2023-08-03 18:07:43
The auction house RR Auction has put up for sale an interesting lot: an Apple-1 personal computer that essentially helped found the Apple “empire”.
How much does it cost ?
The Apple-1 is Apple’s first personal computer, which bears little resemblance to modern models. About 200 of these machines were made in 1976 and 1977, and regarding 175 of them were sold. These PCs were assembled by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in a garage.
At the time, Jobs approached the owner of The Byte Shop in California, who agreed to purchase 50 PCs. But on the condition that they are fully assembled and require no soldering by the buyer. The Apple-1 up for auction is from this lot, although it did not come with a power supply, case, keyboard, or display.
The computer was purchased by its owner in 1980 at a computer fair in Framingham. The buyer used it in the 1980s. At the beginning of this year, the computer was restored to working order by an expert from Apple.
What’s interesting is that nearly 50 years ago the Apple-1 cost $666 and the auction house plans to sell it for as much as $200,000.
By the way, the computer was also signed by Steve Wozniak in 2017.
Source : AP
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