{"id":127381,"date":"2022-08-19T18:56:08","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T18:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/22\/08\/19\/controversial-apple-1-said-to-be-owned-by-steve-jobs-sells-for-small-fortune?utm_medium=rss"},"modified":"2022-08-19T18:56:08","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T18:56:08","slug":"controversial-apple-1-said-to-be-owned-by-steve-jobs-sells-for-small-fortune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/08\/19\/controversial-apple-1-said-to-be-owned-by-steve-jobs-sells-for-small-fortune\/","title":{"rendered":"Controversial Apple-1 said to be owned by Steve Jobs sells for small fortune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A rare Apple-1 prototype said to be personally owned by Steve Jobs<\/a> has sold at auction for big money, according to auction house RR Auction.\n<\/p>\n

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The Apple-1 computer hit the auction block<\/a> in late July, with bidding coming to a close on Aug. 18, 2022. It was expected to fetch at least $500,000.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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According to Boston-based RR Auction, the prototype Apple-1 sold for $677,196. Other Apple memorabilia was also sold during the auction, including a first-generation iPhone that was sealed in its box and a tax-exemption card signed by Steve Jobs.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Apple-1 computer in question is said to be the one owned personally by Jobs and presented to The Byte Shop owner Paul Terrell. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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However, earlier in August, the provenance of the prototype Apple machine came into question<\/a>. A report from Mercury News<\/em> cited a few key witnesses \u2014 including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak \u2014 and cast doubt on the actual history of the Apple-1.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In a statement, RR Auction pushed back against those claims, stating that the board sold at auction Wednesday was matched to Polaroid pictures taken by Terrell in 1976.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“In conversations with Paul Terrell, after reviewing the images, we both agreed that he photographed this Apple-1 prototype while it was fully operational in the Byte Shop in 1976,” said Bobby Livingston, executive vice president at RR Auction.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In an email to RR Auction, Achim Baque, who maintains the Apple-1 registry, also backed up the idea that the board was the one presented to Terrell by Jobs.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“I have no doubts it is the prototype presented to Paul Terrell. I have very detailed copies of the Polaroids and every little detail is the same. The 20+ resistors are all in the same position, angle and direction,” Baque said.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The winning bid came from a collector in the San Francisco Bay Area who chose to remain anonymous, RR Auction said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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