An Apple I with the CPU signed by the Woz is heading to auction
Hardware from the early days of desktop computing always feels like some sort of magic. None of it holds even a fraction of the computing power that lives in my pocket every day, but it's fascinating to see what people were able to build long before the world of smartphones. The ingenuity in some of this tech was astounding, and some of it still works, and even sells for a pretty penny today.
One such piece is this Apple- 1 that HotHardWare(opens in new tab) spotted. It's going up for auction soon. It still has most of its original components, and is in working condition. That's incredible given that this is one of the original 200 machines designed by Steve Wozniak and was even hand-built. It may be one of 80 still left in existence. But to make it that little bit extra special, this one is also signed by the Woz himself.
The seller is Jimmy Grewal, the founder of the Dubai-based private collection of vintage Apple products.(opens in new tab) He's selling this special piece in an effort to help bring this collection to more people, be it in exhibitions or a permanent venue. It is set to go on sale on eBay tomorrow(opens in new tab), and is expected to sell for over $400,000. That being said, the highest selling Apple-1 at auction was $905,000, so if anyone's feeling especially nostalgic that number has the potential to get much higher.
We also saw a very attractive wooden Apple-1 sell for $500,000(opens in new tab) at auction just last year. It seems there are definitely still a few old school Apple lovers out there willing to part with their hard earned cash for these PC history artefacts.
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