Rare Apple-I computer sold for $500,000 at auction
An Apple-I computer, hand-built by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, sold at auction and fetched $500,000.
Credit: John Moran
More than doubling its $200,000 starting bid, the Apple-I Personal Computer was bought by a professor at Chaffey College in 1976. The Apple-I was famously originally sold for $666.66, or the equivalent of approximately $3,211 in 2021 money.
That original price is therefore 0.64% of the half million dollars achieved at is auction by John Moran Auctioneers and Appraisers, in Monrovia, California.
The auctioneer's final listing confirms the $500,000 successful bid, and states that the estimate was between $400,000 and $600,000. It's not know if there were a reserve price on the lot.
Alongside the computer with its original "NTI" motherboard, the lot included cables, programming manuals, handwritten index cards, and a 1986 Panasonic monitor.
Apple-I auctions are rare, but a model signed by Wozniak was auctioned in 2020.
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Credit: John Moran
More than doubling its $200,000 starting bid, the Apple-I Personal Computer was bought by a professor at Chaffey College in 1976. The Apple-I was famously originally sold for $666.66, or the equivalent of approximately $3,211 in 2021 money.
That original price is therefore 0.64% of the half million dollars achieved at is auction by John Moran Auctioneers and Appraisers, in Monrovia, California.
The auctioneer's final listing confirms the $500,000 successful bid, and states that the estimate was between $400,000 and $600,000. It's not know if there were a reserve price on the lot.
Alongside the computer with its original "NTI" motherboard, the lot included cables, programming manuals, handwritten index cards, and a 1986 Panasonic monitor.
Apple-I auctions are rare, but a model signed by Wozniak was auctioned in 2020.
Read on AppleInsider
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Don’t give me wrong, I like Steve Jobs Personna. But really all Steve ever was was an excellent salesman. He also was very good at delegating things to really highly intelligent people. And without his leader ship in those decisions I most likely wouldn’t be holding this device I’m typing this on today. We must give credit to where credit is due…