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iPod (Original/Scroll Wheel), 1st Generation

2001 · iPod era iPod

Introduced

2001

Original price

$ 399

Processor

Dual PortalPlayer PP5002

Original OS

Pixo OS 2.1-based

Max OS

Mac OS 9.2 or later / OS X 10.1 or later

Colors

iBook white front with chromed stainless steel back

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Pre-Mac

Mac era

iMac era

iPod era

iPhone era

Silicon

Processor

ProcessorDual PortalPlayer PP5002

Speed90 MHz

Cores2

Memory & graphics

Standard RAM32 MB

Display2-inch white backlit monochrome LCD

Resolutions160 x 128

Storage

Storage5 GB (10 GB option after March 21, 2002), 1.8-inch hard drive

Connectivity

FireWireFireWire 400 (6-pin)

Audio out3.5-mm headphone jack, 60-mW high output amplifier

Software

Original OSPixo OS 2.1-based

Max OSMac OS 9.2 or later / OS X 10.1 or later

Included peripheralsEarbuds, AC adapter, FireWire cable, iTunes 2 CD

Power

Weight6.5 oz

Dimensions4.02 H x 2.43 W x 0.78 D inches

Battery1200 mAh Lithium Polymer

Battery lifeUp to 10 hours (estimated)

Identifiers

Model N°M8541

Order N°M8513LL/A

Lifecycle

Introduced2001

Discontinued2003

History

The iPod was a digital music player based on a hard drive that was smaller than most portable cassette recorders. The iPod could compete with both flash memory-based players and hard drive-based players: by using a 1.8" hard drive, Apple managed to create the iPod smaller than most other hard drive MP3 players, compact enough to compare with flash memory players, whose capacity was inferior by more than an order of magnitude compared to the 5 GB available on the iPod. The 5 GB iPod was priced at 399 US dollars. In March 2002, Apple added a 10 GB model to its iPod product line, at the price of 499 US dollars. A few months later, in July 2002, Apple replaced the mechanical scroll wheel with a solid-state touch wheel, added a 20 GB model at the price of 499 US dollars, and reduced the prices of the 5 and 10 GB models to 299 and 399 US dollars respectively (the 5 GB iPod retained its mechanical scroll wheel). Furthermore, Apple for the first time made iPods available to Windows users as well.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod_Classic · Wikipedia

Trivia

• The original iPod used a 1.8-inch hard drive that made it more compact than competing MP3 players, managing to compete with both flash-based and hard drive-based devices, despite offering an incredibly superior capacity of 5 GB. • In July 2002, Apple revolutionized the interface by replacing the mechanical scroll wheel with an innovative solid-state touch wheel, while also introducing the 20 GB model and significantly lowering the prices of previous models. • The expansion toward Windows users in 2002 marked a crucial moment in iPod history, transforming the device from an Apple exclusive into a product available to the masses, laying the groundwork for its dominance of the portable music player market.

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