Rare Apple-1 Computer with Original Packaging Signed at $50,000 Up for Sale by "Woz" - Tech Backbone

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Since Apple joined the industry back in 1976. Some pretty innovative goods for customers have been made by the brand. As a result, antique Apple products often cost a lot on the market, and these products are also placed up for bidding by certain auction houses. So, lately, an auction house called the RR Auction has put up a fairly rare Apple 1 machine to bid, starting with a whopping $50,000.

The gadget in question, the Apple-1 or the Apple Machine 1, is the first computer that was made and marketed by the Cupertino tech giant when Apple was not yet a company. It was designed by Apple's co-founder, Steve Wozniak, and an original package signed by him comes with the one that is up for sale.

RR Auction states that the computer is in "exceptional condition and Corey Cohen, an expert at Apple-1, has repaired it. You should find out the video for restoration right below.

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 It will also come with all the original accessories, such as the original Apple-1 monitor, the original Apple Cassette Interface (ACI), the original operating manual for Apple-1, and more. So for Apple lovers and rare-device collectors, it is a very exclusive kit. Now, unknowingly, Steve Wozniak designed the Apple-1 back in 1976, as a personal project at first. Jobs saw the product's promise, however and wanted to sell it on the market. It took $250 (~Rs. 18,374) to develop one Apple-1 computer, according to sources, and the pair sold it for $666 (~Rs. 48,998).

If you want to keep your hands on the Apple-1 now, though, you're going to have to shed a lot more than just $666. On RR Auction's official bidding website, you can try out the Apple-1.

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