The very first Apple computer, or at least one of them, is set to be auctioned by Christie’s. The computer will come with all the components it had at the time, along with a signed letter from Steven Jobs.
It will be missing many basics that computer users in this day and age take absolutely for granted. For instance the Apple-1 computers were shipped with no case, no keyboard, no power supply, and no monitor. It was a dramatic evolution that the Apple-1 came with a fully constructed motherboard.
It must be remembered that the computers of those times, 1976, were basically kits to be assembled by the recipients. The price for an Apple-1 was $666.66. A number come up with by Jobs and Apple partner Steve Wozniak as a joke. They were shipped from Jobs’ parent’s home; the return address is clearly indicated on the box of the one for auction.
Bidding for the Christie’s auction will start at $161,600. No one is at all certain where the bidding will go from there, but this computer is definitely a piece of historic memorabilia. It is expected to see a lot of attention from computer geeks the world over. Christie’s is providing a list of all the computer components and has authenticated that it is a totally original unit in its particular shipping box.
Knowing that this is the very computer that ushered in the PC as the entire world has come to know and understand it may very well help the item to fetch a price well beyond its starting point. It will be interesting to see what value is attached to such an outstanding piece of modern technological history.
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