After a search going back over a decade by various individuals, the original 1.0 firmware which shipped with the iPod Classic 1st generation in 2001 has finally been dumped and preserved thanks
Make your old iPod's UI look like an iPod Classic | Engadget
Rockboxing the iPod Classic (6g and above) (was The Forbidden iPod: HFS+ on Windows) « Aharon's Omphalos
How to revive your old iPod Classic with an SSD
Updating the iPod 5G UI with iPod Wizard | MacRumors Forums
Patched 1.3 firmware for games, hated iTunes asking me to update : r/ipod
Apple iPod classic review: Apple iPod classic - CNET
Apple iPod Classic 4th Generation A1099 30GB EMC 2022 White BAD BATTERY | eBay
1TB iPod Classic is modified for a music junkie's dream
How to Mod Your IPod (5/5.5 Gen) : 6 Steps - Instructables
How to revive your old iPod Classic with an SSD
An Epic Quest To Put More Music On An IPod Nano 3G | Hackaday
Build Log: Restoring a 3rd Gen iPod – Stephen McLeod Blythe – Clicky Steve
Classic IPods Are Super Upgradeable In 2022 | Hackaday
after update my ipod classic 160gb to 2.0… - Apple Community
Apple - Support - Downloads
Apple issues rare software update for 7th-gen iPod nano devices | AppleInsider
SOLVED: How to install the software? - iPod Classic - iFixit
Update: Dark Mode iOS firmware. Red iPod now has matching firmware! Thanks u/Milli5410! : r/ipod
How To Jailbreak Any iPod In 2019! (RockBox Custom Firmware) - YouTube