Steve Jobs sold "Apple I" valued up to 68 million yen

ByRebelpilot

On December 11, 2014, the auction house "Christie's", Apple's first microcomputer"Apple I(Apple One) "to be auctioned. This "Apple I" is a fully operational item, and since records recorded by Steve Jobs directly to customers remain, it is estimated that the evaluation of $ 400,000 (about 45 million yen) to 600,000 dollars (about 68 million yen) The forehead is estimated.

RELEASE: CHRISTIE'S TO OFFER THE 'RICKETTS' APPLE-1 PERSONAL COMPUTER ON DECEMBER 11 IN NEW YORK | Press Release | Christie's
http://www.christies.com/about/press-center/releases/pressrelease.aspx?pressreleaseid=7561


"Apple I" that appears in Christie's auction was purchased by Charles Ricketz in 1976 at 600 dollars (at the rate of approximately 180,000 yen at the time), "In July 1976 Steve Jobs of Los Altos City Purchased from the parents' garage of Mr. Parents "is attached, and it is called" The Ricketts "after the name of the first owner. Furthermore, a check of $ 193 (about 56,000 yen) dated August 5, 1976 used by Mr. Ricketts is written as "Software unavailable Steve Jobs programmed".


Although Jobs is not often engaged in programming, it seems that we had joined and adjusted the circuits to close customers. The checks left on this computer are important evidence to identify Steve Jobs' home family in Los Altos City and to designate it as an American history entry material and also to the Apple Computer Archive at Stanford University It is saved. Once in 1999 I went to the hands of businessman Bruce Waldeck, but in 2004Sheriff AuctionWhat came to the hands of another collector by, was introduced to Christie's.

Corey Cohen, an expert on Apple I, was established in October 2014, and it proves that games such as standard installed software, Microsoft BASIC, Star Trek games, etc. actually work. Also, Apple I includes a manual document containing a logo designed by Mr. Ron Wayne, one of Apple's co-founder. The document alone has a value of 30,000 dollars (about 3.4 million yen) to 50,000 dollars (about 5.6 million yen), and the overall evaluation value is 400,000 dollars (about 45 million yen) to 600,000 dollars (about 68 million It is estimated to be the highest amount of Christie's auction.