One of the first computers made by Apple is on sale for $ 1.5 million. The astronomical figure is explained because there are only 63 left of the 200 that Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs made in that legendary garage.
The first computer made by Apple, dubbed Apple Computer 1 and later just as Apple 1, they made it Steve Wozniak y Steve Jobs by hand soldering the different components of the board. They made just 200 units, which they sold primarily by catalog to a handful of enthusiasts of this new fad called personal computing.
It was not an easy undertaking. In those days, the idea of having a home computer, rather than a workstation connected to a server, was incredibly revolutionary. To buy some of the materials, Jobs had to sell his van and Wozniak his scientific calculator.
In total, the couple manufactured and sold about 200 units at the famous price of $ 666.66 (Wozniak liked the numbers to repeat themselves, and the figure was one-third higher than the cost of the components, which they considered an appropriate markup) during 1976 and 1977. The price, adjusted for inflation, would be about $ 3,136 today.
Today there are only 63 of those 200 left and only six in operation. That explains why an Apple 1 in good condition can reach astronomical figures at auction houses. Right now there is a model in eBay which sells for $ 1.5 million, still in the wooden box that the Californian store Byte Shop us to sell 50 of them.
Lisa, the first Apple Treasury ..
Lisa
Although they do not reach the price of the Apple I in good condition, other legendary equipment of the brand has also achieved astronomical figures in the auction market. In 2017, for example, Auction Team Breker auctioned what is considered Apple’s first major commercial failure, the Lisa computer, launched on the market in 1983.
Although the Macintosh is considered by many to be the first computer with a functional graphical interface, Lisa was ahead of it by a year. It includes some elements that we consider essential today but that were revolutionary in their era, such as the possibility of superimposing two windows or dragging icons across the screen.
The equipment fetched a price of $ 50,300. Far from what can be achieved by an Apple I but still a not inconsiderable figure.
Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs with their first Apple I.
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The first “Mac” It is also a coveted object of desire among collectors on the block, although Apple made so many units that it is still relatively easy to get some on eBay for less than $ 2,000, a figure similar to what a 16-inch Macbook Pro laptop costs. .
Still, there are some special models that can cost a lot more. In 2019, the Bonhan auction house in New York, for example, put up for sale a prototype of the Macintosh 128 Kb which finally hit stores in 1984. This is one of two computers on which Steve Jobs and the division’s engineers developed the final software, and which included a floppy drive for five-and-quarter-inch floppy disks. The final team, however, finally hit the stores a three-and-a-half-inch. This model ended up selling for $ 120,000.
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