May 24, 2013

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Apple I PC – Apple’s First Personal Computer Goes on Auction

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A rare piece of Apple history will go on sale later this month when Christie’s auctions Apple’s first product, the Apple I personal computer, for an estimated $160,000-$240,000 on Nov. 23. The Apple I, acknowledged by many as the first “personal computer,” was Apple’s first product offering. Approximately 200 units were hand-built by Apple cofounder [...]

Sony Drops its 30 Years Old “Cassette Walkman” Production

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Time to retire those tapes, After retiring the floppy disk  in March, Sony has halted the manufacture and distribution of another now-obsolete technology: the cassette Walkman, the first low-cost, portable music player. The company made its last shipment of the cassette Walkmans to the Japanese market earlier this year — and when they’re gone from [...]