FOR SALE: THE FIRST APPLE COMPUTER

A piece of history is available on eBay. The first Apple computer is for sale for almost 1.3 million euros.

A piece of history can be found on eBay: the very first Apple computer is for sale for almost 1,3 million euros. This original Apple-1 computer is one of only six working in the entire world. It is very well preserved, is still in its original condition and is not yet in a museum. Text: Fleur de Jong
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Apple-1 computer

For example, although the Macintosh 128K or iMac G3 are better-known models from Apple, the Apple-1 is the model that really started things off. It was the first computer to combine a keyboard with a microprocessor and a connection to a monitor. The computer was made by Steve Wozniak, initially for personal use only. A friend of the designer, Steve Jobs, came up with the idea to sell the computer. The Apple-1 computer is still in the original one wooden suitcase that was supposed to protect him. 

A total of 63 Apple-1 copies are known to exist, of which only six are still in working condition 44 years later. This particular example was purchased by the seller in 1978 and verified as original by Apple-2019 expert Corey Cohen in 1. Also includes the certificate of authenticity.

Expensive price tag

The computer is sold by the Canadian Krishna Blake who keeps it in the American state of Florida. Previously, Apple-1 copies were sold, for example in 2014 a copy was sold for 745.000 euros and in 2010 for 173.000 euros. Because Blake's copy is rarer, the seller hopes to get more than 1,3 million euros for it. This is about 2300 times as much as the price tag the computer had in 1978.