Read this blog saying that Apple started to sell the first Apple II computer 30 years ago (June 1977).  I’m sure everyone has heard about the Apple II computer which monopolized the PC market back then.  Or to be more exact defined the PC market until IBM decided to introduce personal computers in 1981.

What I did not know is that Apple has a different logo when selling its Apple I computer.  See logo on the right.  As the blog suggested, it may be more appropriate for a rock album.

Steve Jobs realized that the company needs something different and hence employed its PR firm Regis McKenna to design a new oneand that design is now one of the world’s most recognized trademarks.

 I still remember my first Apple II which of course was a clone from the famous Shamshuipo Golden Arcade in Hong Kong.  It came with an orange monitor instead of the common green and I remember that I used to load games with cassette tapes (For those who born in the 80s and wondering what I am talking about, I meant cassette tapes that were common to record songs prior to MD and MP3 players).  Then I got myself a 5.25″ disk drive tha could hold up to some 512 KB of data.  Back then it cost almost $100 for a box of 10!

I could not remember what I used the computer for other than playing Load Runner, Olympics decathon and Castle Wolfenstien (my favourite!).

How times have changed …