prototype

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It was so long ago that the prototype was still waiting to be transformed into Apple’s most valuable product.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

A 1976 check signed by Jobs and Wozniak before the founding of Apple and an Apple I computer prototype board each sold for more than $2 million, according to the auction’s website.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

The liver fibrosis assay described in the study remains a prototype and has not yet been introduced as a clinical test.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

Researchers said that within the next year they hope to have a prototype kit to detect early stage breast cancer using a lateral flow urine sample.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Not the least of them was a prototype of Polaris, the submarine-based warhead for the navy, Livermore’s important new government patron.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik