Friday, December 12, 2014

Original Apple I from 1976 sold for $365,000 at auction

Original Apple I from 1976 sold for $365,000 at auction - A fully-functional Apple I original computer known as the "Ricketts Apple I" after the original owner, has sold at auction at Christie's for less than expected, fetching $365,000 rather than the estimated $400,000-600,000 range. The unit was the only known Apple I sold directly by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs to an individual from his Los Altos family home. Another working Apple I was recently sold to the Henry Ford foundation last October for $905,000. While there are thought to be some 50 surviving Apple I units, only six are known to be functional ...

(Via MacNN | The Macintosh News Network.)

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