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Title: Vintage Apple-1 computer sells for a record $905,000 Post by: HCK on October 25, 2014, 03:00:29 am Vintage Apple-1 computer sells for a record $905,000
<article> <section class="page"> <p> This article originally appeared on Computerworld.com (http://www.computerworld.com/).</p><p> A 38-year-old working Apple-1 personal computer sold Wednesday at auction for a record $905,000, almost double the auctioneer’s high-end estimate.</p><p> The aged Apple-1—the first pre-assembled personal computer, although it lacked such amenities as power supply, keyboard or display—was sold by auction house Bonhams in New York to The Ford Foundation, which will put it on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich.</p><p> The final gavel price was $750,000, but including Bonhams’ commission of $175,000 and taxes, the total was $905,000. That easily beat the record of $671,000 (http://www.computerworld.com/article/2496982/apple-mac/sold—antique-apple-1-brings-a-record—671k.html) for another working Apple-1, set in May 2013.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2838001/vintage-apple-1-computer-sells-for-a-record-905000.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Vintage Apple-1 computer sells for a record $905,000 (http://www.macworld.com/article/2838001/vintage-apple-1-computer-sells-for-a-record-905000.html#tk.rss_all) |