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Original fully functional Apple Macintosh 128K computer from 1984, Model No. M0001, Serial No. F445EWTM001, with the FCC ID plate on the back and the serial number label affixed below the front bezel. The serial number indicates that this Macintosh was manufactured in Fremont, California, during the 45th week of 1984.
This Macintosh 128K bundle includes the mouse (M0100), keyboard (M0110), all cables, program disks, ink cartridges, and original operating manuals. Program disks include MacWrite/MacPaint, Microsoft Multiplan (a precursor to Excel), and Microsoft Chart; each program includes a backup copy on a separate disk. Additionally, the bundle contains six blank disks, 11 unused disk labels, and a new ink-jet cartridge. Accompanying manuals include the Macintosh operating manual, MacPaint (first printing, 1983), MacWrite (1984), the Microsoft Multiplan manual (1984), the Microsoft Chart manual (1984), and an unopened Apple ImageWriter User's Manual: Part I Reference.
This example was one of the last Macintosh 128K computers to feature the "Macintosh" badge on the back, as the majority made after November 1984 have the "Macintosh 128K" label on the back of the case. Unlike most remaining early models, this example has remained operational since 1984, without any refurbishment. The Macintosh computer is in overall fine condition, with trivial scuffing. The manuals are in very good to fine condition. Accompanied by a dark blue canvas carrying case.
The Macintosh 128K was the first in the line of Apple's Macintosh computers. It offered a radically new approach that featured a graphical user interface (GUI), built-in screen, and mouse – all of which revolutionized the user's experience, marking the transition from command-line computing to a point-and-click model. The Macintosh was famously announced in one of the most-viewed Super Bowl advertisements of all time, '1984.' A desirable example that represents a landmark in Apple and personal computing history.
