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Filed under: Humor, iPod Family, Cult of Mac, Odds and ends

Want a 1st generation iPod? They're still available from the Apple Store

by Joachim Bean (RSS feed) on Aug 20th, 2009

In 2001, the same year the Game Boy Advance was introduced, Apple brought the iPod to us (and not to universal enthusiasm, either). When I was doing some Google searching last night on Apple model numbers, I found something quite strange.

Who knew that there were first-generation iPods still for sale on store.apple.com! This is the very first iPod model, introduced in 2001. I don't know how they ended up there, or why they're selling them, but they're shipping "within 24 hours" and are available for $129.00. Remember, this is the model with the "scroll wheel," it's not touch sensitive, and you have to physically turn it with your thumb or finger. Note that the image Apple is using on the store is actually for a third-generation iPod, but the product description and model number are for the first-gen. Also, these iPods are refurbished, they're not brand new.

It includes a 5GB iPod (for Mac only, the Windows-compatible versions came later) w/rechargeable lithium battery, original scroll wheel, headphones, an Apple iPod Power Adapter, an Apple FireWire Cable (2 meters), a Manual (iPod Getting Started), CD-ROM Disc w/iTunes (version unknown, but let's take a guess and say "old"), and a One Year Limited Warranty that by rights should have expired eight years ago.

Are you going to take the plunge? Will it look good next to your G3 iMac? If you do or don't, feel free to leave a comment below!

Update: Before this post was written, I did order the 5GB iPod linked on this page, but it looks like they will now send me a 10GB 2nd generation iPod instead for some reason.

We are also getting reports of confusion as people try to order over the phone.

Plus, there's a brand new 1GB iPod shuffle available.

Gallery: Refurb Apple gear at Apple

Update 2: It must be random nostalgia day in Cupertino, because tipster Will V. sent us a list of more old iPods supposedly for sale. Check them out on the next page.

Update 3: I just got an email from Apple stating that this iPod is no longer available.

Update 4: I just got refunded by Apple for this iPod. Case closed.

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Tags: 1g, 2001, apple store, AppleStore, ipod, old, touch wheel, TouchWheel

Filed under: Odds and ends, Blast From the Past

Daddy, where do Macs go when they die?

by Robert Palmer (RSS feed) on Aug 13th, 2008

Personally, I've never thrown away a Mac. I've always had someone to give or sell it to. I suppose it's a testament to the longevity of each unit.

The first Mac I owned, a Performa 6400, went to a friend of mine in Albuquerque. It had a good life: I installed a G3 upgrade card in its personality slot when its 603e processor wasn't cutting it anymore. I don't reckon she's using it still, though.

After that, I bought a Power Mac G4 with a 17-inch Studio Display (in matching graphite, of course). My aunt and uncle are still using that computer, and it's running just fine for the basic email and web browsing they need. It's probably more than they'll ever need, come to think of it.

Then came my iMac G5, which I sold to my previous employer for $500 or so. They sort of ... uh ... downsized after I left, so I'm not sure if it's being used right now. It runs great, though. I installed a new power supply in it a month or two before I sold it.

My MacBook and Intel iMac are running great for me right now, though, and I have no idea how they'll spend their retirement after they've done their bit for king and country.

Where have your old Macs gone? Schools? Parents? Kids? Share your misty-eyed memories of Macs past in comments.

Tags: disposal, mac, old, performa, retirement

Filed under: Apple, iPhone, Apple History

Happy Birthday, iPhone

by Cory Bohon (RSS feed) on Jun 29th, 2008

Yes, it is hard to believe, but our pal the iPhone will be 1 year old at 6 pm EST today. The iPhone has undergone many changes over the past year: from generating all the hype and buzz to being the best way to do everything on-the-go. The original iPhone sold at 6 p.m. (in each time zone across the US) at Apple and AT&T corporate stores for a retail price of $599 for the 8GB model and $499 for the now-discontinued 4GB model.

With Apple set to release the next generation iPhone on July 11th, we can only stop and look back at all the accomplishments Apple has achieved over the past year. The iPhone has definitely changed the way we look at smartphones.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

Tags: anniversary, at and t, AtAndT, att, Happy Birthday, HappyBirthday, iPhone, old, one, tweet-this, year

Filed under: Humor, Apple

Apple.com Back in Time

by Fabienne Serriere (RSS feed) on Jan 24th, 2006

I found this version of Apple.com from April 29, 1998 quite appropriate. Go to the Internet Archive, type Apple.com, and sift through some rather funny and emotional moments.

I especially like the toasted Pentium II, the $55 Million Q2 Profit in the ticker, and the Beige G3. If you dig a bit further into the site from 1998, you will see the Powerbook G3 started at $5,699. Ouch.

[via Appleology]

Tags: 1998, intel, internetarchive, mac, old, waybackmachine

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