- Apr 24, 2013
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A working example of one of only 200 Apple-1 computers built in the 1970s sold Wednesday for a record $905,000 at Bonhams New York’s inaugural “History of Science” sale.
Built by Steve Wozniak, who worked with Steve Jobs to sell them, the 1976 Apple-1’s were the first preassembled personal computer ever sold.
The ancestor of today’s sleek Apple devices was one of 288 lots auctioned Wednesday by the New York arm of Bonhams, a privately owned British auction house that is more widely known for its fine art and antiques. Its “History of Science” sale was the auction house’s first-ever tribute to the history of science, with sections on astronomy, natural history, medicine and physiology, math and physics, and technology.
Read more: http://www.newsweek.com/1976-apple-1-computer-sells-auction-record-905000-279230
