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New 'Apple Museum' in Prague Shows Off Largest Private Collection of Apple Products
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There's a ton of life outside the US but what does Prague have to do with Apple in any way? Apple is an American company. At least if it were Syria it might make a tiny bit of sense since Jobs had a Syrian birth father. But, of course, there aren't going to be ANY museums in Syria for a while now.
I actually believe my private collection is larger than this. Anyone have 1000sqm of gallery space in Australia?
I remember vising NeXT back in the day and they had all the NeXT machines in the lobby - all running each version of the OS and the hardware as it had progressed - even some of the non-NeXT hardware like the DEC Alpha as there. Pretty neat.
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Now a second reason to go to Prague...
(The first being the girls)
Between 1-2am.
http://www.nebepraha.cz
IBM aside (they really made the history of PC computing in the '80), others museum are so uninspiring... Who cares about an HP or even a Microsoft museum ?
Apple has a totally different appeal...
We'd never have bigger phones or bigger, multi-window tablets with stylus without Apple innovation.
Any idea why a museum operating in Prague, Czech Republic charging entrance fee in Euros?
Am I missing something there?
Am I missing something there?
With it's connection they use Euro's in some places as well, this makes it easier for tourists from European countries. It's similar to how places on the Canadian side of the border accept US dollars and how large parts of Mexico accept US dollars as well.
Every time I use my iPhone 5s, I stop for a second and admire it. Truly incredible feat of fine art.
Such a device isn't financially feasible if it were not for the incredible quantities of scale that Apple embarks on and bets on.
A company that bets so heavily on itself that it can create such incredible technical and artistic products that enough people will flock to them and make them not only viable, but profitable.
Such a device isn't financially feasible if it were not for the incredible quantities of scale that Apple embarks on and bets on.
A company that bets so heavily on itself that it can create such incredible technical and artistic products that enough people will flock to them and make them not only viable, but profitable.
A newly opened Apple Museum in Prague is showing off the largest private collection of Apple products, housing Macs, iOS devices, and other Apple paraphernalia from 1976 to 2012. The museum opened its doors last Thursday, and an inside look has been shared on Imgur.
Located in a renovated historical building, the exterior windows of the Apple Museum are decorated with quotes from Steve Jobs, artistic product arrangements, and one popular quote of unknown origin.
Included is an Apple Lisa, which is one of 100,000 made, an Apple II, and several other older Mac and NeXT Computer products. One section displays a range of printers Apple produced, while another houses iterations of the PowerMac and iMac and a third includes different iBook, PowerBook, and MacBook models.
Little known Apple accessories like the Apple camera are on display, and there's an entire section dedicated to the complete iPod family, including the special edition Beatles box set sold in 2008 for $795. Each version of the iPhone and iPad, starting with the original 2007 and 2010 models, is also shown off on dedicated tables in order of release.
Miscellaneous products, papers, contracts, and other small odds and ends from Steve Jobs' time at Apple, NeXT Computer, and Pixar are available at the museum, as are mementos from his early life, including a high school yearbook. The full assortment of images is available on Imgur and is well worth checking out for those who won't be able to visit the museum in person.
According to the Prague Post, there are more than 12,000 meters of computer cabling installed in the museum, which students from the Czech Technical University helped assemble. Also on the site is a bistro that includes all raw vegan foods, in honor of Steve Jobs' preferred diet, and there's an interactive space for children.
Tickets for the Apple Museum are available from the Apple Museum website for 11 euros. The site also includes details about the creation of the museum, the history of Apple, and will offer a 3D tour, information on Steve Jobs' diet, and products to purchase in the future.
Article Link: New 'Apple Museum' in Prague Shows Off Largest Private Collection of Apple Products
The site is now down!
What sensationalism? And how does it not being "original" diminish the items on display?
But right, whatever.
Yes, and Vermeer was a Dutch painter, yet some of his work can be found at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Beethoven was a German composer, and still they play his symphonies at the New York Philharmonic.
Why not Prague? It's a beautiful city
