Hundreds of thousands of dollars, that's the amount that could go up at the end of August 2024 for an extremely rare copy of the Apple-1, the first computer made by the Apple brand. The precious machine, produced in 1976, will reportedly be put up for sale in New York (USA). Associated Press (AFP) Tuesday, July 16, 2024. This thing has been sitting on Steve Jobs's desk for a long time.
After the businessman left Apple, the legendary computer finally joined the personal collection of Paul Allen, one of the founders of Microsoft. Christie's expects the best bidder to pay between $500,000 and $800,000, or €457,000 to €732,000, for the Apple-1, it explains. BFMTV The device had just 4KB of RAM, says engineer Devang Thakkar.
Record on the horizon
The specialist explains that this computer, designed by Steve Wozniak, is the first device with dimensions that allow it to be used by individuals at a time when machines occupied an entire room.
You had to wait about 10 minutes to use the Apple-1 after turning it on, Devang Thakkar was quoted as saying by the news agency. Currently, the record for the most expensive computer in the world is held by another version of the Apple-1, which sold in 2014 for $905,000, or 828,000 euros.
