Vintage Apple computer auctioned off for $668,000

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

BERLIN (AP) - An auctioneer says one of Apple's first computers - a functioning 1976 model - has been sold for a record 516,000 euros ($668,000).

German auction house Breker said Saturday an Asian client, who asked not to be named, bought the so-called Apple 1, which the tech company's founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built in a family garage.

Breker claims it is one of only six known remaining functioning models in the world. Breker already sold one last year for 492,000 euros.

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[Spitfire of ATJ]

1. Prepare to see everyone with an Apple in the garage post here.

[TM99]

6. I wish I had an original Apple I!

But sadly the oldest vintage Apple I still own is the Apple II my father bought me just a few years after this Apple I was made. I had it upgraded until it reached Apple IIe Platinum status with motherboard swaps and all the add-on cards.

It still works and every now and again, I flip her on and play a little vintage Castle Wolfenstein.

[MrSlayer]

16. Das Pass?

Heil!

[TM99]

20. Halt!

Kommen Sie!

What an awesome game. I am looking forward to Bethesda's new Wolfenstein title coming out in the next year.

[skamaria]

21. Ach Liben!!

n/t

[YOHABLO]

2. Could the OP at least give us a photo of the damn thing?

[longship]

3. Here's what you got when you bought one.

That's it. An Apple 1, one of the early one board computers.

[burrowowl]

5. Those were the days!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

7. Here's what was sold...

[dhol82]

4. damn

wish i had one.

anybody interested in an original atari unit? with cartridges?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

8. This last move eliminated a ton of old stuff including my old VIC 20.

[Omaha Steve]

10. We had a VIC 20

Our first modem was 100 (I think) Baud on it. We had a Coleco ADAM first. We later got the 300 Baud modem for it and later a 1200 Baud to run a BBS.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

18. I remember those days...

When it was common to start a download and then go mow the lawn.

[Locut0s]

9. If I had a job right now I would be, I collect vintage consoles...

Well the beginnings of a collection anyway. It's amazing the amount of stuff some collectors have!

[Omaha Steve]

22. We still have TWO working Coleco Adams (back when 64 k of mem and 8 MHZ of speed ruled over Apple)

Spare parts, most of the software that ever came out for it, original boxes, newsletters, books, and more.

Parts are still available here: http://ann.hollowdreams.com/adamsupplies.html

[PatSeg]

25. Thanks for posting

Love it!

[burnodo]

11. Yes, but will my Packard Bell fetch anything in 2033?

I doubt it

[FrodosPet]

13. They fetched a lot of RMAs in 1993

Crapard Bell! As a salesman, I learned to hate them because if I sold one, there was a high chance of losing the commission I made on them.

When I moved into a support tech position, I learned to love them. They helped assure I would have plenty of business. Add the headaches of an AOL installation changing critical system files to the mix: Bingo!

[Omaha Steve]

15. Seems to me we had a Packard Bell

With a DX-4 Intel processor?

[0rganism]

26. ah, Packard Bell, the Edsel of computers

although probably completely worthless, now and forever, it has made its lasting mark in the timeline of dishonorable tech marketing.

[liberal N proud]

12. Pawn Stars should have bought that old Apple when they had their chance.

There is a fool born every minute.

[leveymg]

14. Here they are from '76 with the A1

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I worked a summer job during High School in a computer factory in '74 on the East Coast. The printers I assembled went with "mini computers" that were as big as a desk. These guys were way ahead of the curve - their homemade processor fit on top of a desk.

[hunter]

17. I still have the second "modern" computer I built, in 1979.

Alas it doesn't work. The microprocessor, a CDP 1802 I'd used in my first computer which was probably a factory second to begin with, failed a few years ago.

Nope, it's not for sale.

The first "computers" I built used relays. When I was a little kid I'd become obsessed with a relay driven tic-tac-toe machine I'd seen a tech museum and I wanted to build one myself. I don't have these anymore, but I loved the sounds they made.

Once upon a time I got to play with an apple I, but I don't think I've ever been in a position where I could have bought one.

Especially not now...

[Atman]

19. I have a b&w Mac Classic that still still boots up. Hypercard is the main program.

It's not grayscale, it is 2 "color" -- black and white. There is a clock and a notepad, I think, but most everything runs on Hypercard. It still works. I found it on the side of the road, in a rainstorm. The keyboard and mouse were still wrapped in plastic. Somehow the rain didn't eff up the electronics.

[KittyWampus]

23. what an amazing side-of-the-road find!

[Atman]

24. It was owned by a dentist...

He left some patient records on the HyperCard stacks. Nothing serious...but it was amazing to boot it up and see that it was used as a "professional" computer.

The Mac Classic came out in 1990, essentially a minor upgrade to the Mac Plus. It was later replaced by the Classic II, which boasted 16 colors and up to 4mb of ram.