Amaya Toman Patsamba la Jablíčkára, mu gawo la Mbiri ya Apple, tidzakudziwitsani zoyambira ndi kakulidwe ka zida za Apple nthawi ndi nthawi. Mu gawo la lero, tikambirana za iPod Classic, yomwe idayambitsidwa koyamba ndi Apple mu 2001.
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Mbadwo woyamba wa iPod Classic unayambitsidwa pa October 23, 2001. Panthawiyo, Apple inalimbikitsa wosewera mpira wake ndi mawu otchuka omwe tsopano akuti "nyimbo 1000 m'thumba mwanu". IPod yokhala ndi chiwonetsero cha LCD cha monochrome ndi diski ya 5GB idagulitsidwa mu Novembala chaka chimenecho, ndipo mtengo wake unali $399. IPod ya m'badwo woyamba idadzitamandira mowoneka bwino ndi batani lowongolera, ndikulonjeza mpaka maola khumi kugwira ntchito pamtengo umodzi.
Mu Marichi 2002, mtundu wake wa 10GB udawona kuwala kwa tsiku, komwe kunali madola zana okwera mtengo kuposa mtundu woyamba. Mu Julayi chaka chomwecho, Apple idayambitsa iPod yachiwiri, yomwe inali ndi gudumu lowongolera m'malo mwa makina. Mitundu ya 10GB ya iPod ya m'badwo wachiwiri idawononga $399, 20GB yosiyana ndi madola zana, pamene mtengo wa 5GB iPod m'badwo woyamba unatsitsidwa kufika $299 panthawiyo. Mu Disembala 2002, Apple idatulutsa ma iPod ake ochepa ndi ma signature a Madonna, Tony Hawk kapena Beck, kapena ndi logo ya gulu No Doubt kumbuyo.
Zithunzi
Patatha chaka chimodzi, iPod ya m'badwo wachitatu idayambitsidwa, yomwe idakonzedwanso. Inali ndi kamangidwe kake kocheperako, cholumikizira chatsopano cha pini 30, ndi gudumu logwira kuti liziwongolera. Kutsogolo kwa chipangizocho kunali m'mphepete, iPod ya m'badwo wachitatu inalipo mumitundu ya 10GB, 15GB ndi 30GB, ndipo idaperekedwa kuti igwirizane ndi makompyuta onse a Mac ndi Windows. Apple idapanga iPod yake yachitatu ndi batri ya lithiamu-ion, yomwe idachepetsa moyo wa batri mpaka maola asanu ndi atatu pa mtengo umodzi. Mu Seputembala 2003, mtundu wa 15GB udasinthidwa ndi mtundu wa 20GB ndi mtundu wa 30GB ndi mtundu wa 40GB. M'badwo wachinayi wa iPod, womwe unayambitsidwa chaka chotsatira, unali wosinthika m'njira zingapo. Idabwereka gudumu lowongolera "kudina" kuchokera ku iPod Mini, ndipo Apple idachepetsa pang'ono zida zake.
IPod ya m'badwo wachinayi idalandira mitundu iwiri yapadera - kope lochepera la U2 ndi Harry Potter. Chakumapeto kwa chaka cha 2004, iPod Photo idayambitsidwanso ndi chiwonetsero cha LCD chokhala ndi ma pixel a 220 x 176 ndikuthandizira mawonekedwe angapo azithunzi. Batire ya iPod iyi idalonjeza kugwira ntchito kwa maola 15 pamtengo umodzi, mtengo wa mtundu wa 40GB unali $499. Kumayambiriro kwa chaka cha 2005, mtundu wa 40GB udasinthidwa ndi mtundu wocheperako komanso wotsika mtengo wa 30GB, ndipo mu 2005 Apple idayambitsa iPod ya 5th generation yokhala ndi 2,5” QVGA komanso gudumu laling'ono. Inalinso iPod yoyamba kuwonetsa mavidiyo. Mwa zina, kope lochepera la U2 linabweranso ndi iPod ya m'badwo wachisanu. IPod ya m'badwo wachisanu idasinthidwa mu Seputembara 2006, pomwe Apple idawonetsa chiwonetsero chowala pang'ono, nthawi yowonjezereka yosewera mavidiyo, komanso mahedifoni abwino. Patatha chaka chimodzi, iPod Classic ya m'badwo wachisanu ndi chiwiri idawona kuwala kwa tsiku, komwe kumadziwika ndi kapangidwe kocheperako, moyo wabwino wa batri komanso kuperekedwa kwa mtundu wa 160GB.
