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 Question: what were the white stickers with a number on them on the apple 1 computer?

ChatGPT Answer:  

The white stickers with a number on them that were found on some Apple 1 computers were likely inventory labels used by the Byte Shop, the first retailer to sell the Apple 1. When the Apple 1 was first sold in 1976, it was sold as a kit that had to be assembled by the buyer. The Byte Shop, which was located in Mountain View, California, purchased the first 50 Apple 1 computers from Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak for $500 each, and then sold them to customers for $666.66.

It's believed that the white stickers with a number on them were used by the Byte Shop to keep track of their inventory and sales, and to match the individual boards with their corresponding cases and manuals. The exact meaning of the numbers on the stickers is not known, but it's believed that they may have represented the order in which the computers were sold or the date they were received by the Byte Shop.

Today, Apple 1 computers are rare and highly sought after by collectors, and the presence of the white stickers can add to the historical significance and provenance of a particular machine.

Question:  if the byte shop purchased 50, why are some of the numbers on the stickers higher than 50, for example, 86?

ChatGPT Answer:  You are correct that the Byte Shop initially purchased 50 Apple 1 computers from Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. However, it's possible that they continued to purchase more Apple 1 computers directly from Apple or from other sources after the initial 50 were sold.

It's also worth noting that some Apple 1 computers were sold as partially assembled or unassembled kits, which may have been numbered separately from the fully assembled computers. Additionally, some of the Apple 1 computers were sold to other retailers, and it's possible that they also used inventory stickers or labels.

So, while the exact details may not be known, it's likely that the white stickers with numbers higher than 50 were used to track inventory and sales of Apple 1 computers beyond the initial batch sold to the Byte Shop.

 

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