If you’ve ever wanted to have a piece of computer history, now’s your chance. At the moment what has worked is work Apple-1, a model from the company ‘s first line of computers launched in 1976, up for sale on eBay. It’s not very cheap though, and will set you back $ 1.5 million.
The Apple-1 is a rare souvenir piece that is highly sought after by Apple fans. Even the original story draws you in. According to Cult of Mac, the computers were designed and built by hand by Steve Wozniak, and were heavily sold by Steve Jobs. To cover the manufacturing costs, Wozniak sold his HP-65 calculator and Jobs sold his Volkswagen van.
The Apple-1 is for sale on eBay, which the seller says has a certification certificate from Apple Table-1, especially as it is reported to be one of the 50 sold to Byte Shop, one of the first personal computer stores. The product listing states that the Apple-1 is in its original KOA Byte Shop wooden case and also includes its original power supply and Datanetics Version D keyboard.
The retailer, which goes with krishmiti, says the Apple-1 is an unchanged NTI board in almost perfect condition. The bundle also includes a Sony TV-115 timer and a video modulator. (Per Cult of Mac, users had to add their own keyboard and monitor, or use a TV set for the latter).
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Now, let’s talk about these technological dinosaur specs. It had an 8-bit MOS 6502 microprocessor running at 1 MHz. In terms of memory, it basically included 4KB, but that could go up to 8KB or 48KB using expansion cards. Just 200 Apple-1 computers, plus a few pre-production boards, made. Their starting price was $ 666.66.
Decades later, these devices will receive much higher prices. In 2010, Apple-1 computer in its original package with a letter signed by Jobs sold for $ 210,000. Meanwhile, in 2014, an Apple-1 computer was sold at auction for $ 905,000, is the highest price anyone has paid for an old Apple computer to date, although this vendor obviously wants to break that record.
There are very few Apple-1s today, partly due to age, according to Cult of Mac. Apple also allowed buyers to trade in their Apple-1s for the Apple II, which became the first company supermarket computers.
This is not the first time krishmiti has tried to sell its Apple-1. He tried to sell it for her $ 1.75 million in 2019, but apparently has not received any tenants since it brought the price down above. Is Apple-1 worth $ 1.5 million? Maybe we’ll find out soon.