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The Apple-1 computer, one of the first personal computers sold by the tech giant, fetched $315,914 (Rs 2.6 crore approx) in an auction recently organised by an auction house based in Boston, US. The computer board built by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak was restored to full working condition and had been gifted by the founders of the company to Dana Redington, Apple ’s first applications engineer. Interestingly, Jobs was reportedly about to throw away the computer board along with other items when moving offices back in 1978. The Apple-1 computer plays an important role in the history of the tech giant as Jobs reportedly sold 50 Apple-1 computers to Paul Terrell, the owner of personal computer retail store Byte Shop. It is said that the money from that sale was reinvested into the company, essentially launching Apple’s manufacturing ambitions. While pitching to Terrell, Jobs had included polaroids of the Apple-1 prototype in his presentation and these photos have also been auctioned off. The prototype itself was bought by the highest bidder for $677,000 two years ago. Among other rare Apple items that were auctioned off by RR Auction were Apple Lisa-1 computer with original ‘Twiggy’ drives ($81,251), Polaroid photographs of the Apple-1 prototype ($54,904), a first generation Apple iPhone ($25,460), a first generation Apple iPad prototype ($24,996), and checks signed by Steve Jobs ($66,844). The auction achieved a total of $983,096, RR Auction said. None
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