Original Apple-1 Computer up for Auction!
The VCF is proud to be presenting an original Apple-1 computer up for auction from Friday, April 19 through Sunday, April 21.
This computer is complete, in working condition, featuring all the components necessary
for a functioning and usable machine. The lot features:
- "Apple Computer 1" Motherboard
- Cassette Interface Board
- Cassette Interface Manual
The following items, though not originally used with this Apple-1, are being included with the auction:
- Preliminary Apple BASIC Users Manual (photocopy)
- Apple-1 BASIC on Cassette (copy)
- Original Apple-1 Advertisement (photocopy)
- 9" Monochrome Display
- Apple ][ Parallel Keyboard and Cable
- Power supply
UPDATE: The Apple-1 was brought to operational condition on April 17. This Apple-1 is now being sold as a working unit. This represents the first time a known working Apple-1 has been auctioned.
This Apple-1 was originally donated to the Homebrew Computer Club for
a fundraiser. It was purchased by the seller, a Homebrew member, who
eventually went on to work at seminal computer companies such as IMSAI
and Kentucky Friend Computers (Northstar). He brought it home, fixed it
up, and experimented with it for several years until finally moving on
to other computers as technology progressed.
This Apple-1 is intended to be sold in fully functioning condition.
It is currently being restored to the point where it will boot up and load
the supplied Apple Integer BASIC cassette.
Click on these links to see photos of the machine and its
various accessories:
Few Apple-1 computers come up for auction as very few still remain
in existence. Only 200 Apple-1 computers were ever produced. Most Apple-1's
sold by the Apple Computer Company were traded in when the Apple ][
computer was announced. Of the machines that were traded-in, only one
was known to have been rescued. If you're an avid computer collector and
have been looking for an Apple-1 to add to your collection, you do not
want to pass this auction up.
The auction will start at 8:00 AM (Pacific Standard Time) on Friday,
April 19, and conclude at 5:00 PM* (Pacific Standard Time) on Sunday,
April 21. Complete auction information and rules will be e-mailed upon
completion of the registration form below.
* or until no more bids come in within a 15 minute "quiet" period (see auction rules and procedures for details)
Read the official press release for more information.
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