Wishlist
The Apple Museum Wishlist highlights a selection of rare and remarkable Apple artifacts we would love to add to our collection. Help us preserve the story of Apple innovation for future generations. Depending on your preference, we can display an item on loan, purchase it for the collection, or welcome it as a donation to the Apple Museum Foundation.
Apple 1
We are currently showing an Apple 1 replica. A nice one but it’s not the real thing that was touched by Apple’s founders and history. So if you own an original Apple 1 that is collecting dust and would like the world to see it in a shrine like exhibition – please contact us. The display is prepared for an original Apple one and it’s value – by a high security display that is like a fault and many other visible and invisible security measures.
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Apple Watch Edition – 28k Gold
In our beautiful Apple Watch room we would like to show visitors this rare Golden Edition. Apple Watch was introduced as a fashion item – later becoming more mainstream. Please contact us if you want to share this rare Apple Watch experience with the world.
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Macintosh Colour Classic II
We’re looking for the Macintosh Color Classic II, the second-generation model in the Color Classic line. This version is extremely rare, having been officially sold only in Japan and Canada. With its faster processor and improved performance, it remains a favorite among collectors and modders. We’re specifically looking for the Color Classic II, not the original model, and would love to add one to the museum.
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MacCharlie
We’re looking for a MacCharlie, one of the most unusual add-ons ever made for the Macintosh. Released in 1985 by Dayna Communications, it let the original Mac run MS-DOS software by attaching a second computer to its side, complete with its own CPU, RAM, and floppy drive. Few were sold, and even fewer survive today. We would like to show it to help tell the story of early attempts to bridge the Mac and PC worlds.
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Shugart SA-400
In our Apple II room, we highlight Steve Wozniak’s design brilliance through the Apple Disk II, which was based on the Shugart SA-400. Apple acquired the SA-400 without its original electronics, and Wozniak designed a new controller using only a fraction of the components Shugart had used, making the drive far more affordable. Displaying an original SA-400 alongside the Disk II would help us show the ingenuity and elegance of Wozniak’s engineering. We’d love to add one to the collection.
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Canon Cat
Launched in 1987, the Canon Cat was a revolutionary ‘work processor’ designed by Jef Raskin – who named the Macintosh. This was his original vision for the Macintosh. The Cat featured a 9-inch monochrome screen, used ‘Leap’ keys instead of a mouse. Despite its innovative features, it was a commercial failure. Still important for the Museums story due to his background at Apple.
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Apple II Leather Carrying Bag
We’re looking for the original Apple II leather carrying bag, embossed with the full Apple logo. This elegant brown leather bag is one of the rarest Apple accessories ever made and is rare today. It reflects an early moment when Apple was already combining technology, design, and lifestyle. We’d love to display one in the museum as part of Apple’s early brand identity.
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Apple Color Monitor 100 Motorized
The Apple Color Monitor 100 (model A9M0308) is a rare 12-inch RGB monitor introduced in 1984. Designed for the Apple //e and Apple ///, it is best known for its unique motorized tilt mechanism. We would really like to add this to our collection so we can show it to the world.
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Apple IIGS Upgrade Kit
We’re looking for the official Apple IIGS Upgrade Kit, or an Apple //e upgraded with it. This rare kit let users move from the Apple IIe to the more powerful 16-bit Apple IIGS without buying a completely new machine. It’s a unique example of Apple’s approach to upgrades and backward compatibility. We’d love to add one to the museum to help tell this part of the Apple II story.
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AppleColor Composite Monitor //e
We’re looking for an AppleColor Composite Monitor //e, a rare and important part of Apple’s early color computing history. Designed for the Apple II family, it offered vivid color graphics and 80-column text through a simple composite video connection, without extra cards or adapters. Because it was never officially sold in Europe, it’s an especially hard-to-find piece here. We’re currently hoping to add one to complete our display.
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Original Macintosh opening tools
These are the kind of tools once used to open the first Macintosh computers for service. Unlike the Apple II, Steve Jobs wanted the Macintosh to remain a closed system, not intended to be opened by users. If you happen to own the original tools, we would love to display them alongside the Macintosh 128K in the museum.
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