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Very first Apple Macintosh Plus [serial number 0001] given to Gene Roddenberry by Apple Computer This is the very first Macintosh Plus 1Mb personal computer to come off the assembly line at Apple Computer in Fresno, California. It was presented to Gene Roddenberry as a gift by Apple Computer, ...
USB-IF Sides With Apple, Spanks Palm in ITunes Sync Spat
USB-IF Sides With Apple, Spanks Palm in ITunes Sync Spat
digitaldaily.allthingsd.com — The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), the industry group that oversees the Universal Serial Bus standard, has finally... responded to Palm’s (PALM) claim that Apple (AAPL) is “hampering competition” by repeatedly disabling the Palm Pre’s ... (more) USB-IF Sides With Apple, Spanks Palm in ITunes Sync Spat
Palm Smacked Down In USB Dispute With Apple
businessweek.com — Remember if you will the back-and-forth between Apple and Palm concerning the Palm Pre and its ability... to work with Apple's iTunes. When first released earlier this year, the Palm Pre worked with iTunes, much to Apple's annoyance. Naturally it ... (more) Palm Smacked Down In USB Dispute With Apple
Grand Central Now Open to All
Grand Central Now Open to All
macresearch.org — Author: Drew McCormack Apple today made the source code of Grand Central Dispatch available under an Apache... open source license. One of the new technologies for concurrency added to Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Grand Central is Apple’s attempt to help ... (more) Grand Central Now Open to All
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Gene Roddenberry's Mac to be auctioned
Computerworld Blogs - Macintosh & Apple — Every now and then, something will pop up in an auction that sets geeks drooling. Whether it's an undiscovered Macintosh prototype or a famous movie prop , the chance to own a piece of history can drive us to extremes. But the combined fanaticism of Apple devotees and sci-fi fans will likely have more destructive potential than the Genesis device when this relic shows up on sensors: the first ever Macintosh Plus, given by Apple Computer Inc. to Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. Auction house Profiles in History will accept bids on this item and other Hollywood memorabilia on Oct. 9 both in California and online. Lot #626 was given to Roddenberry in 1986, two ...

Own a Piece of Apple History
Apple Forums & iPhone Forums, Mods, Hacks, News, Themes, Downloads, and more! | ModMyi.com - 4,711,751,911 — image source: euthman via Flickr, Creative Commons license Two historically-significant pieces of ancient computer hardware are going on the market. The first Macintosh Plus ever built is going on auction in October, and the owner of one of the last known Apple I units that were built by Steve Wozniak in his garage will be putting ...

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First Apple Macintosh Plus Computer to be AuctionedWired: Gadget Lab
A major piece of computer history, the first Apple Macintosh Plus Computer belonging to Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, will go on auction next month. The computer with the serial number F4200NUM0001, was a gift to Roddenberry from Apple. The Macintosh Plus was the third product ...