The Apple Watch Leather Loop band is comprised of leather-wrapped magnets. The band was sold in two sizes, Medium for 150–185 mm wrists and Large for 180–210 mm wrists. They were available for both the 38/40 mm and 42/44 mm Apple Watch models.
The Leather Loop band was among Apple’s original band designs in 2015. Apple describes the Apple Watch Leather Loop band:
“The Venezia leather for this band is handcrafted in Arzignano, Italy. With an artisan heritage spanning five generations, the tannery has a history of partnership with some of the most prestigious names in fashion. A delicate milling and tumbling process enhances the beautiful pebbled texture. And magnets concealed within the soft, quilted leather allow you to simply wrap it around your wrist for a precise fit and a trim look.”
The Peacock band is a dark shade of blue green. This style uses no mechanical fasteners that might potentially scratch a surface.
This T-shirt features the skull-and-crossbones design that was hand-painted by Susan Kare and flown on a flag over the building housing the creators of the original Macintosh.
According to Susan Kare’s website:
“In 1983, Susan Kare painted the original pirate flag in response to one of Steve Job’s slogans at a Macintosh offsite: It’s better to be a pirate than join the Navy. The original that flew over Bandley 3, the Macintosh building at Apple, Inc. for more than a year…has since been lost…”
This shirt was purchased at the employee Apple Store at One Infinite Loop, Apple original headquarters before Apple Park. The shirt is a size XXL, unopened in its original box. The white box is printed with a white Apple logo and measures 195mm x 195mm x 35mm.
This Apple Park T-shirt is black with the Apple logotype in five of six original Apple logo colors. “Apple Garamond” refers to Apple’s corporate font used between 1984 and 2003.
A T-shirt with a similar design is featured on page 57 of the Spring 1993 Starting Line: Apple Marketing Communications Catalog. Its description reads:
Black Apple T-shirt Modeled after the sweatshirt John Scully wears on the cover of his book Odyssey: From Pepsi to Apple, this black Apple T-shirt is 100% preshrunk cotton with a five-color Apple name. Adult sizes S–XXL. APL166
This shirt was purchased at the Apple Visitor Center Apple Store at Apple Park. The shirt is a size 2XL, unopened in its original box. The white box is printed with a white Apple logo and measures 195mm x 195mm x 35mm.
This CD was packaged in an orange sleeve from the ADC (Apple Developer Connection). The packaging lists the contents:
Macintosh Products Guide
“Have you ever wondered if the right software or hardware existed to perform a specific task on your Mac? Or have you heard about some of the latest products for your Mac and wished you had a convenient resource to learn more about them?
On this CD you’ll find Apple’s Macintosh Products Guide, the only tool you need to help you locate information on over 12,000 software and hardware products for the Macintosh platform. Here you’ll learn about the hottest products available for your Mac, including games, productivity applications, printers, scanners, image editing applications, utilities, digital cameras, USB peripherals for the iMac, and much, much more. And many of the products listed in the Macintosh Products Guide have direct links for easy online purchase.
We’re sure you’ll find the Macintosh Products Guide on the web an invaluable resource for all your product information needs—one you’ll turn to again and again. With that in mind, be sure to visit the Macintosh Products Guide web site for the latest information on the wide range of products available for your Mac. Point your browser to www.apple.com/guide.”
This collection of CDs include original cardboard packaging with each package containing 1–3 CD-ROM discs. Each CD package is titled “The Apple Sales and Marketing Resource Library” and features a color photo of an Apple product. Each package is also dated.
March 1999 (2 CDs) Pictured: G3 Blue & White tower and matching Blue & White display CD 1 USB FAQ K-12 Seminar # 1 Education QuickFacts New/Revised Data Sheets Mac Products Guide 02.99 Studio Display QTVRs FireWire Fact Sheet iMac Photography iMac Sales Pres CD 2 “A Day in the Life of an SAP Order” “Learn & Earn 1999” “Part lI SAP” Exec. Commentary: Wane Kozlow
May 1999 (2CDs) Pictured: Strawberry iMac CD 1 PowerSales May 1999 Apple Loan Ad Slicks ColorSync White Paper Final Cut DataSheet & FAQ QuickTime 4.0 Data & Fact Sheets Mac OS X Server Data Sheet & FAQ Mac OS X Server Presentation Mac Products Guide 04.99 Mac OS Promos CD 2 Mac OS X Server Training
June 1999 (3 CDs) Pictured: PowerBook G3 CD 1 PowerSales June 99 PowerBook G3 Series Photography PowerBook G3 Series Data Sheet PowerBook G3 Series Presentation Final Cut Pro Data Sheet Final Cut Pro White Paper Final Cut Pro Overview Movie Final Cut Pro Presentation QuickTime 4.0 Pro Data Sheet QuickTime 4.0 Pro Fact Sheet WebObjects Success Stories CD 2 WWDC 99 Taped Kevnote Speeches: Jon Rubenstein & Phil Schiller Mitch Mandich CD 3 WWDC 99 Taped Sessions: Mac OS 8 Overview Mac OS X Overview QuickTime-What’s New
July 1999 (1 CD) Pictured: G3 Blue & White tower CD 1 PowerSales July 99 QuickTime 4 Glossary WebObjects Success Stories Mac OS X Server Presentation Macintosh Server G3 Presentation QuickMail Pro Client Demo Electrifier® Pro 1.0.1 Quickevs 4.0 Demo Informed 2.6.2 4D v6.5
August 1999 (1 CD) CD only (no cardboard insert) CD 1 PowerSales August 99 iBook Sales Presentation Macworld NY 99 Keynote Speech iBook Data Sheets, Take One and FAQ iBook and AirPort Product Photography Design & Publishing Sales Presentations AppleShare IP 6.2 Sales Presentation AppleCare Data Sheets and FAQs QuickTime 4 Sales Presentation WebObjects Success Stories AppleShare IP 6.2 (NFR)
October 1999 (2 CDs) Pictured: Mac OS 9 retail box CD 1 PowerSales October 1999 Mac OS 9 Sales Presentation Macintosh and DV White Paper Digital Moviemaking with iMac DV Mac OS 9 Data Sheet, FAQ & Take One iMac DV Data Sheets, FAQ & Take One iMac DV Product Photography WebObjects Success Stories iMac DV Sales Presentation iMovie Fact Sheet & FAQ CD 2 Flint Center Event – Steve Jobs Electrifier® Pro 1.0.2 Spell Catcher 8 Demo Soundlam MP v1.1.1 Demo Conflict Catcher 8.0.6 Demo Informed Designer®v2.7 Demo Informed Filler® v2.7 Demo Version Master Mac 2.0.2 REALbasic 2.02 Demo FMSync for JFile
November 1999 (2 CDs) Pictured: Graphite iMac SE CD 1 PowerSales November 1999 iBook Demo Fall ’99 V2 PowerBook G3 Demo Fall ’99 Power Mac G4 Demo Fall ’99 V2 iMac Demo Fall ’99 V2 AppleShare IP 6.3 CD 2 iBook First Impressions AppleShare IP 6.3 Data Sheet AppleCare Protection Plan Data Sheet Design & Publishing Sales Presentations AppleShare IP 6.3 Sales Presentation Apple Corporate & Reseller Logos Reseller Advertising Guidelines Mac OS 9 Reseller Ad Kit iMac Reseller Ad Kit
January 2000 (1 CD) Pictured: 5 slot-loading iMacs (tangerine, strawberry, blueberry, grape, and lime) PowerSales January 2000 AppleWorks 6 Data Sheet Apple Internet Services FAQ Apple Internet Services Sales Preso Apple Studio Display 15″ Data Sheet Mac OS X Server Data Sheet & FAQ Apple Displays Sales Presentation Adobe Web Collection Promo AirPort FAQ
I sometimes get asked what Apple devices and collectibles I’m looking to acquire. It’s usually easier for me to answer whether or not I’m interested in a particular item than for me to attempt to list particular devices. However, this list represents some Apple devices that I would likely wish to obtain if one became readily available.
Apple Watch Edition (original, any version)iBook SE (Graphite, opaque version)iMac (Blue Dalmatian)iMac (Flower Power)iMac (lime)iMac (ruby)iMac (sage)iMac (tangerine)iPod shuffle (Generation 2, Avon edition)Macintosh PortablePowerBook 170 (JLPGA edition)PowerBook 100 (preferably with floppy drive)Duo Dock (any version)PowerBook Duo (any version)Xserve G5Xserve RAIDXservePippin (manufactured by Bandai)
The iPhone 5c was released along with the iPhone 5s as a lower-cost addition to the iPhone 5 family. Instead of using a an aluminum back, it used a polycarbonate shell in one of five colors: white, blue, green, yellow, and pink. All colors used a black glass front. This example is yellow.
The iPhone 5c used the same screen and cameras as the iPhone 5s released at the same time. Its touch screen was a Retina display (1136 x 640). The back camera was an 8-megapixel iSight camera (1080p), and the front camera was a 1.2-megapixel FaceTime camera (720p).
Internally, the iPhone 5c used an A6 processor at 1.3 GHz. Its internal storage included 8, 16, or 32 GB. Also like the iPhone 5s, wireless connections included 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, and 4G/LTE. Wired connections included the Lightning connector and a standard 3.5 mm headphone jack.
The similarities in features between the iPhone 5c and other iPhone 5 models—along with the iPhone 5c’s color choices and lower price—made this iPhone a popular choice.
In January 2001, Steve Jobs announced “the most revolutionary portable computer ever created”—the Titanium PowerBook G4. At the time, this laptop had Apple’s largest display and fastest processor. Apple stated that a “mega-wide display and blazingly fast PowerPC G4 processors make it the ultimate system for portable video editing using Apple’s iMovie…or Apple’s award-winning Final Cut Pro professional video editing, effects, and compositing software.” The display was a 15.2-inch TFT widescreen display.
The PowerBook G4 Titanium was given the unofficial nickname of “TiBook.” This particular PowerBook G4 Titanium model was released in December 2001 and was referred to as the “Gigabit TiBook” referring to its ultra-fast Gigabit (1000BASE-T) ethernet port (an upgrade from the previous model’s 100BASE-T ethernet port).
The PowerBook G4 Gigabit used a 667 MHz PowerPC 7440 G4 processor and was available with 256 MB or 512 MB SDRAM, and 30 GB hard drive. A slot-loading 6X DVD-ROM drive was located below and to the right of the trackpad on the front of the case. Overall, the PowerBook G4 Titanium was 1.1 inches thick, 13.4 inches wide, 9.5 inches deep, and weighed an average of 5.3 pounds.
Along with the original Titanium PowerBook G4, this model was known for its sometimes problematic hinge assembly that resulted in a broken hinge and/or display problems due to the video cable running through the left hinge. These quality issues were resolved in the third “DVI” iteration of this laptop.
Upon release, the design of the Titanium PowerBook G4 was a major departure from previous Apple laptops. Although its “Titanium” moniker referred to its internal chassis, the laptop’s exterior used two shades of silver metal—a design never repeated in an Apple laptop. Its mega-wide screen (at 1152×768 pixels) had a bezel smaller than current pro Mac laptops. Also, this was the first Apple laptop to feature an Apple logo that was “right way up” when the laptop lid was open—a design met with cheers from the Macworld audience when the laptop was first shown on stage.
This PowerBook G4 in my collection functions, but has a major dent in its trackpad and several cosmetic issues due to wear and tear.
The AirPort Time Capsule was a device that combined Apple’s Wi-Fi base station with a built-in hard drive that allowed network-attached storage (NAS). This example (A1355) is the third of five generations of this product released between 2008 and 2013. Apple described this product as a “Backup Appliance” that was designed to work with its Time Machine software that was released with Mac OS X 10.5.
Using the Time Machine software, Time Capsule creates backups of the operating system and files wirelessly and automatically, thus eliminating the need for an external hard drive. Time Machine made hourly backups of the files that were changed and managed older backup images to save space. The initial backup of a computer using Time Machine could take several hours (or overnight) on an 802.11n wireless network, but subsequent hourly backups occurred instantly and far more quickly (depending on file sizes).
This Generation 3 model used the same design as Generations 1–4: 7.7 inches square and 1.4 inches tall. The Generation 3 included the following interfaces:
One Gigabit Ethernet WAN port for connecting a DSL or cable modem
Three Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports for connecting computers or network devices
USB port for connecting a USB printer or USB external hard drive
802.11n wireless
Time Capsule used a Hitachi Deskstar hard drive, the same hard drive sold with Apple’s Xserve server products. The Hitachi Deskstar met or exceeded 1 million hours mean time between failures (MTBF) status, common for server-grade hard drives.
This t-shirt is made from a dark gray fabric and features an Apple logo on the front in rose gold. The t-shirt has no other printed designs.
The shirt does not have a tag, but is printed in the tag area with a white Apple logo, the size XL, a horizontal line, and “Made in China.” The tag information is printed in Apple’s San Francisco font.
