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[ad_1] One of the first personal computers built by Apple and signed by company co-founder Steve Wozniak has sold at auction for more than $223,000.The Apple-1 has been restored to a fully operational state and came with a custom case with a built-in keyboard, according to Boston-based RR Auction, which held the sale that closed Thursday. About 200 were manufactured in Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' garage in Los Altos, California, in 1976 and 1977 and helped launch the company that in June became the first publicly traded business to close a trading day with a $3 trillion market value. Originally sold for $666, it was expected to sell for about $200,000, RR said. The Apple-1 was signed “Woz” by Wozniak at an event at Bryant University in 2017.It was acquired used by the person who sold i...

[ad_1] A vintage Apple computer signed by company co-founder Steve Wozniak is being sold at auction.The Apple-1 set in motion the company that in June became the first publicly traded business to close a trading day with a $3 trillion market value, according to RR Auction in Boston. The computer has been restored to a fully operational state and comes with a custom-built case with a built-in keyboard, the agency said. The computer, which originally sold for about $666, is expected to sell for about $200,000 at an auction that runs through Aug. 24. An Apple-1 prototype sold last year for nearly $700,000. About 200 were manufactured in Steve Jobs' garage in Los Altos, California, in 1976 and 1977 and about 175 of them were sold, RR's Executive Vice President Bobby Livingston said.“It is t...

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Early Apple computer that helped launch $3T company sells at auction for $223,000

Vintage computer that helped launch the Apple empire is being sold at auction