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Woz OK's Apple I Resurrection
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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...a beowulf cluster of these...
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 :)
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
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.
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.
before people want to "resurect" an old PII or K-5? maybe we should start small with an 8088 :)
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
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...
Well, if nothing else you have to give him an A for being consistent over the long haul. He's still a whining nerd.
The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
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.
Do not fold, spindle or mutilate.
The case looks a little big. I'm wondering how much shipping the whole desk is gonna cost ;)
None of you has started in on the typo in his BASIC program! Come ON, people!6 0329-8757 ,00.html ;)
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