An original and functional hand-made Apple-1 computer is currently being auctioned off. RR Auction is offering bidders a chance to win the piece of tech history up until August 24th. Would you be willing to depart with a small fortune to own an original Steve Wozniak-signed Apple-1?
The rugged computer is proving to be pretty popular. So far, eight bids have been placed on the hand-built, MOS MCS6502 microprocessor-powered computer. It won’t go cheap, with the current bid sitting at $111,029. RR Auction estimates that the Apple-1 could end up in the $200K range. Those who decide to put in the 9th bid must be ready to depart with $122,132.
Surprisingly, the system is still operational. Thankfully, it appears to have had only one owner before being resorted to working order this year by Corey Cohen of MyAppleComputer.net.
If you manage to be the winning bidder, this is everything you’ll receive:
- original Apple-1 ‘NTI’ board
- original Apple Cassette Interface (ACI)
- period aluminum and laminate paneling case featuring a built-in keyboard, with Triad and Stancor transformers
- modern replicas of the Apple-1 Operation Manual and Apple Basic User Manual
- period Xerox copy of the Apple-1 Operation Manual
- compatible RCA video monitor (circa 1987) with Apple-1 video cable
- photograph of Steve Wozniak signing the board in 2017
Those looking to get into building a recreation of Apple’s early tech should check out the following video:
Aside from preserving the Apple-1 sake of posterity, what would you do with a functional piece of tech like this? The functionality, in comparison to modern computers, is very limited. It could be a fun project for programmers with previous experience with this system.
Hopefully, the auction winner will donate the computer to a technology-focused museum so others can see a working model of Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs’s groundbreaking early days.
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