9 Dec
2006
9 Dec
'06
10:12 a.m.
I should probably just ignore it - but the fact that I
have been accused
of lying and deliberatly posting misinformation is disturbing to me ...
So - I throw it to the list - As a background statement showing that
Apple existed and sold a predecessor in small volumes for a time
before the Apple-II ... Is my posting above non-factual? If so, in
what way, and can you provide supporting documentation?
Hi Dave, there's no reason for this guy to be flying off like he is.
Nothing out of line in your entry, and he's probably just a bit eccentric.
The only thing I could see factualy (nitpick) wise is (and it has nothing
to do with his gripe however):
In 1976, Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs formed the Apple
Computer Company,
and built a home computer they called the "Apple 1" in their garage.
I would reword it a bit, as it makes it sound like Jobs had a hand in
designing the Apple 1, which he did not. Likewise, when they decided to
sell it they assembled it in Jobs's parents garage and not "their" garage.
Probably something like:
"In 1976, Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs formed the Apple Computer Company
to sell Wozniak's computer, which they named the "Apple 1". Although it
required the users to provide their own cabinet, power supply, keyboard
and video monitor, it didn't require a seperate terminal as other
computers of the time did. A simple BASIC interpreter could also be
loaded with an optional casette interface. Although it required a fairly
technical user to complete the system and make it usable, about 200 Apple
1's were assembled in Jobs' garage and sold in the first year."
Marty