The Chaffey College Apple-1 computer, which was hand-built by company founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak 45 years ago, sold for US$400,000 (13 million baht) at auction in the United States.
LOS ANGELES: An original Apple computer, hand-built by company founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak 45 years ago, sold for US$400,000 (13 million baht) at auction in the United States on Tuesday.
The functioning Apple-1, the great-great-grandfather of today’s sleek chrome-and-glass Macbooks, had been expected to fetch up to $600,000 when it went under the hammer in California.
The so-called “Chaffey College” Apple-1 is one of only 200 made by Jobs and Wozniak at the very start of the company’s odyssey from garage start-up to megalith worth $2 trillion.
What makes it even rarer is the fact the computer is encased in…
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