UDan Pražák Imikhiqizo ye-Apple ngokwayo ayisashibhile, futhi uma ushiya ucezu olukhethiwe lugoqwe ebhokisini iminyaka eminingana, khona-ke luba yivelakancane, intengo yalo ehlasela izibalo zezinkanyezi. Okukodwa kwalokhu manje sekuvele kusizindalwazi endalini ye-eBay. Ngokuqondile, i-iPod yesizukulwane sokuqala engafakwanga ebhokisini engathengwa cishe ngesigamu sesigidi.
Igalari yezithombe
"Izingoma eziyinkulungwane ephaketheni lakho." Kwakungalesi sisho - manje esidumile - lapho uSteve Jobs wethula khona i-iPod yokuqala ngaphansi kweminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalombili edlule. Kwakuyithuluzi eliwuphawu elasiza i-Apple ukuba iguqule imboni yomculo. I-iPod, kanye ne-iTunes, imele ushintsho olukhulu ohlelweni olusunguliwe ngaleso sikhathi, futhi uSteve Jobs waphumelela ukuqala inkathi lapho umculo wawuzothengiswa ku-inthanethi ngobuningi.
Isidlali somculo sokuqala esivela ku-Apple sinikeze u-5 GB wesitoreji, impilo yebhethri efinyelela emahoreni angu-10 futhi yayinombukiso we-LCD omnyama nomhlophe wamayintshi amabili, imbobo ye-FireWire futhi, ngaphezu kwakho konke, isondo lokuskrola ukuze kube lula ukusebenza ngesandla esisodwa. Imodeli eyisisekelo yayinentengo engu-$399, okwenza ngokumangazayo i-iPod yaba enye yabadlali abavamile ababebiza kakhulu ngaleso sikhathi.
Kungaba njalo okuthakaselayo
Philip Houska Uma i-iPod ivuliwe EBay ithola umthengi wayo, bese umnikazi wayo eqhamuka nenani eliphakeme ngokuphindwe izikhathi ezingama-50 kunalelo athenge ngalo umdlali - okungu-$19 (ngaphansi nje kwemiqhele engama-995). Izingcezu ezifanayo zivela ngezikhathi ezithile, lapho singaphetha ngokuthi kuzoba khona ama-iPod esizukulwane sokuqala ambalwa kuphela. Okufanayo kwagcina ukuhlinzekwa ngo-460 futhi kwase kuthengiswe kakade ngamadola ayizinkulungwane ezingu-2014 ngaleso sikhathi
