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Apple-1 Computer

Operational Apple-1 Offered by the Original 1976 Byte Shop Purchaser, from the First Batch of 50 Examples

Live auction begins on:

July 15, 06:00 PM GMT

Estimate

300,000 - 500,000 USD

Bid

280,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Apple-1 Motherboard, Apple Computer, Palo Alto, CA, 1976.

Component side labeled “Apple Computer 1,” underside with “01-0033” in security pen, board fully populated including with white MOS Technology 6502 microprocessor, labeled MCS 6502 / 1576, keyboard interface and connector, 8K RAM, 3 39D Sprague blue capacitors, expansion connector, cassette board connector, original Apple cassette interface board, labeled “Apple 1 Cassette Interface Copyright 1976;” overall approximately 15 x 9 x 2 ½ inches, on mounted to Baltic birch plinth. WITH: Custom Stancor power supply and vintage Datanetics keyboard integrated each mounted to separate Baltic birch plinths, vintage Hitachi VM-906AU monitor and Panasonic SlimLine cassette recorder.

AND WITH: Original Apple-1 Operation Manual; In-house copy of Apple Basic Manual; Apple-1 Cassette Interface Manual; Microchess manual; and various software on cassettes.

Purchased circa late 1976 at the 1514 University Avenue, Berkeley, California location of the Byte Shop by Harry Saddler and consigned by him; Apple Basic Manual copy with address stamp of Bill Fernandez (crossed through), Apple Computer’s first full-time employee and co-builder of the Cream Soda Computer with Steve Wozniak.