak and other computing legends.
• Forewords from computing legends: Steve Wozniak, Randy Wigginton, Andy Hertzfeld, Robert Clardy, Keith Walls, Don Williams, and Wendell Sander.
• Over 50 articles, programs and other items from 1977-1979 such as:  Introductions to Steve Wozniak’s hand-created Integer BASIC, 6502 Assembly language programming, high-resolution graphics, adding colors to the computer, introduction to shape tables, an early beta of character sets, and many other subjects.
• 10 pages on the Apple-1 Hex Monitor listing by Steve Wozniak.
• Introduced and produced by two long-time Apple historians, Brian Wiser and Bill Martens.

Contributors

• Steve Wozniak  –  Creator of the Apple-1 and Apple II computers, co-founder of Apple Inc.
• Randy Wigginton  –  Apple Employee #6, Re-wrote BASIC for the Apple II and wrote the disk routines for Apple DOS.
• Andy Hertzfeld  –  Apple programmer, Apple Employee #435, Original Macintosh Design Team Member, key designer of Google+ Circles, author of “Revolution in the Valley.”
• Robert Clardy  –  Founder of Synergistic Software, A.P.P.L.E. member and former treasurer.
• Keith Walls  –  Early Apple enthusiast and Apple intern, creator of the lower case modification for the Apple II.
• Don Williams  –  early A.P.P.L.E. board member, programmer, and co-founder of The Apple Programmers and Developers Association (APDA).
• Wendell Sander  –  Former Fairchild Semiconductor employee, Apple III creator, Apple Employee #16.

Producers

Brian Wiser — Producer of books, films, games, and events, as well as an Apple consultant, historian and archivist. Designer, editor, and co-producer of dozens of books including:  Nibble Viewpoints: Business Insights From The Computing Revolution, Cyber Jack: The Adventures of Robert Clardy and Synergistic Software, Synergistic Software: The Early Games, Graphically Speaking: Enhanced Edition, What’s Where in the Apple: Enhanced Edition, The WOZPAK Special Edition, and Understanding the Apple IIe: Enhanced Edition. Producer/Director of the documentary film “Done The Impossible: The Fans’ Tale of Firefly & Serenity“, his Browncoat Cruise convention with Firefly cast, and an extra in the movie “Serenity.” Co-producer of Beagle Bros and Applied Engineering websites, the retro iOS game Structris, and co-producer/writer for CallAPPLE.org and Call-A.P.P.L.E. magazine. Brian is also the author of The Etch-a-Sketch and Other Fun Programs.

Bill Martens — Apple historian and enthusiast, programmer, President of Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) and co-producer of Call-A.P.P.L.E. magazine, and books like: Cyber Jack, Synergistic Software: The Early Games, Nibble Viewpoints, The WOZPAK Special Edition, and What’s Where in the Apple: Enhanced Edition. Bill also co-produced and co-programmed the retro iOS game Structris. Bill is the author of ApPilot/W1, Beyond Quest, The Anatomy of an EAMON, and multiple EAMon adventure games. He is a systems engineer specializing in office infrastructures and has been programming since 1976. And he is the production editor for the A.P.P.L.E. website CallAPPLE.org, writes science fiction novels in his spare time, and is a retired semi-pro football player.

Publisher

Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) has been a global Apple user group since 1978, with membership peaking near 50,000 in 1985.  Offering many services, A.P.P.L.E. is also a book publisher and game developer, and has produced dozens of new book titles since 2013 and over 100 Apple software titles.

A.P.P.L.E. published the The WOZPAK Special Edition – a detailed book containing Steve Wozniak’s restored handwritten notes and printouts about his Apple II computer, as well as forewords from Steve Wozniak and other Apple legends. They also publish books such as: Graphically Speaking: Enhanced Edition by Mark Pelczarski, Tome of Copy Protection,  Cyber Jack: The Adventures of Robert Clardy and Synergistic Software, Synergistic Software: The Early Games, Nibble Viewpoints: Business Insights From the Computing Revolution by Mike Harvey, What’s Where in The Apple: Enhanced Edition, The Colossal Computer Cartoon Book: Enhanced Edition by David H. Ahl, A.P.P.L.E. 1978 and 1979 magazine Compendiums, and the retro iOS game Structris.

Press information is available at: www.callapple.org/press

Books are listed at: www.callapple.org/books

R&R Auctions has announced the release of a pre-production Apple II Motherboard (REV1) for auction on their site as part of their “Steve Jobs and the Apple Computer Revolution” auctions lot. The Motherboard auction started at $500 but is expected to draw bids of over $5,000.

It is currently unknown what the actual source of the board is, however, internal speculation is that this is one of the rate Apple II boards which were part of the famed Tony Diaz collection which sadly has been scattered in dozens of directions.

For further information about the auction or to participate, check out the posting on their website at:
https://www.rrauction.com/auctions/lot-detail/348975806984031-apple-ii-pre-production-logic-board-rev-1/

About the Auction (from R&R)

Ultra-early, pre-production prototype of the Apple II logic board—a significant Steve Wozniak design
Extremely early, pre-production Apple II bare logic board (Rev. 1), 14.25″ x 8.5″, without solder mask and graphics, produced as an internal development and evaluation unit. The part number, “820-0014-01,” corresponds with the Apple II revision 1—making this one of the earliest Apple computer prototype boards available.

The early microcomputer was designed by Steve Wozniak and based on the 6502 8-bit processor. In fine condition.

The early success of the Apple-1 in 1976 paved the way for the introduction of the Apple II in the spring of 1977. In Apple’s 1980 IPO prospectus, the company described its progress: ‘In April 1977 the Company introduced the Apple II computer mainframe which was similar to the Apple I but incorporated additional circuitry and a keyboard, and was packaged in a plastic housing.’ In other words, the Apple II built upon the Apple-1 to become an even more capable, more consumer-ready machine.

Between 1977 and 1980, on the sales of the Apple II and its peripherals, accessories, and software, Apple Computer’s yearly revenue grew from $774,000 to $118 million, making it one of the great growth stories of Silicon Valley.

Steve Jobs would have been 66 today, Wednesday, February 24th, 2021. Born in 1955, Steve Jobs passed away at the age of 56 after a long battle with Pancreatic Cancer.

The co-founder of Apple, Inc. and the primary reason for the company’s resurgence in the late 1990’s and 2000’s was known for his dedicated to detail, quiet philanthropy, his dedication to pursuing the ultimate in computing integration as well as a sharp tongue and ability to take those of us who were Apple fans along with him for the ride.

Steve was a master salesman and it was once said about him that he could sell rocks to the hungry as he was so good at it. Over the years through many keynote speeches, everyone came to expect his inevitable “One More Thing” at the end of each speech which in many cases was more earth shattering and profoundly world changing than the rest of the keynote speech

We here at Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange have long been the beneficiary of his and Steve Wozniak’s visions of the computing world and have been at many of the events where Jobs spoke at. Always entertaining and enlightening, Steve was one who knew how to. turn a good jab into a better one but also someone who knew when to turn to one of his people, throw the prompter at them and say to them, “Fix it!”

Even, current Apple, Inc. CEO Tim Cook took the time to recognize Steve on his birthday and his accomplishments, tweeting:

Several people lately have been looking at the replica realm with great interest and I found myself looking back through the files at what people had done already. One of the mainstays in the Apple II replica real was Mike Willegal, the former curator of the the Apple-1 Registry.

One of the wonderful pages he had done was the “Information on Building your own Rev 0 Replica”, a page dedicated to the idea that the first Apple II available on the market was a machine that was within reach for all hobbyists.

Originally designed and built in 1975 to 1977 by Apple, Inc. co-founder, Steve Wozniak, the Apple II was a giant leap forward for the personal computer. The Rev 0 Apple II has a number of interesting items leaps in technology that were unheard of at the time. Capability of having 48K of memory on board was one of the first things that every 8 bit computer strived for at the time.

Wozniak’s Cassette tape read process was also a 1200 baud process which at the time was more than four times the speed that of any other computer tape process. This allowed the Apple II to read programs faster and for users to get from nothing to a full blown game in a matter of minutes. The expandability of the Apple II was also exploited thanks in great part to Apple and Wozniak disclosing the entire structure of the machine, making it a truly open platform upon which many companies were born. This concept is lost on most modern computer companies including the great Apple, Inc.

But that machine is within reach of all hobbyists now if you are willing to take the time to print the boards with provided Gerber files, gather the components and do the work putting the machine together. As Mike Willegal said on his website, “There are over 2500 holes on this board, most of which have the leg of a component in it. This project cannot be done in one evening.”

If the above describes you, then check out Mike’s webpage on building the Rev. 0 at:
http://www.willegal.net/appleii/appleii-kit.htm

A new film about Apple co-founder Ron Wayne has been released. The film by Paul Johnson films, is appropriately entitled “Co-Founder“. The film covers the entry and exit of Ron Wayne with commentary from Steve Wozniak and Ron Wayne himself.

According to the blurb, “Ever had regrets about a business opportunity you took a pass on? In the 70’s Ronald Wayne and two young computer enthusiasts in Silicon Valley and formed a company. The two men were Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak and the company became Apple. CoFounder is the uplifting story of that beginning, how Wayne dropped out and how his unique personal philosophy allowed him to move on with no regrets.”

Paul Johnson, the film creator, is a Longtime broadcast journalist and documentary film  director, whose previous films include “Bin Laden Hunter,” “731” and “The Texas Exorcists.” . He also is a former Washington DC and Beijing correspondent for Global TV of Canada, who is currently based in Vancouver.

Created entirely on a Macintosh computer, this movie is a 45 minute documentary film which is on both Vimeo and Amazon prime and costs $2.99 to rent or $9.99 to download.

For more information about the movie check out:
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/263180
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/CoFounder-Ronald-Wayne/dp/B08NFK2PYF/

Programmer, Alexander Akhmetov, has released a new MOS 6502 Apple-1 Emulator. The new emulator was developed to run on both Linux and Mac OS X.

One of the main features of this new emulator include the ability to use either the Apple1Basic Rom or the Replica-1 Rom.

You can download the Akhmetov MOS 6502 Apple-1 Emulator from Alexander’s Github page at: https://github.com/alexander-akhmetov/apple1/releases

Steven Paul Jobs, Co-Founder and visionary of Apple would have been 64 years old today. Jobs, along with Steve Wozniak, creator of the Apple-1 and Apple II computers, and Ron Wayne, the oft maligned and forgotten third partner started the company that most of us have come to know and whose products we all now use on a daily basis.

While much has been written about Steve over the years both in the positive and the negative, yours truly has been there for two of the most earth shattering moments over the years in relation to the effect he had on Apple and the world.

The first was 2002 and the introduction of the iMac and the iPod. After witnessing the decline and absolute decimation of Apple Computer, Inc., the introduction of the iMac and the iPod were not only great events but they changed the way the masses looked at computing, music, movies, and other aspects of the consumer computer market.

These introductions that took place at the 2002 MacWorld Expo in Tokyo and were well received by the public. Of course Apple at the time had the biggest market share in Tokyo of any place in the world. With nearly 20% market share at the time, nearly 198,000 people saw these items over the three days of the event. However, it was Steve’s words at the Keynote that sent shock waves around the globe.

The second event was WWDC 2007 in San Francisco. The iPhone was introduced and all of the world went wow and then a loud thud was heard when Steve proclaimed that developers did not need an SDK for the new iPhone. Of course, in February the following year, that all changed, developers got their iPhone SDK and the rest is history.

Subsequent introductions and the iPad were much of the same technology and never quite reached the fervor of those two introductions but of course, the world was changed.

And thus we here at Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange wish to say to Steve Jobs, Happy Birthday!

A new film called “Steve Jobs’ Choices” is on IndieGoGo, produced by 8-Bit Generation who also produced “The Commodore Wars.”  The documentary looks intriguing from the posted trailer.  They have assembled some impressive interviews with people like John Sculley, Mike Markkula, Steve Wozniak, Andy Hertzfeld, Al Alcorn, Dan Kottke, Larry Tesler, Jay Elliot, Paul Terrel, Chuck Peddle, Alvy Ray Smith, Steven Levy, Alan Cooper, Stan Veit, Michael Swaine, and Paul Freiberg.

About a month remains to complete their funding goal and the primary footage is completed.  A longer 20 minute premium edition is planned for backers of the project.

“In everyone’s life, there are some key moments where we must face important choices, so important that will shape our lives forever. Steve Jobs made many important decisions and by understanding what lies behind those, we can learn something for ours.  We have talked with the most important colleagues and friends of his, to discover his thoughts, fears and aha moments: how he was driven by a vision and his ungovernable and obsessive passion. And we have a story that must be told!”

Tickets went on sale for the Comicon dinner event with Steve Wozniak this week.  The event scheduled as part of the Tokyo version of ComiCon is set for 4 December 2017 and is being held at The Prince Park Tower Convention Center in Tokyo.   While most of the tickets for the event are much more reasonable (in the $100-200 range), the tickets for the 300 person limited event for Steve Woznaik are selling for a whopping $715 (¥80,000 JPY) showing both the reach and the draw of Mr. Wozniak.  This however, includes the event, dinner, photo op and meet and greet with the Apple computer creator.

While the legions of fans around the world have been drawn to these events over the years, the draw in Japan has always been much higher where Apple,Inc. has consistently held a nearly 20% market share even during the darkest of years for the company.  The very active Japanese community also tends to be willing to pay a premium for the limited time with the person they consider to be the God of the computer revolution.

As of late, Steve Wozniak has become a very familiar face in Japan, appearing in a number of television commercials and on billboards around the country.   This newfound popularity has been driving many companies to actively pursue the Apple, Inc. co-founder especially in the wake of Steve Jobs’ death.

Information about the event can be found on the Comicon website at:
http://tokyocomiccon.jp/wozniak/

Tickets can be purchased from Ticket Pia, a local Japanese events ticket seller at:
http://w.pia.jp/t/tokyocomiccon/

The WOZPAK Special Edition, first released in 2013 in Softcover and Hardcover, has been upgraded with a forward by Don Williams and some additional information on the back cover.

For those who purchased the original edition of the book, we’ve made Don Williams forward available as a high-quality PDF that can be printed and inserted in the book.  The press release follows:

This month on Open Apple we sit down with David Schroeder, author of classic Apple II games such as Crisis Mountain, Dino Eggs, and Short Circuit. We talk about the randomness of our passionate brand-loyalty, the logistical realities of early Apple II development, and the magical era of “one-person, one-game”. We get into a lot of the technical details of Crisis Mountain and Dino Eggs, so you might pick up some tips for your own Apple II projects! David also has great memories of the economic and design realities of the time, where everyone was scrambling to figure out what a computer game was, and what players really wanted. Game developers are still fighting that battle, but at least we have a definition of “video game” now.

We’re sharing David’s games in the show notes below, with his permission! In exchange, he asks that you patronize, share and support Dino Eggs: Rebirth.

After that we jam through some quick news, bask in the fallout (see what I did there?) of the GEOS episode, and we get down and dirty with rodents. Do you have the GS with the bigger Em Bees? Trust us, you want the bigger Em Bees.

You might notice that we’re continuing to tighten up the show. Let us know how you feel about this trend in our show length! Do you like the shorter episodes? Miss the epic three hour monsters? Email us at feedback (at) open-apple (dot) net. We have social media too, but we can never remember which ones.

A.P.P.L.E. is announcing a reduction of the price of The WOZPAK Special Edition just in time for Black Friday.  The WOZPAK Special Edition is a complete restoration of the original WOZPAK from A.P.P.L.E. and has additional material not included in the original WOZPAK.

The price reduction applies to both the Softcover and the Hardcover version of The WOZPAK Special Edition.  The Softcover edition is reduced 25% and is now available for $37.46 with the Hardcover edition going for $53.95.    The reduction in price will last through 6 December 2015.

Both versions are immediately available via The WOZPAK Special Edition website at:

http://wozpak.callapple.org/

The new Steve Jobs movie opens today in a number of theaters today across the US.  The Aaron Sorkin directed biopic has come under fire somewhat over the past several days as people began to see the previews.  Now, with the release of the movie comes new full-length two-minute clip that highlights a confrontation between Wozniak and Jobs.

Another Apple-1 computer is being auctioned by Bonhams Auction House.  The Apple-1 owned by one Tom Romkey, a personal computer store owner in Florida, has owned the computer for the past 39 years.   The board, having sat on a shelf for the majority of that time, is in pristine condition and is expected to draw 300,000 to 500,000 USD at the auction.

The Apple-1’s were built by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs in the garage of Steve Jobs home in 1976.  This particular board is marked as 01-0059 and likely was part of the batch ordered and sold by Paul Terrell’s Byte Shop.   For more information on the auction, check out the Bonhams website at:
http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/22964/lot/77/

In 1975, Paul Terrell, owner of The Byte Shop, famously bought 50 Apple-1’s from Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs.   Of course, they had to build them first and with no money, Steve Jobs convinced companies to provide parts based on a 30 days payment plan using the promissory note from Paul Terrell.

Most folks look at that event as the real event that started Apple.  However, it was Paul who convinced the Apple guys to make the computer a real computer by providing a case.  Thus was born the Apple II.

Now 40 years later, the opening of the new Apple campus is an event which will change the way Apple does business and Paul sent out a message wanting to take part in it.  This is perhaps the ultimate full circle of life for Apple.  Paul posted on Facebook this morning the following message:

NextShark has put together a very nice expose of the events along with Paul Terrell at:
http://nextshark.com/paul-terrell-apple/

The Wozpak Special Edition is now priced for the Christmas Holidays.  The 350 page book with the notes from Steve Wozniaks’s Apple-1 and Apple II notes was produced in coordination with Steve Woznaik by Brian Wiser and Bill Martens.  It includes a number of interesting items and introductions from the men who made the Apple II computer what it became.

It is normally available for the list price of $49.95, but during the holidays, it is 20% off at just $39.96.

The WOZPAK Special Edition is available in Softcover and Hardcover through the Lulu bookstore.

A working Apple-1 computer recently listed by Bonhams Auction House has sold for a world record 905,000 USD.  This particular Apple-1, originally sold by the Byte Shop in Mountain View, Ca., was one of 50 hand built by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs in the famed Apple garage, is one of only 15 known to actually function.   This Apple-1 will reside at it’s new home, The Henry Ford Museum.

For more on the Bonham’s auction, check out the auction website at:

http://www.bonhams.com/press_release/17720/

Auction House Bonhams has another Apple-1 in its possession which will be auctioned off on October 22nd.  While there are approximately 60 of the Steve Wozniak created Apple-1 motherboards, only about a dozen or so have been shown to work.  Previous auctions of  similarly functioning machines have fetched anywhere between 385,000 and 650,000 USD.

The Apple-1 belonged to John Anderson who was the Founder of the Cincinnati AppleSiders User Group who kept the machine enclosed in a glass case for a number of years.  According to the Lot Details on the Bonhams website, it comes with a Keyboard of the same era as well as a Sanyo VM 4204 Monitor as well as a custom power supply in a wooden box.  Also, this Apple-1 has no apparent modifications made to the board and only one chip was replaced.

For more information on the Auction check out the Bonhans website at: http://www.bonhams.com/press_release/17415/

With the Apple-1 computer being in big demand since the death of Steve Jobs, the German auction house Brecker has pulled in a record haul for a working version of the famed computer.  Hand built in the garage of Steve Wozniak, the Apple-1 was only produced in a short production of less than 200 units.  Of these 200, only 48 are known to exist today and of those, working models are even a rarer item with less than ten units known to function.

If you would like more information about the current Apple-1, Mike Willegal has maintained an unofficial registry of the Apple-1’s that are still known to exist at: http://www.willegal.net/appleii/apple1-originals.htm

To kick-off our [Slashdot’s] 15th anniversary month, Woz has agreed to take some time to answer a few of your questions; as with other Slashdot interviews, you’re invited to ask as many questions as you’d like, but please ask them in separate posts. We’ll be running a number of other special interviews this month, so keep your eyes open.

Post your question to Slashdot

Howard Cantin was the man behind the printed circuit boards for many of the early atari machines as well as the Apple01 computer.   Recently, Mike Willegal, creator of the Apple-1 Mimeo, sat down with Howard in a telephone interview to talk about what when into those days and his relationships with the heads of what was then Apple Computer as well as how things went with Nolan Bushnell of Atari

As for the proverbial story about how Atari refused the Atari Breakout board that Steve Wozniak built, he says “engineers at Atari couldn’t understand the design. Because they couldn’t understand it, Atari ended up not using it.”

You can read the interview in it’s entirety on Mike Willegal’s blog page at:

http://www.willegal.net/blog/

Ron Wayne is probably the least well known Apple, Inc. Co-Founder of the three men who created the now behemoth company.   He had a 10% stake in the young company at it’s founding, however, he left the company, selling his stake for a total of $2300.   The media has reported that he lost potentially billions of dollars in his leaving, however, he does not see it that way.  According to Ron, “I didn’t lose out on billions of dollars. That’s a long stretch between 1976 and 2012. Apple went through a lot of hard times and many thought Apple would simply go out of business at various times in its maturity. I perhaps lost tens of millions of dollars.”

The writing offers some good insight into what was going through his head at the time and the reality of the world in which Apple was created.  While the company is worth Billions today, there was a time where the company was nearly sold and several more times where it was nearly bankrupt.

You can read the rest of the posting by Ron on his facebook page at:

https://www.facebook.com/RonGWayne/posts/370073493010333

“Where are the creative people? Where are the great artists? Where are the great musicians? Where are the great writers?”

Although education and infrastructure play a major role in the foundation of Singaporean society, The whole concept that one should not thing for oneself is completely foreign to the free thinking and creative Woz.  “You have to inspire creativity” Woz said, also saying that it was companies like Apple, Inc. which embodied this concept.

To hear the interview in its entirety, go to:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9661000/9661755.stm