A rare Apple-1 computer that worked perfectly and was signed by the person who built it in Steve Jobs’ basement sold for $7,277,000.
The pioneering machine is one of 200 Apple motherboards created by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1976.
Currently, there are about 80 Apple-1 computers, and only 20 are known to be still in use.
The first Apple computer sold outside of North America was sold.
Purchased by Dubai-based computer collector Jimmy Greval from the European oil tycoon’s real estate.
Greval enthusiastically restored it to its original state before showing it to Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, who signed the chip on the motherboard.
The 71-year-old tech pioneer “shined happily” when presented with his original work, built in Jobs’s parents’ home more than 40 years ago.
He said, “My God, this is so valuable. Can you sign the tip?”
The computer was one of two purchased by the CEO of the oil company Schlumberger in 1977.
The computer, known as “Schlumberger 1”, was moved to the company’s European office, making it the first Apple product to be used outside of North America.
In addition to the motherboard and keyboard, it comes with the original cassette player and monitor from the same era.
The Apple 1 changed history as the first pre-assembled personal computer, but was soon replaced by the more advanced Apple II, most of which was scrapped.
Forty-six years later, this model is one of the most collectible computers in the world due to its staggering rarity.
Greval, 44, who owns a collection of more than 400 vintage computers and Apple products, said: …
“None of the early companies of that era survived. This computer was directly related to the dawn of the PC industry.
“It’s fully functional and in mint condition. They created only 200 Apple-1 computers, only 80 of them are still around. Only a quarter of them are complete. It works for
This is really special because it was restored exactly as it was in 1976.
It was assumed by the original owner that it was the first Apple product to be brought to Europe and used outside of North America.
“Since the death of Steve Jobs and the success of the iPhone, the value of old Apple products has really increased in the last decade.
The fact that this has to be presented to Steve Wozniak makes it even more special. Last year he was in Dubai for a cryptocurrency event and I got some computers to show him around.
He was very surprised to see this guy participate in this little event with five Apple Macs. His actual reaction to seeing the Apple-1 in its original state was disappointing.
Apple 1 has changed the course of history around the “motherboard”.
Ran all major components like keyboard, memory storage, microprocessor, etc.
Unlike modern computers, the circuit board was completely exposed and placed between the monitor and the keyboard.
It had a small 8K memory. That’s about 1/600,000 of the standard for current Apple computers.
You can’t save a single song.
Production of the Apple-1 ended in October 1977, and Jobs and Wozniak offered discounts and more advanced deals on the Apple II.
Source: Metro
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