[ Retro GIF of the Week ] The Smithsonian’s Apple I
Friday, January 18th, 2013
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You’re looking at a photograph of an Apple I computer that currently resides in the collection of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. It was on display at one point, but I believe it is not being displayed at the moment (feel free to correct me on that).
I downloaded this 256-color GIF image from CompuServe back in 1994 (judging by the file date). I think it came from the Archive Photos forum, but I am not 100% sure about that. Either way, it’s a nice photo, and if you see it floating around the Internet, it’s likely because I first posted it on VC&G in 2006.
As you may know the Apple I (which was officially titled “Apple Computer 1” on the circuit board and “Apple-1” in its manual) did not ship with a case. The wooden enclosure you see here was created by early Apple employee Randy Wigginton’s father. It’s interesting how it presages the design of the Apple II enclosure to some extent.
| Retro GIF of the Week Fact Box | |
| Source File Name: | APPLEI.GIF |
| Source File Date: | August 20, 1994 |
| Source File Format: | GIF – 89a (non-interlaced) |
| Dimensions: | 640 x 480 pixels |
| Color Depth (bits per pixel): |
8-bit (256 color) |
| Origin Platform: | Unknown |
| Derived From: | Scanned photograph |
| Creation Date: | 1992 |
| Artist: | Smithsonian Institute |
| If you know more about the origin of this image, please leave a comment. | |
