{"id":415,"date":"2017-03-21T21:49:47","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T21:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.digitalija.info\/?p=415"},"modified":"2017-03-21T22:08:29","modified_gmt":"2017-03-21T22:08:29","slug":"steve-jobs-first-ever-computer-the-apple-1-goes-under-the-hammer-but-would-you-fork-out-a-quarter-of-a-million-for-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hepek.info\/portal\/en\/steve-jobs-first-ever-computer-the-apple-1-goes-under-the-hammer-but-would-you-fork-out-a-quarter-of-a-million-for-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Jobs\u2019 first ever computer the Apple-1 goes under the hammer \u2013 but would you fork out a quarter of a million for it?"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE finest known example of Apple\u2019s first computer is up for grabs\u00a0\u2013 but it will set you back a lot more than a new iPhone.
\nMade in 1976, the Apple-1 has all its original documents and records of phone calls between company founders Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s expected to fetch up to L262,000 at auction, in the tenth anniversary of the iPhone.
\nIt is one of only eight working examples left in the world.
\nThe Apple-1 was designed and built by hand by Wozniak in Silicon Valley<\/p>\n

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He began marketing it along with Steve Jobs through the electronics chain Byte Shop in 1976, after the retailer bought the first 50 units.
\nIn total, only 200 examples of the Apple-1 were ever made. They originally went on sale for L545, (US $666.66) as Wozniak liked repeating numbers.
\nIt was the first PC that came ready to use with a monitor and keyboard, but would have been delivered as just the motherboard.
\nThat meant customers would have to find their own power pack, keyboard, monitor and cassette recorder of their own.
\nThis version\u00a0comes complete with the necessary equipment to make it work, as well as proof of telephone correspondence with Wozniak and Jobs.<\/p>\n

It also contains the original card and the original early 6502 microprocessor in a rare white ceramic design.
\nThe card contains the software system Basic, which was only available for Apple-1 at the beginning of 1977.
\nThe computer is being auctioned by Auction Team Breker in Cologne, Germany, on March 20.
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