An original Apple-1 'motherboard' designed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1976 that STILL works and comes with original user's manual is up for sale at $450,000
An original Apple-1 'motherboard' designed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1976 complete with an original user's manual has gone on sale for $450,000.
The fully working machine is one of the 200 'motherboards' designed by the Apple founders in 1976, with only 70 still around today and fewer than 10 still working.
This one was acquired by Wozniak's friend, computer pioneer Roger Wagner, at the Vintage Computer Festival in California, US, in 2002.
It came with a tiny 8K memory - around 600,000 times less than is standard with today's Apple computers - and it would not even have had the capacity to store one song.
As well as the motherboard, it comes with an original Apple Cassette Interface, an original Apple-1 operation manual and a vintage Apple-1 power supply.
An original Apple-1 'motherboard' designed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1976 and one of less than ten models still working has gone on sale for $450,000
The Apple-1 computer was designed by Apple founders Steve Jobs (left, in 1977) and Steve Wozniak (right) and debuted at the first West Coast Computer Faire in California in April 1977
The collectable Apple-1 machine also comes complete with an original user's manual signed by Wozniak
This Apple-1 is one of only ten full functioning models left and it has gone on sale for $450,000
The Apple-1 was the first pre-assembled personal computer and transformed the course of history with the 'motherboard' at the centre.
All the major components ran through it, including the keyboard, memory storage and the microprocessor.
Unlike in modern computers, the circuit board was completely on show and sat between the monitor and the keyboard.
As well as the motherboard, it comes with an original Apple Cassette Interface, an original Apple-1 operation manual and a vintage Apple-1 power supply
The fully working machine is one of the 200 'motherboards' designed by the Apple founders in 1976, with only 70 still around today and fewer than 10 still working
The machinecame with a tiny 8K memory - around 600,000 times less than is standard with today's Apple computers - and it would not even have had the capacity to store one song
All the major components ran through the motherboard, including the keyboard, memory storage and the microprocessor.
The Apple-1 model comes complete with a keyboard that attaches to the computer's motherboard
The Apple-1 was the first pre-assembled personal computer and transformed the course of history with the 'motherboard' at the centre
The Apple-1 (left) came with a tiny 8K memory - around 600,000 times less than is standard with today's Apple computers, such as this 2020 MacBook pro (right)
Today, 44 years after the Apple-1 was designed, Apple is worth an estimated £1.5 trillion and the companies products such as the MacBook Air (pictured)
Apple products have moved on leaps and bounds since the Apple-1 was designed in 1976, and today include wireless headphones called airpods (pictured)
Today, 44 years after the Apple-1 was designed, Apple is worth an estimated £1.5 trillion and the companies products such as the Apple watch (pictured)
The Apple-1 was discontinued in October 1977, with Jobs and Wozniak offering discounts and trade-ins for the more advanced Apple II.
Wozniak once said of Wagner: 'He didn't just read the first book on programming the Apple computer - he wrote it.'
Now, 44 years on, Apple is worth an estimated £1.5 trillion and the model is among the most collectable computers in the world.
The Apple-1 was discontinued in October 1977, with Jobs (left, in 2008) and Wozniak (right, in 2012) offering discounts and trade-ins for the more advanced Apple II as the company started to expand into the global powerhouse it is today
An original Apple-1 'motherboard' belonging to computer pioneer Roger Wagner (picture) complete with an original user's manual has gone on sale for $450,000
This Apple-1 machine was acquired by Wozniak's friend, computer pioneer Roger Wagner (pictured, a image of the computer signed by Wozniak)
The model is going under the hammer with RR Auction of Boston.
An RR Auction spokesperson said: 'Between the significant provenance and the impressive array of accompanying hardware and ephemera, this is an outstanding example of the sought-after Apple-1 Computer.'
The world record for an Apple-1 computer is $905,000 for one sold at auction in New York in 2014.
The timed sale ends on August 19.
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