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This Documentary Resource CD was a companion to an Apple Distinguished Educator book from 2004, Stories Worth Telling: A Guide to Creating Student-Led Documentaries. The student featured on the front of the CD packaging is the same female student featured on the cover of the book.
The book authors are Mary Palmer (English Teacher) and Perry Lee (Social Studies Teacher), from Central High School in Bismarck, North Dakota.
This wooden block features a black Apple logo on one side and contains a colored pencil set with a built-in pencil sharpener. The wood block is 4×3.5 inches and is nearly 1 inch thick (15/16-inch). It contains 12 colored pencils that fit perfectly into 12 holes drilled into the wood block.
This is one of several unique Apple-logo products that was available at The Company Store located in the Infinite Loop Campus (1 Infinite Loop). Around the time that Apple moved to the “spaceship” campus, a new Visitor Center was built near the new campus and The Company Store was closed and replaced by more standard Apple Store.
The Visitor Center sells a few Apple logo items, but the selection is small.
Claris describes itself as “a subsidiary of Apple Inc.” The company began in 1987 as a software company Apple “spun off” to make software for the Apple II and eventually the Macintosh. In 1988 Claris purchased a popular database program FileMaker Inc. In 1998 Claris changed its name to FileMaker and returned its popular ClarisWorks product to Apple (changing the product’s name to AppleWorks). In 2019, FileMaker Inc. went back to the Claris name by rebranding as Claris International.
ClarisWorks for Kids was released in 1997. It had similar features as ClarisWorks, but with a simplified interface aimed at early elementary school students.
This pencil features the ClarisWorks for Kids logo, characters, and a bright yellow eraser. I have seven of these pencils in my collection.
Claris describes itself as “a subsidiary of Apple Inc.” The company began in 1987 as a company that Apple “spun off” to make software for the Apple II and eventually the Macintosh. In 1988 Claris purchased a popular database program FileMaker Inc. In 1998 Claris changed its name to FileMaker Inc. and returned its popular ClarisWorks product to Apple (changing the product’s name to AppleWorks). In 2019, FileMaker Inc. went back to the Claris name by rebranding as Claris International.
This Claris pen is a dark gray metal spring with a white clip on which a blue Claris logo is printed. This style Claris logo was used throughout the 1990s.
Sources: Claris International, Wikipedia
This silver key fob uses a wound cable in place of a key ring. It has an etched silver Apple logo on one side. The fob is 24 mm wide and approximately 75 mm long.
This black leather three-pocket business card holder is marked “GENUINE CALFSKIN” and features an embossed Apple logo on one side. It has a large center pocket and a single-card pocket on each side. The manufacturer is LEEMAN (ASI-79530).
I have three of these business card holders, each in the original packaging.
This backpack-style drawstring bag is black with a white Apple logo in the center of one side. It measures 19.75×16.5 inches.
AppleFacts 2.93 (February 1993) is a 4×6.25-inch soft cover booklet that lists the Apple products and system specifications available at the time. Inside, the introduction reads, “Welcome to AppleFacts—a concise guide to Macintosh computers, printers, displays, and other Apple products. It includes vital facts, tips, and product comparisons—all in a handy, quick-reference format. And it even has information about our newest products, including the Macintosh Centris computers, Macintosh Quadra 800, and Macintosh PowerBook 165c. We hope you’ll find it useful.”
Apple hardware featured in this guide included the following:
Macintosh Computers
Macintosh Classic II
Macintosh Color Classic
Macintosh LC II
Macintosh LC III
Macintosh IIvi
Macintosh IIvx
Macintosh Centris 610
Macintosh Centris 650
Macintosh Centris 800
Macintosh Centris 950
Macintosh PowerBook 145
Macintosh PowerBook 160
Macintosh PowerBook 165c
Macintosh PowerBook 180
The Macintosh Duo System
Macintosh PowerBook Duo 210
Macintosh PowerBook Duo 230
Apple Printers
ImageWriter II
StyleWriter II
Apple Color Printer
LaserWriter Select 300
LaserWriter Select 310
Personal LaserWriter NTR
LaserWriter Pro 600
LaserWriter Pro 630
Other Apple Products
Apple OneScanner and Apple OneScanner for Windows
Apple Color OneScanner
AppleCD 150
AppleCD 300 and AppleCD 300i
AppleFacts 1.98 (January 1998) is a 4×6.25-inch soft cover booklet that lists the Apple products and system specifications available at the time. The subtitle on the cover reads, “The Very Informative Guide to Apple Products.” Inside, the introduction reads, “Welcome to AppleFacts 1.98—a concise guide to Apple products offered worldwide. Because product availability, configurations, and part numbers vary worldwide, we suggest that you contact your local Apple dealer or Apple office for this information.”
Apple hardware featured in this guide included the following:
Desktop Computer Systems
Power Macintosh 5400 Series
Power Macintosh 5500 Series NEW
Power Macintosh 6500 Series
Power Macintosh 8600 Series
Power Macintosh G3 Series NEW
Power Macintosh 9600/300
The Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh
Portable Computers
Macintosh PowerBook 1400 Series
Macintosh PowerBook 2400 Series NEW
Macintosh PowerBook 3400 Series
Macintosh PowerBook G3 NEW
Servers
Workgroup Server 7350/180
Workgroup Server 9650/350
Displays and Printer Products
Apple Multiple Scan 15AV Display
Apple Multiple 720 Display NEW
Apple ColorSync Display (17-inch Color Display) NEW
Apple ColorSync Display (20-inch Color Display) NEW
Apple LaserWriter 12/640/PS
Apple LaserWriter 8500
Newton Mobile Products
MessagePad 2100 NEW
Apple eMate 300
The Apple Store at Old Orchard in Skokie, Illinois, was among the first Apple Stores. It opened on Friday, November 7, 2003. MacWorld reported, “As is customary when a new Apple Store opens for business, the first 1,000 people to visit get a free Apple T-shirt to commemorate the trip.”
I attended this store opening and received this white shirt with a blue Apple logo and the words Old Orchard in the Myriad Apple font in light gray. The shirt is in its original packaging.
The original Old Orchard Store closed and a new location opened on September 28, 2019.
