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The Apple-1 set Apple on its way back in the 70\u2019s with 4KB of internal memory no case, power supply, or a keyboard and monitor! \u2013 Setting you back $666 at the time.<\/p>\n

The Apple-1 (seen below) was built and designed by hand, by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, and after a little input from Steve Jobs and a bit of sales and marketing expertise they ended up selling 200 units. The first Apple-1 computers were sent directly to buyers from Steve Job\u2019s parents garage and then discontinued a year after in 1977.<\/p>\n

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It may have been great to sell 200 computers but a lot of sacrifices were made by both founders, Steve Jobs having to part with his VW and Steve Wozniak selling his HP-65 calculator<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The device was set to sell for at least \u00a380,000 but buyers failed to push past the \u00a332,000 mark falling short of the \u00a350,000 reserve price that was set.<\/p>\n

Maybe it was just bad timing after the iPhone 5 release? I say that because an Apple-1 sold in November 2010 at the same action house (Christies in London) for \u00a3133,250 \u2013 however this did come with its original box, instruction manual and a priceless signed letter from Steve Jobs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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