If you think of Apple today, you probably think of an iPhone or a Mac. But the original Apple I was a simple PC board and required a little effort to start up a working system. [Artem] has an Apple I reproduction PCB, and decided to build it on camera so we could watch.
For the Apple I, the user supplied a keyboard and some transformers, so [Artem] had to search for suitable components. He wisely checks the PCB to make sure there are no shorts in the traces. From there, you can watch him build the machine, but be warned: even with speed ups and editing, the video is over an hour long.
If you want to jump to the mostly working device, try around the 57-minute mark. The machine has a basic ROM monitor and, of course, needs a monitor. There was a small problem with memory, but he eventually worked it out by inhibiting some extra RAM on the board. Troubleshooting is half of the battle getting something like this.
Want to look inside the clock generator chip? Or skip the PCB and just use an FPGA.
Back when apple products were actually quality and worth something unlike now
Last apple product I used was the iPod touch 4G and the A4 CPU after that I just used arm(android) and x86-64 (PC)
Much more straightforward and easier than trying to do shit on a MacBook
Don’t have to reach around your elbow to wipe your ass like apple products and drm bullshit….
Don’t need to jailbreak it either to basic shit the competition can do
Don’t really need root unless you want custom recovery or over clocking features, and most androids allow you to unlock and root, windows that concept doesn’t exist outside “run in admin mode”
Back when apple products were actually quality and worth something unlike now
Last apple product I used was the iPod touch 4G and the A4 CPU after that I just used arm(android) and x86-64 (PC)
Much more straightforward and easier than trying to do shit on a MacBook
Don’t have to reach around your elbow to wipe your ass like apple products and drm bullshit….