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                      Panic Reveals Secret iPod Prototype

   Josh Centers

   What's big, yellow, and full of wires? No, not a vintage Pac-Man arcade
   cabinet, but a secret that Apple development firm Panic has kept hidden
   in a closet for 20 years: [1]a prototype iPod from 2001. For all
   intents and purposes, it's a functional first-generation iPod (dating
   to just months before that product's debut), but it's housed in a large
   yellow case with a rudimentary click wheel and black clicky buttons for
   navigation. Panic's blog post provides a fascinating look at how much
   prototypes can differ from production models'and it makes us hobbyists
   feel better about our own electronics projects.

   [2]Read original article

References

   1. https://panic.com/blog/a-prototype-original-ipod/
   2. https://panic.com/blog/a-prototype-original-ipod/

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