One of the first personal computers ever sold – a 1976 Apple-1 – fetched US$500,000 at auction yesterday, but it might well be one of the auction bargains of the year.

An original, wooden Apple-1 computer fetched $400,000 at John Moran auctions this week. The still-operating unit originally would have been sold for $666.66 in 1976 during Apple’s launch.

The Apple-1 thus became one of the first personal computers that did not require soldering by the purchaser, RR said, although it did not come with a power supply, case, keyboard, or monitor.

One of the first personal computers created and sold by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak is up and running and ready for your bid. Working Apple-1 computer could sell for price of a supercar - CNET X ...

The Apple-1 put the company on the map as the first personal computer that came with a fully assembled motherboard. Only 200 of these computers were handcrafted by the pair and their skeleton crew.

CUPERTINO One of the first personal computers built by Apple and signed by company co-founder Steve Wozniak has sold at auction for more than $223,000. The Apple-1 has been restored to a fully ...

This Apple-1 computer prototype is not the only one to sell at RR Auction. In 2020, an Apple-1 model dated back to the 1980s sold for approximately $460,000 after being appraised for at least ...

A vintage Apple-1 personal computer could be yours, as it will hit the auction block at Christie's in New York City on Dec. 11. It is the only known surviving Apple-1 computer to have been sold ...

The auction house has projected the functioning Apple-1 computer could end up getting bought for over $200,000. Bidding for it had already reached over $111,000 as of Tuesday afternoon.

The first pre-assembled personal computer ever-sold, the Apple-1 launched the personal computer revolution. Before Apple, few could imagine wanting or needing the now-indispensable personal computer.

Steve Jobs' Apple 1 computer prototype is up for sale by RR Auction. The auction house estimates the historic prototype has a $500,000 value and as of July 25, the leading bid is $278,005.

John Blankenbaker's Kenbak-1 computer has been called 'the world's first commercially available personal computer', and a rare 1971 example is now being auctioned.