{"id":938,"date":"2013-01-18T15:37:37","date_gmt":"2013-01-18T20:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vintagecomputing.com\/?p=938"},"modified":"2013-01-18T15:54:07","modified_gmt":"2013-01-18T20:54:07","slug":"retro-gif-of-the-week-apple-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vintagecomputing.com\/index.php\/archives\/938\/retro-gif-of-the-week-apple-i","title":{"rendered":"[ Retro GIF of the Week ]<\/span> The Smithsonian’s Apple I"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Apple<\/a>Click to see other views of this image: [ Original Size<\/a> ] [ 2X Zoom<\/a> ]<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

You’re looking at a photograph of an Apple I<\/a> computer that currently resides in the collection of the Smithsonian Institute<\/a> in Washington, D.C. It was on display<\/a> at one point, but I believe it is not being displayed at the moment (feel free to correct me on that).<\/p>\n

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<\/em> in 2006<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>. It’s interesting how it presages the design of the Apple II enclosure to some extent.<\/p>\n

[ Wondering what a GIF is? Read the introduction to this column<\/a>. ]<\/em><\/small><\/center><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Retro GIF of the Week Fact Box<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Source File Name:<\/font><\/strong><\/small><\/td>\nAPPLEI.GIF<\/font><\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Source File Date:<\/font><\/strong><\/small><\/td>\nAugust 20, 1994<\/font><\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Source File Format:<\/font><\/strong><\/small><\/td>\nGIF – 89a (non-interlaced)<\/font><\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dimensions:<\/font><\/strong><\/small><\/td>\n640 x 480 pixels<\/font><\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Color Depth
(bits per pixel):<\/font><\/strong><\/small><\/td>\n		8-bit (256 color)<\/font><\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Origin Platform:<\/font><\/strong><\/small><\/td>\nUnknown<\/font><\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Derived From:<\/font><\/strong><\/small><\/td>\nScanned photograph<\/font><\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Creation Date:<\/font><\/strong><\/small><\/td>\n1992<\/font><\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Artist:<\/font><\/strong><\/small><\/td>\nSmithsonian Institute<\/font><\/small><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\nIf you know more about the origin of this image, please leave a comment.<\/font><\/small>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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