Original Apple-1 Goes On Christie’s Auction Block
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- Today, Apple is a major force, but in 1976 the Apple-1 was assembled and shipped from the garage of Steve Job’s parents’ house. One of the approximately 200 Apple-1′s sold, number 82 is going on the auction block at Christie’s on November 23rd. Christie’s has placed the value at an estimated $161,600 – $242,400.
The Apple-1 was the first home computer to feature an assembled motherboard, which was a major step for people lacking the electronic skills necessary to assembly one. As with other early computers, the Apple-1 did not have a floppy drive, it instead used cassette tapes to load the programs into memory.
The winning bidder will receive the Apple-1 along with the original packaging, instruction manuals, cassette interface and basic tape,early documentation and a signed letter by Steve Jobs. The letter, typed on ruled note paper is signed “Steven Jobs”. The manuals have the company’s original logo of Newton sitting underneath the apple tree.
Christie's Apple-1 Auction Listing
