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Byte Shop

The Byte Shop was a chain of retail computer stores founded in Mountain View, California, by Paul Terrell and Boyd Wilson in 1975. It was among the first retail establishments in existence dedicated to computer products. It is perhaps best known for being the first to order Apple Computer's first ever product, the Apple I, in 1976. At its peak, the Byte…

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Founded
December 8, 1975; 50 years ago (1975-12-08) in Mountain View, California, United States
Founders
Paul Terrell · Boyd Wilson
Industry
Retail · Computer
Defunct
December 1977; 48 years ago (1977-12)
Fate
Acquired by Logical Machine Corporation
Number of locations
74

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Byte Shop

Nodes49
Edges48
Triples87
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.040816
Components1

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Byte Shop

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related to Foundation (1975–1976) · 35
Byte Shop → Another Byte Shop, Boyd Wilson, Business Week, By, By February, Byte, Byte Shops, California, Campbell, December, El Camino Real, Following, In July, Inc, January, March, May, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mountain View
related to Early investment in Apple Computer (1976–1977) · 13
Byte Shop → After, Apple Computer, April, COD, Cramer Electronics, Homebrew Computer Club, If, Inc, Jobs, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Terrell, When
related to Other Computers and Peripherals · 13
Byte Shop → Apple, Byte Shop Case, Case, Cassette Interface, Datanetics, Keyboard, Kona Wood, Paul Terrell, Power TransformerApple, Primarily Datanetics, Referred, Steve Jobs, SWTPC
related to Sale and aftermath (1977) · 13
Byte Shop → Between September, By, BYT-8, Byte, Canada, In, Inc, Intel, It, Japan, November, S-100, Tokyo
Founders · 2
Byte Shop → Boyd Wilson, Paul Terrell
Industry · 2
Byte Shop → Computer, Retail
Defunct · 1
Byte Shop → December 1977; 48 years ago (1977-12)
Fate · 1
Byte Shop → Acquired by Logical Machine Corporation
Founded · 1
Byte Shop → December 8, 1975; 50 years ago (1975-12-08) in Mountain View, California, United States
Number of locations · 1
Byte Shop → 74

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byte shop terrell computer 1976 stores apple california inc first 1977 order store computers retail paul boyd machine jobs chain

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Byte ShopDefunctDecember 1977; 48 years ago (1977-12)1.00infobox
Byte ShopFateAcquired by Logical Machine Corporation1.00infobox
Byte ShopFoundedDecember 8, 1975; 50 years ago (1975-12-08) in Mountain View, California, United States1.00infobox
Byte ShopFoundersPaul Terrell1.00infobox
Byte ShopFoundersBoyd Wilson1.00infobox
Byte ShopIndustryRetail1.00infobox
Byte ShopIndustryComputer1.00infobox
Byte ShopNumber of locations741.00infobox
Byte ShopTrade nameByte Shop1.00infobox
Byte ShopTypePrivate1.00infobox
Palo Altoinstance ofin cities0.80text
Santa Clarainstance ofin cities0.80text

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