LONDON Its processor works 1,000 times slower than the Apple iPad,but the first ever Apple computer has sold for 425 times the price.
The Apple I,one of only 200 such models ever made,was sold at Christies auction house in central London for $2,10,000.It came with its original packaging and a signed sales letter from Steve Jobs,one of Apple Computers co-founders and the current CEO of Apple.
When the Apple I was introduced in 1976,it was the only personal computer to come with a fully assembled motherboard,making it ready to use straight from the box provided the user supplied a keyboard,power supply,and display,Christies said.
When the Apple I was introduced in 1976,it was the only personal computer to come with a fully assembled motherboard,making it ready to use straight from the box provided the user supplied a keyboard,power supply,and display,Christies said.
It sold for $666.66 and was available until it was discontinued in 1977.Bidding on the Apple I came quickly,with the computer eventually going to Italian businessman and private collector Marco Boglione.
Wozniak said the auction was a historic moment for his work,especially when sold alongside such other technological greats as the writings of mathematician Alan Turing,considered one of the founders of modern computing.
Today my heart went out as I got to see things auctioned off like the Turing documents and the Enigma machine and the Apple I, Wozniak told journalists after the auction.It really was an important step,(even though) I didnt feel that way when I designed it. AP