Extremely Rare Apple-1 Computer Going To Be Auctioned Soon

The German auction house Breker will put up for auction one of the only six working Apple-1 computers. The price is expected to be between  $261,000 and $392,000.

Have you ever wondered what happened to the first Apple computers? How did they look like and which were their capabilities?  Well, the Computerworld makes it public that  vintage Apple 1 is going to be auctioned soon, on the 25th of May. There were 200 original units worldwide, out of which only 50 still existing, according to the Sotheby’s source. Also, there might be only six such devices in working condition. The auction is so valuable as, beside the computer it will have a letter signed by Apple’s co-founder Steve Jobs.

The letter is a relishable one as it brings forward the letter from Jobs to Fred Hatfields, the Apple’s original owner. Hatfields offered in exchange for an Apple II 4k and $ 400 the Apple -1. As a benchmark for the price, you can take the year 1976, the year when the Apple-1 board was introduced, for the price of  $666.66.

For the IT antiquary the fact that the device has the mark of co-founder Steve Wozniak is priceless. He  signed the back of the circuit board as “Woz.”

The precedent of this auction was in December 2012 when the same Breker put up a similar Apple-1. The fact that the vintage machines are priceless for the auction market was then attested, when the device was sold for $640,000. The prices seem to go up from device to device, as in June 2012, another working computer, the same model, was sold for $375,000, while in 2010 such a computer was worth $174,000.

If you are interested to see how the device works, you can find on Youtube a video posted by Breker. In the 5:30 minutes you will be brought back in the 1976 world and, if you have patience until the 5th minute, you will see the letter and convince for yourself that it is signed by Steve Jobs.

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