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An authenticated Apple-1 Computer prototype dated back to the mid-1970s has sold at auction in Boston for approximately $700,000, according to the Associated Press. The PC is reported as one of the first built by Steve Wozniak, in conjunction with the Apple brand led by Steve Jobs in 1976, according to Notebookcheck. The computer features 8KB of RAM, in addition to its interface cassette system and read/write capabilities, which were considered groundbreaking for its time. The prototype is the jumping point to the…

A prototype Apple-1 computer has sold for more than $677,000 at auction. The machine is said to have been "hand-soldered by Woz in 1976 and used to secure Apple's first big order.While there is some controversy over whether that's the case at all, that doesn't seem to have stopped one auction-goer from ponying up the big bucks. Whether this was indeed a machine that Woz hand-soldered or not, it's clearly a very early prototype.It's also a board that has provenance, with auction house RR Auction saying "the board has been…

Image: GettyAn Apple-1 circuit board that was hand-soldered by Apple co-founder Steve "Woz" Wozniak and reportedly used to secure Apple's first big order is up for auction now. The unit is an "Apple Computer A" prototype — a circuit board rather than a fully assembled Apple-1 PC — but with suitable provenance and legend that should see it sold for at least $500,000 at Boston-based RR Auction. This prototype is the one that Steve Jobs in 1976 demoed to Paul Terrell, the owner of the Byte Shop in Mountain View, who…

A stunning and rare Apple-1 prototype up for auction could fetch more than $500,000 as part of a major haul of Apple goods going under the hammer in August.The crown jewel of this auction is a historic early prototype of the Apple-1 computer, the first ever product created by Apple when the company was still just Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak working in Jobs' family garage. This prototype was used to demo the Apple-1 to Paul Terrell, owner of The Byte Shop, a Mountain View, CA computer store that agreed to carry sales of…

Source: The AAPL Collection A vintage Apple-1 computer signed by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has sold for more than $340,100 at auction. The machine was built in 1976 and is said to be fully operational. Sold by The AAPL Collection out of Dubai, the working Apple-1 is 42 years old — older than many reading this — and is a work of art. That's presumably what the person who won this eBay auction also believes, having agreed to hand over $340,100 to get their hands on it. Here's how The AAPL Collection describes the…

An extremely rare functional Apple-1 computer hand-numbered by Steve Jobs has just gone up for auction and is expected to fetch more than $450,000 at auction. Hosted by RR Auction, the Apple-1 comes from the personal collection of Roger Wagner, from the listing: Important operational 'Byte Shop' Apple-1 computer (also commonly known as the Apple I, or Apple Computer 1), complete with all components and accessories required for operation. This Apple-1 was one of the first to be publicly auctioned, sold in April 2002 at…