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Title: Rare Apple-1 Computer in Koa Wood Case Fetches $500,000 at Auction Post by: HCK on November 11, 2021, 04:05:11 pm Rare Apple-1 Computer in Koa Wood Case Fetches $500,000 at Auction
A rare fully functional Apple-1 computer has sold for $500,000 at auction this week, according to John Moran Auctioneers (https://www.johnmoran.com/auction-lot/the-chaffey-college-apple-1-personal-computer_68148E4B12) in California (via BBC News (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-59222749)). (https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2021/11/apple-1-john-moran-auctioneers2.jpg) The rare Hawaiian koa wood-cased Apple-1 has had only two owners, a college professor and his student to whom he sold the machine for $650. The sale included user manuals and Apple software on two cassette tapes. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is believed to have built 200 of the Apple-1 computers and sold 175 of them, making it a rare collector's item. The computer was originally offered as a bare circuit board to be sold as a kit and completed by electronics hobbyists. However, Steve Jobs later sold 50 fully assembled units of the computer to California-based The Byte Shop, and the koa wood case was added by the pioneering early computer retailer, but only six cases were finished. (https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2021/11/apple-1-john-moran-auctioneers1.jpg) "This is kind of the holy grail for vintage electronics and computer tech collectors," Apple-1 expert Corey Cohen told the Los Angeles Times ahead of Tuesday's auction. "That really makes it exciting for a lot of people." Another fully functional Apple-1 computer sold for $458,711 (https://www.macrumors.com/2020/03/13/apple-1-auction-2020/) last year. <strong>Update:</strong> The article was updated to reflect the auctioneers' official recorded auction price of $500,000, rather than the earlier reported price of $400,000. The $500,000 total price includes the buyer's premium.<div class="linkback">Tag: Apple-1 (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/apple-1/)</div> This article, "Rare Apple-1 Computer in Koa Wood Case Fetches $500,000 at Auction (https://www.macrumors.com/2021/11/10/rare-apple-1-computer-auctioned/)" first appeared on MacRumors.com (https://www.macrumors.com) Discuss this article (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/rare-apple-1-computer-in-koa-wood-case-fetches-500-000-at-auction.2322701/) in our forums <div class="feedflare"> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img> (http://feeds.macrumors.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?a=wed-zZSP3Qk:qoD1p1NY7lU:yIl2AUoC8zA) <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?d=6W8y8wAjSf4" border="0"></img> (http://feeds.macrumors.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?a=wed-zZSP3Qk:qoD1p1NY7lU:6W8y8wAjSf4) <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img> (http://feeds.macrumors.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?a=wed-zZSP3Qk:qoD1p1NY7lU:qj6IDK7rITs) </div> Source: Rare Apple-1 Computer in Koa Wood Case Fetches $500,000 at Auction (https://www.macrumors.com/2021/11/10/rare-apple-1-computer-auctioned/) |