Legendary Apple computer used by Steve Jobs is up for auction and is expected to fetch up to $800,000

Some old computers, due to their historical importance, have a high added value for resale, now add to that the fact that some of these units were used by people who were directly responsible for the launch of these products. A recent example in this sense is a unit of the legendary Apple I, first product launched by Apple, that was used by Steve Jobs in your office. This rare item is being auctioned by Christie’s auction house.

Another curious detail, which adds even more history to an item that already stands out, is that this computer ended up in the personal collection of Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, and who passed away in 2018. In fact, Christie’s is promoting the auction of numerous extremely rare computers that belonged to Allen. In addition to this Apple I unit, the highlights include the Altair 8800 e Xerox Alto. About 150 items that belonged to Paul Allen will be auctioned.

Apple I

Specifically about the Apple I, this computer was released in 1976 for the price of US$ 666.66. Completely handmade, the machine, which consisted of a motherboard perfectly designed by Steve Wozniak, was sold without a case, power supply, keyboard and monitor. It was just the pre-assembled motherboard. An item for true lovers of computing, circuits and chips. The first Apple product that was thought more of as something that valued a certain structure, and a more complete design was the Apple II, from 1977, which already included a case, keyboard and power supply.

Around 200 units of the Apple I were manufactured, one of them is this very rare version that was used by Steve Jobs and that remained in his office at Apple until 1985, the year in which the businessman ended up being “fired” from the company. He returned in 1996. The machine was removed from the office by Apple employee Don Hutmacker. Years later the machine ended up in the collection of Paul Allen.

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The expectation is that this Apple I unit, which has a case and uses a Sanyo TV as a screen, will be sold for between US$ 500 and US$ 800 thousand, surpassing the R$ 4 million mark.