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Woz OK's Apple I Resurrection

Posted by Hemos on from the all-things-old-are-new-again dept.

A reader wrote to us with a story from Wired about a gentleman who's hand-crafting Apple Is for ordering. He's been unable to get a response from Apple, but Woz has graciously responded.

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  1. Imagine... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...a beowulf cluster of these...

  2. A New Movement by OpenSourcerer · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...Besides, Woz continued, he freely distributed the Apple I's schematics and ROM code at the Homebrew Computer Club in 1975..

    Do we call this OpenHard movement? Is there a GNA (Gna is Not Apple) or Free Hardware Foundation behind this?

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    1. Re:A New Movement by ScrewMaster · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well, if nothing else you have to give him an A for being consistent over the long haul. He's still a whining nerd.

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  3. Irons at the ready by Scorchio · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm glad to see the machine is being supplied in kit form as well as pre-assembled, for that true 70's home computing experience :)

  4. Disabling backspace by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    For example, when typing onscreen, the replica can perform a backspace, which the original cannot. Briel said it took him weeks to figure out how to disable it.

    All he needed to do was install X

    1. Re:Disabling backspace by sean23007 · · Score: 5, Funny

      But he probably wanted to figure it out within a few weeks...

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  5. What... no backspace? by tinrobot · · Score: 2, Funny

    From the article:

    For example, when typing onscreen, the replica can perform a backspace, which the original cannot. Briel said it took him weeks to figure out how to disable it.

    I guess if you're such a retro computer freak that you're going to buy an Apple I in the first place, not having a backspace key is important... or something.

    Kind of like those retro car freaks who disable the brakes.

    1. Re:What... no backspace? by Ed+Avis · · Score: 5, Funny

      Imagine the modern equivalent of disabling the backspace key: you might remove the second and third mouse buttons - oh, wait...

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  6. A new target by MCS · · Score: 3, Funny

    Props to Woz for doing what is probably the ultimately right thing to do--- but how long will it be till SCO gets involved?

    Yeah it's early and this is the only witty thing I can think off.

  7. how longwill it be by unclefungus · · Score: 2, Funny

    before people want to "resurect" an old PII or K-5? maybe we should start small with an 8088 :)

  8. Re:Want to emulate the Apple I for yourself? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "Java Apple I emulator . . . Can't find anything for Linux or UNIX though"

    You don't understand the point of Java, do you?

  9. Colleco ADAM by SWroclawski · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now where's my ADAM replica?

    And will it have the same features as the original, including:

    * Power supply for computer located inside printer
    * Being able to boot off tapes, BUT if you boot up
    with tapes inside, the magnetic field will
    erase them
    * Chip degredation temperature lower than unit
    operating temperature
    * Being unable to save word processor documents

  10. Re:Anyone up for porting linux onto this thing? by ebh · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, the first thing you do is devise a 32-bit pseudo machine and cobble up an assembler for it. You could call it "Sweet-32" or something...

  11. Re:Why replicate down to last detail? by lucifuge31337 · · Score: 2, Funny

    This is /. Nobody understands what the hell you are talking about because it doesnt involve computers or beer, and it appears to reference some sort of thing that requires you be outside to operate.

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  12. Retro Case Mod. by banzai75 · · Score: 2, Funny

    The case looks a little big. I'm wondering how much shipping the whole desk is gonna cost ;)

  13. I'm so disappointed! by BiOFH · · Score: 2, Funny

    None of you has started in on the typo in his BASIC program! Come ON, people!
    http://www.wired.com/news/images/0,2334,6 0329-8757 ,00.html ;)

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  14. Re:Anyone up for porting linux onto this thing? by Restil · · Score: 2, Funny

    LSL2, and only runs on 8086 processors. And it really scares me that I remember this.

    -Restil

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  15. For Sale: Apple IIe by Timothy+Chu · · Score: 1, Funny

    For a limited time only, I have an Apple IIe for sale. Comes with all original hardware. Advertised as the best thing since the Apple I. The Apple I sells for $200, as raved about in this recent Slashdot article so I think a fair asking price is $400. Will include external floppy drive and box of 5 1/4 floppies.

    Will clean out cookie crumbs from keyboard on request (or can leave them in for that "nostalgic" feel.

    Serious bidders only.