Re: Apple 1

[Squest@cris.com (Steve Quest)]

Howard S Shubs (hshubs@montagar.com) wrote:
: In article <69asto$rkc$1@shadow.skypoint.net>, "George R. Gonzalez"
: <grg@foundsys.com> wrote:
: 
: >Howard S Shubs wrote in message ...
: >>I was just talking with someone who described a machine his mother got
: >>many many moons ago, which sounds like an Apple 1.  It's an Apple in a
: >>wooden case.  Could y'all tell me of
: >>
: >>1) distinguishing marks and characteristics of the Apple 1
: >>2) what it's worth (a) working, (b) not working, and where
: >
: >Its more likely a SOL, or one of many other early boxes.
: 
: What's an SOL?

	Pretty much a dumb terminal "plus".  :)  Nothing to wet your pants
over.  I'd rather have a Heathkit dumb terminal myself (which is what I
have) since I assembled it myself (sort-of, it was assembled with
presoldered boards, only a few actual solder connections to build it).

	SOL SOFTWARE STILL AVAILABLE!!!

	Anyone who wants to plunder my archive for SOLOS or SOL-Basic can
get it for free from the following URL;

		http://www.cris.com/~squest/basic-52

Just look for the ls -l listing, and grab anything with SOL in it.

: >I seem to remember the Apple 1 came without a case.
: >Real historians pls correct.
: 
: I thought it was a kit, but I've also heard of a wooden case.  <shrug>

	The apple1 looked like a Kim1, no case, just a single board
computer (sbc).  However, most people built wooden cases for them.

sq

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