The Apple 1 Registry

Components:  

WOZ's hand wired prototype (1 unit in this catagory)

• At one time in Apple Computer's History display - now in possesion of Steve Wozniak
• Steve used point to point soldered wiring rather than wire wrap because it was easier to follow the wiring once built up
• It is possible that a second unit was built - Woz's memory is hazy about number he made.

First PCB Run (19 units in this catagory)

No NTI logo in the copper layer under the "Apple Compluter 1"

• This is supposed to the the first unit built.
• Has a rare white 6820, but a non-whte 6502
• Some notes from Liza about her Apple 1 (thanks to Cameron for passing this along)
• "The missing memory chips may never have been there. Or, we may have
  moved them to Apple II"
• "I know I lent the original 6502 to a friend and he never gave it back
  (probably in 1980 or so). The 6502 that is in it now was handed to me
  at the Vintage Computer Festival at the Computer History Museum in Mt.
  View, CA several years ago."
• "This particular Apple I never worked reliably. I took it back to Woz
  and complained that I couldn't use it in the classroom because it took
  20 minutes to load BASIC and it crashed so often we couldn't do
  anything in a 40 minute class period. He kept it for a couple of
  months and then returned it with the jumpers you see on the back. When
  it was still flaky he said he had a surprise for me and I should wait
  a little longer."

• Details of recent restoration can be found at: http://www.apple1notes.com/Home/Hello.html
• White 6502 and disk capacitors
• Five blue 22uF caps
• I have a comprehensive component list for this board detailed in spreadsheet
• One of the few operating original Apple 1s
• From Wendel's web site - this was purchased from a Byte Shop on Blossom Hill Road in South San Jose, CA in August, 1976.
• Has  01-0024 in black pen on back.   This is supposed to be a serial number assigned by the Byte shop

• One of four units framed by an Apple 1 enthusiast in 1993.
• White 6502 and disc capacitors
• Black plastic DRAM
• Five blue 22uF caps
• Very similar component mix to Wendell Sander's, however is missing byte shop serial number.
• Sold by this Apple 1 enthusiast to "former Apple executive"
• Auctioned in Aug, 2010, consigned by "former Apple executive"
• Auction found no bidders
• Purchased by Cameron Cooper after the auction
• This one works
• Cameron sold this one to same collector that purchased the Huston Brothers ebay auction 160413355114

• Joe Copson was an Apple Computer employee
• Unique case
• White 6502
• Missing DRAM
• Put up for ebay auction in December 2011 with starting bid of $170,000 - failed to sell
• Includes ACI card,

• White 6502 and disk capacitors
• Huston Brothers had 2, this is the one sold in ebay auction 160413355114 for $42,766.

• This is the one the Huston brothers did not sell.
• White 6502 and disc capacitors

• This one is said to be on loan to the Computer History Museum from WOZ's personal collection.  
• The acquision record available online shows it was actually donated by the Dysan Corporation.
• Some power supply components are missing - Woz might have used this board for voltage margining
• White 6502, disk capacitors and rare white 4096 DRAM chips

• I need better images to be sure that it belongs in this catagory
• White 6502 and disc capacitors
• Could be Byte Shop #01-0051

• Mounted nicely in briefcase
• Aparently donated to the Maine Personal Computer Museum in 2009
• White 6502 and disc capacitors

• In wood case
• A significant amount of rework/wires on motherboard
• White 6502 and disc capacitors (white 6502 is reported as damaged, so could have been replaced)
• Has  01-0011 in black pen on back.   This is supposed to be a serial number assigned by the Byte shop

• White 6502 and disc capacitors
• A lot of wires added to the proto area
• Gold Topped DRAM

• In a blue enclosure
• Purchased in July/Aug of 1976
• White 6502 and disc capacitors
• Some wires added to the proto area
• Sold at auction at La Salle Gallery to Captain O'Mahoney in June of 1999

• White enclosure with black bezel around keyboard and toggle switches next to it
• white 6502 and disc capacitors
• Datanetcis keyboard rev B keyboard
• Lots of wires on back leading to proto area
• Fairchild "16K" DRAMs - so  this board probaby has a 20K memory mod

• Description is of the board in the Applefritter pictures!
• The board in picture from the Bern museum is different than the Applefritter pictures, but I'm told the machine in the Applefritter pictures was sold to that museum.
• Plastic 6502 and ceramic caps

• numbered 01-0040 in black felt pen on back
• no NTI logo under Apple Computer 1 Logo 
• Cassette interface
• Tan Apple-I Operations Manual 
• Cassette Interface Manual
• Believed to have been purchased by Jim @ the Byte Shop 
• Missing  7432 @ C9 was said to have been lent to "Joe" (Jim's friend / original Apple employee)
• Rest of parts are presumed to be original
• Jim was a junior high school teacher in Miller Jr. High in Cupertino & Math text book author
• Jim passed away in 2007 and the unit is in the family's possession

• White 6502
• Black plastic DRAM
• Unusual green keyboard connector
• All 22uF caps are blue
• This auction won by Roger Wagner well known as the creator of HyperStudio 

• White 6502
• Video RCA connector added
• Looks like power supply connector bypassed
• Puchased from Adam Duston in the 90s
• I have more details on this one and will be updating this page

• White 6502
• In wood case (not pictured)
• I have more details on this one and will be updating this page

• Little is known about this one - but it appears that all the chips have been removed at some point
• Monolythic decoupling caps - this could be an NTI board, but the NTI logo can't be seen, perhaps because of the poor image quality
• Could this be the missing mate to Glen Hoags machine? (see below)

Second PCB Run (17 units in this catagory) 

NTI logo in the copper under the "Apple Computer 1"

• A white 6502 and plastic film decoupling caps
• Jef has passed away - appears to be in the possesion of his wife
• Failed to sell at auction in June of 1999.

• Originally purchased in June, 1977
• Purchased by Rick Crandell in December 2002, with a lot of extras, including a PR-40 printer and misc documents.
• Case was built by Rick
• White 6502
• plastic DRAM
• ceramic 6820

• This Apple-1 is the last remaining of an order of 15 placed by Indiana computer-chain store owner Ray Borrill in late 1976.
• Black plastic DRAM
• 3 gold, 2 blue 22uF caps
• Triad transformers
• Uses DO-27 form factor rectifier diodes for +5Volt supply (either MR-500 or A-14F)
• A very unusual white Synerteck 6502 and plastic film decoupling caps
• Also an 8 in a circle is stamped on the back
• I have a comprehensive component list for this board detailed in spreadsheet
• May be in operating condition
• This is the unit sold at auction for $14000 at the VCF, 2000
• Currently can be found on this asian web site
• http://homepage2.nifty.com/56thWAREHOUSE/APPLE1/APPLE11.html

• This Apple-1 is still with the original owner
• ACI, tapes documents, and the original box!
• Owner has added an interface to a selectric printer
• Owner complained to Apple about limited software availablity - Apple offered to exchange his unit and $400 for an Apple II  - see this remarkable letter from Jobs about it
• 3 gold, 2 blue 22uF caps
• White 6502 and black plastic DRAM

• Also with #37 sticker
• Purchased by Dave "a long time ago"
• Black plastic DRAM
• 1 gold, 4 blue 22uF caps
• Triad transformers
• White 6502
• Dave says cassette interface, keyboard and transformers are still with this unit

• Location: Computer History Museum (one of two at the museum)
• This one is possibly a later production board, possibly with a 16K memory mod (I need to research this modification further)
• White 6502 and plastic film decoupling caps

• White 6502 and plastic film decoupling caps
• Puchased from Adam Duston in the 90s
• 77 stamped on back
• Blue (replacement?) keyboard connector
• Added RCA video connector
• I have more details on this one and will be updating this page when I get time

• NTI board
• White 6502
• hasn't been operated in 10 years
• rework connecting PIA to proto area with multi- color ribbon cable
• no number sticker on back
• this one sold to same collector that purchased the Huston Brothers ebay auction 160413355114

• Acquired from a high school student around 1980 or 1981 while working as a tech at Computerland/Belmont
• Most chips were pulled prior to Glen acquiring it
• Many replacement chips have been found
• Hasn't been powered up
• Monlythic caps and GE14F diodes
• There was a twin to this unit, acquired from the same high school student, by John Burr, co-owner of the ComputerLand/Belmont, but it's current status is unknown

• Presently owned by Silicium, a museum type organization. Located in France
• Here is the story of this unit
• It comes from United States. The present owner has family living in the USA and they found it. It was around 1995 or 2000. The computer stayed in US for a while before they sent it to Silicium (the present owner).  The old guy who gave it to the present owner's Uncle was working with the owner's Uncle in US Air Force (possibly at Beale) and was a radio hobbyist. He has since passed away. Also the present owner's Uncle has died, which makes the owners think that this computer is cursed.
  
  The case was a sort of wooden wine box that was tossed out because of the lack of space.  The keyboard doesn't seem to match (??).  There is no cassette interface and the computer is not working. It seems like it was configured for a 6800 and that some chips are missing.  Silicium was thinking of hidding a replica somewhere for exhibitions, but decided not too.  The computer is regularly lent for exhibitions.  It's "on a tour" for now, but when it comes back (in 2011), it may be put it in an other box.
  
  To finish the story, Silicium found a beard hair on it which they think is from Woz's beard.

• This first page reveals that the mysterious brackets on top of the case are intended to support a monitor (also seen on Smithsonian unit)

• Reported to have been found in garage sale by Monroe!
• Missing parts replaced, but never powered on
• Plastic film decoupling capacitors
• I have a comprehensive component list for this board detailed in spreadsheet
• Sold for $17,000 in Ebay buy it now auction #320431509242 in Sept 2009
• Now owned by proprietor of www.oldcomputermuseum.com website (the pictured unit on that website is an Obtronix clone).

• Never populated
• 4062 label on front
• Purchased from Adam Schoolsky by LCF group in 90s
• I have more information on this one and will be updating with details

• At one time purchased from Frank Anderson, an electronic dealer in Great Falls, Montana by Craig Solomonson for MECC.  Craig reports that this computer was sold by Jobs and shipped from his parents address. Woz seemed a bit confused when Craig showed him the invoice and asked about it. He said "Not sold by us, although Job's may have sold it without telling me." 
• Sold by Craig to Jesse Sackman in California
• $50,000 unit sold in Ebay auction 320447681957, late in 2009
• Plastic film decoupling capacitors
• This is the unit auctioned by Christies in London for 133,250 pounds in November of 2010 to Italian businessman and private collector Marco Boglione

• Black plastic DRAMs
• 1 22uF cap is gold, 4 are blue
• white 6502
• NTI

• Little information available - image of unit in display case
• ceramic/gold 6820
• probably NTI, due to presence of plastic film capacitors

• NTI board
• Plastic film decoupling capacitors
• Lots of rework around DRAM area.

• One of four units framed by an Apple 1 enthusiast in 1993
• When purchased in 1993, computer was tested and in running condition
• Craig Solomonson reports on the story of this board
• Purchased by Craig, a MECC Software Designer, in November of 1993 for $2500
• This was about the same time that Craig found #82 for MECC.  Craig thought that the MECC computer [#82] was neat and he managed to trade this one for  #82 in the box.  When MECC went away in 1999, the former MECC executive, took this one with him.
• Computer had been upgraded to 20K but was restored back to the original 8K
• Reacquired by Craig Solomonson in 2011
• Has the NTI logo and a black 6502

No PCB Information  (4 units in this catagory)

• Details unknown
• No longer on display - the computer display has been dismantled

• Details unknown at this time - appears to have a Datanetics keyboard

• Details unknown - probably monolithic caps

Framed Apple 1 (3 of 4)

• One of four units framed by an Apple 1 enthusiast in 1993
• This enthusiast kept this unit
  
• No details available

units below here not counted in total count because of the lack of detailed information

Current Status Unknown (2 units in this catagory)

• Jean was head of Apple's advanced product development and worldwide marketing at one time
• Here is Craig Solomonson's story of this board
• Craig Solomonson who worked at MECC was looking for an Apple 1 and during a meeting asked Steve Jobs if he could find an Apple 1. Steve replied that none were available. However, Steve's traveling secretary, Mike Murray, heard the conversation and took Craig aside. He gave Craig, Joe Torzewski's number and a few months later I traveled to Indiana and traded him a complete Apple II system with lots of software for my first Apple 1. It was one of the original batch built for the Byte Shop. Woz verified that for me. The Byte Shop has put their own serial number on the back in black ink....it was "01-0005." Joe had "01-0051" and it had been upgraded by Woz and was in a special case that he made. I had this computer for about 5 years. In about 1987, our family wanted a new van that cost about $20,000. Well, Jean Louie Gasse wanted my Apple 1 to hang in his office, so the deal was done. Apple bought it from me for him. My spin on this deal was, "Woz and jobs sold their van to finance the Apple 1. I sold my Apple 1 to finance my van!"
  

• One of four units framed by by this Enthusiast in 1993
• no data available

Under Investigation (1 unit in this catagory)

Historic Units  (2 units in this catagory)

Units seen in historic images

• It is not known if this units still exists.
• The close up image of the board was provided by Wendell Sander,  who found it in his stash of old Apple stuff.   It is apparently the same image as used in the ad.  The original picture is sharp enough to easily read all the date codes on the chips.  This board is unique in that it doesn't have the NTI logo on the PCB, but it has the same caps as used on later NTI boards.  The white 2513 is a GI part.  The 2504 data codes are later than some first run boards.
• This and Liza Loop's machine are only units known to exist with a white 6820.
• Speculation - could Liza Loop's board be the same as this one only with the 2513 and 6502 replaced at some point?

• This is a fairly common configuration and a number of pictures show the Steve's holding a unit of this configuration.
• It is not known if any of these units still exists and because of the common configuration it would be hard to confirm.
• White 6502 and disc capacitors

Misidentified  (1 unit in this catagory)

• Supposedly, an Apple 1 PCB that was donated along with a lot of Apple Computer, Inc., historical items and documents in 1997
• The donation documents says that it is dated 1977, which made it likely that it is actually an Apple II.  
• I've had it confirmed by the librarians at Stanford that the copyright date is 1977 and this is an Apple II rev 0.  The interesting thing is that this is a bare Apple II rev 0 PCB, one of two that I know of.  The other was auctioned off by the Huston brothers, at the same time that they sold one of their Apple 1s.

Example original Apple 1 Systems seen on Ebay