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 black t-shirt features a front design with the words Black@Apple in San Francisco Bold, Apple’s corporate font. The left sleeve features a small white Apple logo.
The shirt has two tags, one indicating that the brand is BELLA+CANVAS, a Los Angeles-based company specializing in “premium crafted tees.” The second tag includes size, manufacturing, and care information.
Apple’s Diversity web page references the “Black@Apple” group under one of many features on this page. Information can be found by clicking the feature block “Community is the core of our culture.” Part of the feature reads:
“In the last year, we’ve grown our global communities more than 50 percent, including expansions in Apple Store locations and across all regions. More than 55,000 Apple employees belong to groups like Accessibility@Apple, AsianPacific@Apple, Beacon@Apple, Black@Apple, Familia@Apple, Indigenous@Apple, Pride@Apple, SouthAsian@Apple, Veterans@Apple, Women@Apple, and more.”
Employees are featured on another related page by following the link “Learn more about Apple DNAs >.” This link leads to the “Careers at Apple” website with the headline “I belong@Apple” where scrolling down the page introduces Apple employees who are identified as being part of various communities within Apple. These communities are referred to as “Diversity Network Associations.”
One feature identified Georgiana, an Apple employee part of Black@Apple—wearing this same T-shirt—and telling her story about some of the differences made by the Black@Apple Diversity Network Association:
“For years, different Black@Apple chapters had been doing their own smaller Juneteenth celebrations. Then, after our 2018 DNA Summit, we met with Apple leadership to share ideas for a more unified approach. Just a few weeks later, we saw one of those ideas come to life in time to celebrate… Juneteenth officially appeared in Calendar as a U.S. holiday—not just for Apple people, but for everyone…”
This set of Apple latters was used in the Chicago Apple Corporate Office in the early 1990s. At the time, Apple maintained a downtown Chicago office at 10 South Wacker Drive. My best guess is that the letters were displayed at some time between 1990–2003.
I purchased these on eBay in about 2003. The seller, presumably a former employee at this office, sent an envelope with the letters (pictured) indicating that Apple Enterprise Software was located at this office. At one time, 10 South Wacker Drive also housed Apple’s Chicago Executive Briefing Center. I personally visited the Chicago Executive Briefing Center on several occasions for education-related events, but I do not specifically remember seeing these letters mounted on a wall.
The five letters are made of textured aluminum and are about 4 mm thick. The front of the letters uses a vertically textured “grain” while the backs are flat aluminum. For reference, the “A” is approximately 4 inches tall and 3 inches wide. The back of each letter includes two or three threaded holes. The letters arrived with aluminum threaded posts that had been snipped off (although a few were missing). Each letter is hand-numbered on the back with a marker.
The letters are in Apple Garamond, the Apple corporate font from 1984–2003.
Back in March 2020 I began my Instagram series, 100 Apple Accessories. The series featured 100 Apple accessories posted chronologically. Each post was an original photo with the name of the accessory, a minimal amount of clarifying information, the number in the series, a short description, and a link to more photos on my blog of the accessory. For example:
Macintosh Mouse (original, 1984). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 1 – The original Macintosh Mouse, Model M0100, shipped with the original Macintosh, Macintosh 128K, and Macintosh 512K. Like all early Macintosh mouse designs, it had only one button. mattjfuller.com/macintosh-mouse-original-beige-1984/
For the purposes of my posts, my definition of an “Apple Accessory” is a physical object made by Apple that is dependent upon another device to fulfill its purpose. For example, the original Macintosh Mouse (1984) is a classic Apple design that requires another device (a computer) to fulfill its purpose.
Some of the accessories I featured are somewhat obscure. For example you will find entries for a box of eMate Replacement Pens, a PC Card storage module for PowerBook 5300 series computers, a PowerBook Battery Case for 100-series PowerBooks, the Apple Lockable Cable Fastener that shipped with the G4 Cube, and my favorite, a small collection of OEM Apple USB Mouse balls in the original Bondi blue/white color scheme.
And yes, I own all of these accessories. I began documenting my Apple collection in photos back in 2018 and these are from my Apple Collection blog. While my blog contains several photos of each accessory in a single blog entry, my Instagram series featured just one representative photo of each selected accessory.
For this final post in the series, I wish to present an image of all 100 Apple Accessories in a high-resolution portrait. I offer this image under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
You may also download the original image on Google Drive (24 x 24 inches at 200 dpi resolution, 3 MB). Feel free to print and display it if you wish!
Here is the complete list of my 100 Apple Accessories series with the date each was posted on Instagram:
Macintosh Mouse (original, 1984). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 1 (posted 3-26-20)
Macintosh Keyboard (original, 1984). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 2 (posted 3-27-20)
Soft Carrying Case (for original Macintosh, 1984). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 3 (posted 3-28-20)
ADB (Apple Desktop Bus) Mouse (1986). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 4 (posted 3-29-20)
Apple Keyboard (Apple Standard Keyboard, 1987). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 5 (posted 3-30-20)
Apple Personal Modem 300/1200 (1987). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 6 (posted 3-31-20)
Apple Keyboard II (1991). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 7 (posted 4-1-20)
Microphone (1991). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 8 (posted 4-2-20)
Apple SCSI System Cable (1992). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 9 (posted 4-3-20)
Macintosh PowerBook Video Cable (1992). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 10 (posted 4-4-20)
PowerBook Battery Case (1992). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 11 (posted 4-5-20)
PowerBook Battery Recharger (for PowerBook 140–180, 1992). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 12 (posted 4-6-20)
ADB (Apple Desktop Bus) Mouse II (1993). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 13 (posted 4-7-20)
Apple Adjustable Keyboard (1993). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 14 (posted 4-8-20)
ADB (Apple Desktop Bus) Mouse II (black, 1993). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 15 (posted 4-9-20)
Apple Keyboard II (black, 1993). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 16 (posted 4-10-20)
Newton Connection Kit for Macintosh (1993). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 17 (posted 4-11-20)
Newton Stylus (for Newton MessagePad 100, 1993). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 18 (posted 4-12-20)
Apple Ethernet Twisted-Pair Transceiver (1994). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 19 (posted 4-13-20)
Macintosh PowerBook Floppy Drive Expansion Bay Module (for PowerBook 190 and 5300-series PowerBooks, 1995). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 20 (posted 4-14-20)
PC Card storage module (for PowerBook 5300 series computers, 1995). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 21 (posted 4-15-20)
Leather Case (for QuickTake 150, 1995). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 22 (posted 4-16-20)
Wide Angle Lens (for QuickTake 150, 1995). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 23 (posted 4-18-20)
AppleDesign Keyboard (1996). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 24 (posted 4-19-20)
BookCover Collection (for PowerBook 1400, 1996). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 25 (posted 4-20)-20)
Apple logo laptop case (for PowerBook, 1996). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 26 (posted 4-21-20)
eMate Replacement Pens (1997). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 27 (posted 4-22-20)
PowerBook 20X CD-ROM Module (1997). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 28 (posted 4-23-20)
Keyboard and Trackpad (for Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh, 1997). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 29 (posted 4-24-20)
Apple USB Mouse (for original iMac, 1998). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 30 (posted 4-25-20)
Apple USB Keyboard (blueberry, 1998). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 31 (posted 4-26-20)
Apple USB Mouse (strawberry, 1998). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 32 (posted 4-27-20)
Apple USB Mouse (OEM part, tangerine, 1998). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 33 (posted 4-28-20)
Apple USB Mouse balls (OEM part, 1998). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 34 (posted 4-29-20)
Apple USB Mouse (graphite, 1999). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 35 (posted 4-30-20)
AirPort card (original, 1999). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 36 (posted 5-1-20)
Pro Mouse (2000). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 37 (posted 5-2-20)
Apple Pro Keyboard (black, 2000). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 38 (posted 5-3-20)
Power Mac G4 Cube Speakers (2000). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 39 (posted 5-4-20)
iPod remote (for original iPod, 2001). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 40 (posted 5-5-20)
Apple Lockable Cable Fastener (unopened, 2001). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 41 (posted 5-6-20)
DVI to ADC Adapter (2002). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 42 (posted 5-8-20)
iPod headphones (Generation 2, 2002). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 43 (posted 5-9-20)
Apple Keyboard (2003). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 44 (posted 5-10-20)
Apple Wireless Keyboard (2003). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 45 (posted 5-11-20)
Carrying case (for iPod Generation 3, 2003). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 46 (posted 5-12-20)
iPod remote (for iPod Generation 3, 2003). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 47 (posted 5-14-20)
iPod Dock (for iPod Generation 4, 2003). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 48 (posted 5-15-20)
Mouse (white, 2003). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 49 (posted 5-16-20)
Wireless Mouse (original, 2003). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 50 (posted 5-17-20)
iPod Socks (2004). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 51 (posted 5-20)-20)
Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter (2005). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 52 (posted 5-21-20)
iSight Camera (original, 2005). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 53 (posted 5-22-20)
iSight Accessory Kit (2003). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 54 (posted 5-23-20)
DVI to VGA Adapter (for Mac mini G4, 2005). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 55 (posted 6-1-20)
Mighty Mouse (2005). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 56 (posted 6-3-20)
Wireless Mighty Mouse (2006). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 57 (posted 6-4-20)
Nike+iPod Sport Kit (2006). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 58 (posted 6-5-20)
Apple DVI-D Male to DVI-D Female Cable Adapter (2006). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 59 (posted 6-6-20)
Apple Bluetooth Headset (2007). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 60 (posted 6-7-20)
iPhone Bluetooth Headset cable (2007). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 61 (posted 6-8-20)
Apple Keyboard (2007). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 62 (posted 6-9-20)
Apple remote (2007). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 63 (posted 6-10-20)
Cloth (for iMac Core 2 Duo, 2007). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 64 (posted 6-12-20)
iPhone Stereo Headset (OEM part, 2007). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 65 (posted 6-13-20)
iPod shuffle Dock (for iPod shuffle Generation 2, 2007). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 66 (posted 6-15-20)
Apple keyboard extension cable (2008). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 67 (posted 6-16-20)
Magic Mouse (original, 2009). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 68 (posted 6-18-20)
Apple Remote (2009). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 69 (posted 6-22-20)
Composite AV Cable (2010). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 70 (posted 6-25-20)
iPad Case (for original iPad, 2010). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 71 (posted 6-26-20)
iPad keyboard (for original iPad, 2010). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 72 (posted 6-30-20)
SD Card Reader (from Apple Camera Connection Kit for iPad, 2010). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 73 (posted 7-3-20)
iPhone 4 Bumper (orange, 2010). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 74 (posted 7-4-20)
iPhone 4 Bumper (black, 2010). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 75 (posted 7-5-20)
MagSafe to MagSafe 2 Connector (2012). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 76 (posted 7-6-20)
EarPods (2012). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 77 (posted 7-9-20)
iPad Smart Case (for iPad Generation 3, green, 2012). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 78 (posted 7-10-20)
iPad Smart Case (dark gray, 2012). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 79 (posted 7-14-20)
iPad mini Smart Cover (pink, 2012). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 80 (posted 7-18-20)
iPhone 5s Leather Case (black, 2013). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 81 (posted 7-20)-20)
Apple USB SuperDrive (2014). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 82 (posted 7-22-20)
World Travel Adapter Kit (2014). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 83 (posted 7-23-20)
iPhone 6/6s Silicone Case [(PRODUCT)RED, 2014]. 100 Apple Accessories, Number 84 (posted 7-31-20)
Apple Pencil (original, 2015). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 85 (posted 8-1-20)
Apple Watch Leather Loop (42 mm, Black, Spring 2015). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 86 (posted 8-2-20)
Apple Watch Leather Loop (42 mm, Midnight Blue, Fall 2015). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 87 (posted 8-10-20)
Apple Watch Sport Band (42 mm, XL, Black, 316L stainless steel pin, Spring 2015). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 88 (posted 8-11-20)
Apple Watch Sport Band (42 mm, XL, White, Spring 2015). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 89 (posted 8-15-20)
iPhone Lightning Dock (Black, 2015). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 90 (posted 8-17-20)
Magic Mouse 2 (2015). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 91 (posted 8-22-20)
Siri Remote (Apple TV Remote, 2015). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 92 (posted 8-24-20)
Smart Keyboard (for 12.9-inch iPad Pro, 2015). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 93 (posted 8-28-20)
iPhone 7 Plus Silicone Case (Denim Blue, 2016). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 94 (posted 8-29-20)
Apple Watch Nike Sport Loop (42 mm, Bright Crimson/Black, Fall 2017). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 95 (posted 8-30-20)
Apple Watch Sport Loop (42 mm, Seashell, Fall 2017). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 96 (posted 9-5-20)
Apple Watch Sport Loop (44 mm, XL, Black, Fall 2017). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 97 (posted 9-8-20)
Apple Watch Sport Loop (44 mm, Hibiscus, Fall 2018). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 99 (posted 9-10-20)
AirPods Pro Wireless Charging Case (2019). 100 Apple Accessories, Number 100 (9-11-20)
This collection of Apple gift cards spans the years 2005–2014, and includes gift cards for use in Apple Stores, the iTunes Store, and Starbucks. Apple Store gift cards can be redeemed in brick-and-mortar or online Apple Stores for purchases. iTunes Store gift cards can only be used at the iTunes Store for digital music, video, app, or downloaded purchases.
The special Starbucks card in this collection was sold as a standard Starbucks gift card, but it also allowed two free song downloads in the iTunes Store. When I learned about this offer in 2007, I purchased 25 of these cards at $5 each (the minimum amount allowed for this promotion) and received 50 free song downloads on iTunes (and $125 in Starbucks purchases).
Shortly after Apple began including USB keyboards with tower computers, they have included a USB extension cable in the box in the event the user wished to place the tower under a desk or otherwise far way from the keyboard. The extender is APple’s way of dealing with their notoriously short keyboard cables. The User’s Guide for the 2008 Mac Pro pictures this keyboard extension cable design and states: “If the keyboard cable isn’t long enough, use the keyboard extension cable that came with your Mac Pro.”
Apple has also followed a convention of placing a notch in their USB keyboard extenders. This notch matches a slot in the USB plug present in all Apple keyboards, thus allowing an Apple USB keyboard to be plugged into any standard USB port, but preventing the Apple keyboard extension cable to be used with anything except Apple USB keyboards with the slot in the USB plug.
