First ever Apple computer on sale at Christies
Apple I On display at the Smithsonian. This Apple I has been placed in a wooden casing.
It was the first computer Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built - in Job's parent's garage - and it will be up for auction later this month at Christies.
The Apple I (or Apple 1) was designed by Jobs and Wozniak in 1976. Just 200 were made, according to the website Old Computers, and up to 50 are thought to have survived.
At the time they cost $666.66, but the computer a.k.a. Lot 65, is expected to fetch £100,000- £150,000, according to Christies, which says it is in superb condition.
Lot 65 has its original packaging with the original company logo of Sir Isaac Newton under the apple tree, with the garage's return address on the typed label. Also included are the original manuals, a letter from Steve Jobs and an invoice dated 12/7/76/.
According to Christies, the Apple I was the first pre-assembled PC - no soldering required. As you can see from the picture above there was no casing, monitor, power supply, or keyboard. But in principle, it worked out of the box.
-
- groups:
- Community, News and Politics, Tech, Technology, 1 more
-
- tags:
- Apple, Mac, Apple Computers, Steve Jobs, 2 more
