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Apple I is sold at auction for £133,250
Friday, 26 November 2010 21:59

 

First Apple PC wApple I is sold at auction for £133,250as sold in the capital of Great Britain at auction for £133,250, which is equivalent of $210,000. The computer was in original packaging and contained sales letter signed by Steve Jobs, its chief executive.

There were only 200 models of this kind and the price at that moment – in 1976 was $666.66. The Italian businessman and collector acquired the thing now at Christie.

Francesco Boglione, the brother of the new owner of first Apple computer said it is expected that the Apple I will be returned to working condition prior to joining a collection the Boglione have already – the collection of Apple personal computers.

Christie's said this PC was the only Apple computer which came with motherboard, which was completely assembled at the point when Apple 1 was introduced.

Nevertheless, the consumer was in need of a keyboard, display and power supply.

In spite of the high price given at auction, the Apple I is supplied with a processor, which works one thousand times slower in comparison with contemporary Apple iPad.

Together with Apple I there were other items up for auction, such as papers, which were published by Alan Turing, a codebreaker of WWII, but these documents were not sold.

First Apple PC was sold in the capital of Great Britain at auction for £133,250, which is equivalent of $210,000. The computer was in original packaging and contained sales letter signed by Steve Jobs, its chief executive. There were only 200 models of this kind and the price at that moment – in 1976 was $666.66. The Italian businessman and collector acquired the thing now at Christie.

Francesco Boglione, the brother of the new owner of first Apple computer said it is expected that the Apple I will be returned to working condition prior to joining a collection the Boglione have already – the collection of Apple personal computers.

Christie's said this PC was the only Apple computer which came with motherboard, which was completely assembled at the point when Apple 1 was introduced.

Nevertheless, the consumer was in need of a keyboard, display and power supply.

In spite of the high price given at auction, the Apple I is supplied with a processor, which works one thousand times slower in comparison with contemporary Apple iPad.

Together with Apple I there were other items up for auction, such as papers, which were published by Alan Turing, a codebreaker of WWII, but these documents were not sold.