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GOOGLE DANCE 2004 Mens Small T-Shirt

Brand new official GOOGLE DANCE 2004 men's small T- shirt from the collection of a long time Google employee in L.A. This shirt was for employees only and not available to the public.
• Google Dance 2004 logo is printed in multi-color on the front
• Google logo in brown on the left sleeve
• New white 100% pre-shrunk cotton made in Mexico
• Hanes Beefy-T Men's Small (34-36)
This shirt is priced at $25 and is available for mailing. There are 2 other Google Dance shirts on hand - click the Google Dance label below. To see other Google collectibles click the Google label. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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Apple Store Specialist T-Shirt

If you bought a Mac and got the free iPod touch a couple of years ago then you might have seen this shirt on a store employee. This is a New York Apple Store manager's uniform during the promo. The t-shirt is teal, in a hard to find size Small, made by American Apparel. The front of the shirt has the icons of a Mac laptop and iPod touch and the back of the shirt says "Buy a Mac for college. Get a free iPod touch." in white lettering. The left sleeve has a white Apple logo with the word Specialist.

This shirt was the uniform for the Back to School Sale 2009 at Apple stores and is no longer being made. This shirt was worn and washed once and is in excellent condition. It is priced at $25 and is available for mailing. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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Rare Apple store iPad promo T-shirt

Apple Computer store employee iPad promo t-shirt. Made of 100% combed cotton in Downtown LA by American Apparel. There is a small white Apple logo on the sleeve and the text reads: iPad “A magical and revolutionary product at an unbelievable price.”

There is a size Medium and a Large Apple iPad shirt available. Both were worn and washed a couple of times during the week of the US iPad launch and they are still in near new condition. The price is $30 each plus postage. They are very hard to find and are no longer being made. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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Apple Computer Family Vehicles Chiat/Day 1999 iMac ad proof

Apple Computer genuine vintage iMac FAMILY VEHICLES magazine ad proof circa '99. The text reads: "Family vehicles for the information superhighway. Fast, sporty and zero-maintenance. A new iMac takes the family from zero to internet in just ten minutes out of the box - without a single "are we there yet?" www.apple.com Think Different.

The small text at bottom of reads: TBWA CHIAT/DAY, INC.LA APPLE Q399-99-P2013A Magazine Page 4/C. It is printed on glossy magazine paper and measures 50cm wide x 36cm tall or 19.5" wide x 14" tall. This proof was used to create a magazine advertising campaign back in 1998/1999 in Australia. This is the original, genuine ad proof provided by the famous Apple advertising agency. It is priced at $120 and will be mailed, at cost, in a heavy cardboard tube with insurance. A second ad - Surf's Up - is also available. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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Dual 533mhz processor Mac G4 tower

For sale in Nelson: a Digital Audio dual processor 533MHz PowerMac with 768MB Ram and a 30 gig HD with a sled and screws for another drive. This computer is a real workhorse: it includes an internal CD R/W optical drive and 250MB Zip drive. It has an ATI Rage video card with ADC and VGA connectors and an optional 2nd video display card with a VGA connector. Photo shows this Dual 533 tower running OSX Tiger 10.4.11 displayed on dual monitors (one is an Apple Studio Display ADC CRT and the other is a VGA CRT). The screens show an iTunes window moving between monitors. You can have your graphics project on one screen and the tools and browser on the other. It will also run a 3rd party LCD or an Apple ADC (optional 15", 17" and 20" available).
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Apple eMac Tilt and Swivel Stand

Apple eMac Tilt and Swivel Stand, Part No. M878G4/A, Original Box. This is an essential eMac accessory, it is in great condition with all original parts included. Clean, classic stand made specifically for the G4 eMac. It raises the eMac about 3" higher, tilts the screen from -5° to +15°, swivels 360°. The base is 11" in diameter, made from strong polyeurethane. Simple to install, it makes the heavy eMac easy to adjust.

It comes in the hard to find original box - priced at $45 (factory price was $49) local pickup or shipping available. Postage was $15.50 to bring it in from Boston so probably a bit more to mail it out. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

Another eMac swivel stand without box is on hand for $35 - local pickup or mailing available.

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1998 SF Apachecon web conference promo shirts

Apachecon '98 web conference promo shirts from San Francisco. There are two available: a size Medium (38-40) and a 2XL (50-52). They are not new but seem to be in good worn and washed condition. Both are Hanes Beefy-T 100% preshrunk cotton. They are priced at $12.50 each or both for $20. Also available for $5 more is a white size large Web Design & Development t-shirt from the same conference -- June 21-25, 1998 -- with Macworld, Microsoft, Vignette and MacWEEK running through the brightly colored mountain climbing graphics on the front. That's $25 for 3 clean and presentable heavy cotton vintage high tech shirts - a good deal, especially if you remember the conference and want a memento from back in the day. Mailing at cost. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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Apple "Friday the 29th" Official iPhone T-Shirt

Official Apple T-Shirt from the week leading up to iPhone Launch Day. This is the shirt worn by all Apple employees just before the iPhone launch, with the iCal "Friday the 29th" logo and the phrase "the wait is almost over" across the chest, and the Apple iPhone logo on the back. New, in perfect condition, size Large.

A rare Apple iPhone collectible or timely memento for a June 29th event of your own! It is priced at $25 -mailing at cost. There is another Apple iPhone Launch Day shirt available also. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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Bongo's Dream Dorm rare Macintosh campus comic t-shirt

Bongos Dream Dorm Apple Promo T-Shirt by Matt Groening is brand new original old stock, never worn, never washed. This cartoon was drawn by Matt Groening. It was based on his Bongo Comics Group character from Life in Hell. It was his first commercial license and Macintosh shipped these shirts to college campuses for a back-to-school promo. Here is the back of the shirt. Groening created The Simpsons about the same time and the rest is history.

It is featured on page 116 of the Apple T-Shirt Book. This shirt is now a rare and highly prized Macintosh collectible. It is a size XL and is priced at $140. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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Official Apple Mothership Store Windbreaker signed by Woz

This is a brand new Steve Wozniak signed APPLE windbreaker from the Mothership. It is a size large zippered jacket made in Bangladesh by North End.

The original owner had this to say: "I went up to Cupertino and visited Apple Headquarters, aka the Mother Ship, and bought this cool windbreaker. I was lucky enough to meet the Great and Powerful Woz, Steve Wozniak, and had him sign this windbreaker." Well, we may not be so lucky, so here is your chance to own and wear a piece of Apple legend. Priced for the collector at $125. Another Woz jacket is available, click the label below. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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Apple iMac Snow 600

This Apple G3 iMac Snow features a 600 MHz PowerPC processor with 512 MB of RAM, a 40 GB hard drive, a slot loading DVD drive and a Harmon-Kardon designed sound system packed into a translucent "Snow" all-in-one case design with a 15-inch CRT display. It would make a great iTunes jukebox and backup or Rosetta computer for legacy software.

It has a suite of word processing programs, iPhoto, an email program and two browsers and is running the OS X 10.4.11 Tiger operating system. It comes with a power cord and either a white or black Apple Pro extended USB keyboard and choice of optical mouse for $110 or with a smaller Apple keyboard and wheel mouse for $95 (if the keyboard and mouse are not needed the price is only $85). The G3 iMacs will sync to the previous generation iPods but not the iOS 5. Call Dave at (1)250.354.4633 in Nelson, BC to inquire.

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Vintage 1991 Apple Computer Microphone NIB

Apple Computer Microphone new in box. Original 1991 Apple Electret Condenser Microphone with omni-directional pickup pattern and 100 Hz-10 KHz frequency response. Size is 1 1/2" diameter x 1/2" thick w/6 foot long cord and 1/8" stereo plug. Includes self-stick holder. Apple Part Number: 699-5103A. Identical to one shown but in the original unopened box. Priced at $12 plus postage. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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GOOGLE 2007 Summer of Code T-shirt

New black Google T-shirt with Summer of Code 2007 graphic printed on the front. A Tiki mask with a mouth full of binary code is printed on the back. The fabric is preshrunk 100% cotton. It is a size Medium Beefy-T made in Honduras for Hanes.

From Wikipedia: The Google Summer of Code (GSoC) is an annual program, first held from May to August 2005,[1] in which Google awards stipends to hundreds of students who successfully complete a requested free software / open-source coding project during the summer. The event draws its name from the 1967 Summer of Love and the idea for the SoC came directly from Google's founders, Sergey Brin and Larry Page.

This shirt is sourced from a high tech collector in Cupertino, California. It is priced at $28 and is available for mailing for $7. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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Apple Store Nano-Chromatic T-Shirt

This is an Apple Store employee uniform t-shirt. The t-shirt is teal blue, Medium size, and made by American Apparel. It has been worn twice in the NY Apple store and has been washed twice. The front of the shirt says "Nano-Chromatic" in a rainbow gradient lettering, while the left sleeve has a white apple logo and text that says "Specialist". The back of the shirt (pictured left) has the 9 different colors ipod nanos and the text is "The New Ipod Nano". This shirt was the store uniform promo for the new 2008 iPod Nano premiere and is no longer in production.

click here to see the front of the shirt The Apple iPod "nanochromatic" shirt is a rare collectible and is priced at $25 - To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

(update1: another Nanochromatic shirt has arrived from Las Vegas - a brand new never worn size XL priced at $30)
(update2: a brand new Large Nanochromatic blue t-shirt has just arrived from New York - priced at $30)

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Shepard Fairey style Mac T-Shirt New XL by FastMac

This is a dark blue size XL (Extra Large) Tagless 6.1 Mac t-shirt made by Hanes of 100% cotton in El Salvador. It is designed by FastMac to look like the 2008 "Hope" campaign shirt in the Shepard Fairey style. On the back near the top is the FastMac logo in white. It is new, never worn, never washed in excellent condition. It is priced at $25 and is available for mailing at cost. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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5 at the Fillmore Poster - Celebrating 5 Years of Macintosh

The text on this vintage Apple poster reads: 5 at the FILLMORE / Celebrating 5 Years of Great Macintosh Products. Yours.

This is an original and rare 1989 Macintosh poster by Arlene Owseichik for the Fillmore in San Francisco, CA. It is dated Wednesday, January 18, 1989. It is printed on heavy gloss card stock and measures 13" wide by 19.5" high. It is in mint uncirculated condition with no tape, holes or rips. It is a tip of the hat to the launch of the original Macintosh 128K on January 22, 1984. This poster is priced for the esoteric Macintosh collector at $125 with mailing in a cardboard tube at cost. You may never see another one offered for sale as not many were printed and they were only distributed in the Bay area. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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Apple eMac 800MHz CD/DVD computer

White Apple G4 800MHz SuperDrive eMac. The All-in-One eMac was Apple's Education Macintosh: it has a 17" flat CRT screen and was designed to survive a classroom environment. This eMac features a G4 800 MHz PowerPC processor with 512 MB of RAM, a 60 GB hard drive and a DVD/CD-RW optical drive. It has a fresh install of Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger with iTunes.

It comes with a power cord, original disks and a white Apple Pro keyboard and mouse as shown. More memory, an eMac Tilt and Swivel Stand and additional software are optional extras. This complete Apple eMac computer system is priced at $125 (less $30 without the keyboard and mouse) - to inquire call Dave at (1)250.354.4633 in Nelson. Shipping available in Canada because it comes with the original Apple box if wanted.

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Intel Core i3 i5 i7 Promo Mouse Pad

This is an Intel promotional mouse pad. It has a comfortable wrist rest with antimicrobial properties built–in to protect the product from odors and stains. The wrist rest is made with recycled materials inside a smooth Lycra covered wrist pillow. It measures 8.5" by 9.5" and comes in a factory sealed wrapper. Chances are you are working on an Intel powered computer so get the matching Intel Core mouse pad. Price is $15 with mailing at cost. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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MICROSOFT *BE SURE IT'S LEGAL* PIRACY HAT

This is a brand new and rare Microsoft issue low-profile sports baseball hat cap. The embroidered front states BE SURE IT’S LEGAL along with a blue fingerprint – and on the rear of the hat is the url WWW.MICROSOFT.COM/PIRACY. The rear of the hat has an adjustable buckle strap, however it is not an XL hat or for big hair folks.

A great collectors item - even for Mac users (and especially in the Kootenays) - imported from a store in Seattle that specializes in "UNIQUE - RARE HIGH TECH clothing typically not available to the general public" - 2 available, priced at $8 each or both for $15 and mailing for $5. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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APPLE iPod MacBook bundle T-Shirt

This is an Apple promo t-shirt. It is a green size Large T made in Mexico of 100% pre-shrunk cotton. It has been washed several times and shows some fading but is in good condition with crisp silk screened graphics.

This rare shirt promoted the iPod and iBook bundles for the Apple Education markets at college campuses. It was distributed only to Apple personnel promoting the Education bundles. The wire between the devices forms an ampersand (&) symbol and below is Student Union - clever indeed.This shirt is priced at $18 and is available for mailing at cost. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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Apple's psychedelic iMacs poster

Apple goes psychedelic with new iMacs in 2001. Side views of the Flower Power and Blue Dalmatian iMacs. This very rare poster has no text (other than small line up the side regarding Cupertino, the Apple copyright and #L12938A) and was only given out at the 2001 Tokyo MacWorld. There are a few 1/4" tears along one edge that should cover with a frame.

Size: 24" x 24" - this new old stock highly collectible Apple poster is priced at $85. Mailing available in a heavy cardboard tube. Several other Apple posters are available as well - click the poster label below. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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Vintage Apple Moof! Dogcow T-shirt

This is a very rare Apple computer Moof! Clarus the Dogcow T-shirt. The original design was created for the original Mac OS in 1983 by Susan Kare. This shirt is very rare and authentic and this edition was produced in 1998 for the Company Store and it is still in the original sealed bag. It is made by Hanes BEEFY-T and is a size XL made of 100% preshrunk cotton assembled in Jamaica of USA made fabric.

The design is shown on page 176 of the Apple T-Shirts Book. It is priced for the eclectic vintage Apple collector at $125. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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Vintage Apple Macintosh Classic M1420

Vintage Apple Macintosh Classic M1420 computer. The photo shows the Classic running System 7 perfectly; the camera flash and refresh lines are coincidental.
Items included are:

• Macintosh Classic M1420 computer
• mouse, keyboard and one biology disk
• power cord, and serial cord for keyboard
• Targus carrying bag in very good condition
  

It is priced at $145 with local pickup or insured shipping at cost. If the Targus carry bag is not wanted deduct $40. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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Apple 17" CRT Studio Display Monitor

For sale in Nelson is an Apple 17" Studio Display CRT flat screen monitor in excellent working condition with original box and packing. Maximum resolution is 1600 x 1200, making it perfect for digital media designers. It has 2 built in USB ports and the Apple ADC connector is powered directly from the G4 tower. A push of the monitor power button fires up the tower as well.

The clear plastic swivel base has a small crack in it (but it still supports the monitor) and a new replacement base is available. Shipping cost to bring this 66 pound monitor to Nelson from Burnaby was $50, so it is priced at $75 plus $35 for the replacement base if wanted. Click image for a side view - it is a fairly large and heavy unit but worth it for the resolution clarity. It is set up to view and is also available as a complete package with several available G4 towers. Call Dave at (1)250.354.4633 to inquire.

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New Intel Promotional Pens

Got an Intel Mac? This might work for you: For sale is one lot of 5 Intel Computer Promotional Pens. In 5 different colors - purple, red, blue, orange and black. All are brand new-old-stock, in mint condition. Priced at $15 for the set - mailing at cost. Several Apple pens also in stock - click the pen label below. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel

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Apple static-cling car window stickers

This sticker is a rare and very hard-to-find item for the Apple collector. It is the 6-color logo that Apple no longer uses for their marketing. Genuine Apple product - Apple part number L01970A. The sticker is 2-1/2" by 3-1/4" in size and reads on the back of the sticker: Show your Apple colors! This is a static "no glue" logo for the inside of your car window. (The writing is not on the sticker but the backing that the sticker is on.) This is a fully re-usable sticker -- remove and move to any other window you like! several available, priced at $2.50 each - add $1 for postage in North America, $2 International. To inquire contact Dave via kootenaymac.tel