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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How long did it take to build the Apple 1?
A
10 years
B
10 months
C
1 year
D
10 days
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Unlike other hobbyist computers of its day, which were sold as kits, the Apple I was a fully assembled circuit board containing about 60+ chips. However, to make a working computer, users still had to add a case, power supply transformers, power switch, ASCII keyboard, and composite video display.

Detailed explanation-2: -Apple I, Apple’s first computer, was sold for $666.66 when it was released, as the company’s Co-founder Steve Wozniak “liked repeating digits". Additionally, a one-third markup on the $500 wholesale price came to be around $666.

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