{"id":365150,"date":"2021-11-10T20:51:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T17:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/1976-wooden-apple-1-computer-sells-for-400k-at-auction\/"},"modified":"2021-11-10T20:51:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T17:51:00","slug":"1976-wooden-apple-1-computer-sells-for-400k-at-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/1976-wooden-apple-1-computer-sells-for-400k-at-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"#1976 wooden Apple-1 computer sells for $400K at auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#1976 wooden <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le-1 computer sells for $400K at auction<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A rare piece of digital history went up for auction this week.<\/p>\n<p>A beautifully hand-crafted, wooden Apple-1 computer, built in 1976 by the tech giant\u2019s founders Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs, fetched $400,000 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.johnmoran.com\/auction-lot\/the-chaffey-college-apple-1-personal-computer_68148E4B12\">at John Moran auctions<\/a> this week in Monrovia, California, near Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>The machinery \u2014 specifically, the motherboard \u2014 is encased in wood carved from the Hawaiian koa tree, and represents just one of only 200 that were made. The full kit also features a built-in keyboard, a detached Panasonic monitor, two cassette tapes of Apple software and a user manual \u2014 and is among perhaps 20 or so continuously functioning systems in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The computer had only two previous owners, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.johnmoran.com\/auction-lot\/the-chaffey-college-apple-1-personal-computer_68148E4B12\">noted John Moran Auctioneers<\/a>, the second of whom purchased the piece from the original owner, his Chaffey College professor of programming, for $650 in 1977. The former student, who remained unidentified, kept the \u201cChaffey College\u201d Apple-1 personal computer in operable order.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/apple-1976-wood-computer_05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Apple-1 computer made of koa wood\" class=\"wp-image-20096500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/apple-1976-wood-computer_05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/apple-1976-wood-computer_05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/apple-1976-wood-computer_05.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The still-operating unit would have been sold for $666.66 in 1976 during Apple\u2019s launch.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">John Moran Auctioneers<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"807\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/apple-1976-wood-computer_04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Apple-1 made of Koa wood\" class=\"wp-image-20096607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/apple-1976-wood-computer_04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/apple-1976-wood-computer_04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/apple-1976-wood-computer_04.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne, created their Apple-1 prototype in a garage in the mid-1970s.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">John Moran Auctioneers<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis is kind of the holy grail for vintage electronics and computer tech collectors,\u201d said Apple-1 expert Corey Cohen in an interview <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2021-11-08\/apple-1-computer-holy-grail-of-vintage-tech-to-be-auctioned-off-in-southern-california\">with the Los Angeles Times<\/a>. \u201cThat really makes it exciting for a lot of people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wozniak and Jobs, along with co-founder Ronald Wayne, created their Apple-1 prototype from a garage in Palo Alto, California, some 45 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The first Apple-1 computers were sold in 1976 with a cheeky price tag of $666.66.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile that sounds pretty ominous, 666, it\u2019s because Steve Wozniak likes repeating numbers,\u201d Cohen <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/11\/09\/1053895250\/an-original-apple-1-computer-sells-for-400-000\">told NPR\u2019s \u201cMorning Edition<\/a>.\u201d \u201cEven his own phone number at the time had a repeating number.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/apple-1976-wood-computer_06.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Apple-1 made of Koa wood\" class=\"wp-image-20096665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/apple-1976-wood-computer_06.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/apple-1976-wood-computer_06.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/apple-1976-wood-computer_06.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The wooden case was fashioned by the Byte Shop, the first retailer to sell Apple products, in Mountain View, California.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">John Moran Auctioneers<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"816\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/apple-1976-wood-computer_02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Apple-1 made of Koa wood\" class=\"wp-image-20096684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/apple-1976-wood-computer_02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/apple-1976-wood-computer_02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/apple-1976-wood-computer_02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Hawaiian koa wood exterior is even rarer today as industrial deforestation has reduced the native tree\u2019s prevalence on the islands.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">John Moran Auctioneers<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The wooden case which held the Apple founders\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> was fashioned by the Byte Shop, the first retailer to sell their products, in Mountain View, California. It is only one of six Apple-1\u2019s featuring the koa exterior \u2014 valued even higher today as industrial deforestation has reduced the native Hawaiian tree\u2019s prevalence.<\/p>\n<p>The winning bidder has not been reported \u2014 though they apparently scored a pretty good deal compared to the previous Apple-1 computer <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bonhams.com\/magazine\/18769\/\">sold at a Bonhams auction<\/a> in New York in 2014, for an impressive $905,000.\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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A beautifully hand-crafted, wooden Apple-1 computer, built in 1976 by the tech giant\u2019s founders Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs, fetched $400,000 at John Moran auctions this week in Monrovia, California, near Los Angeles. 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