Unique Apple products, vintage devices, prototypes, and documents signed by Steve Jobs often sell for thousands of dollars. And now RR Auction has put up for sale a new batch of rare Apple products.
One of the main lots is a functional Apple-1 computer that can go under the hammer for up to $300 thousand. This copy is known as «Bayville» Apple-1 and has the number 91 in the Apple-1 registry. The Apple-1 was the first computer sold by Apple co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, and very few of these devices remain today.
The computer is in good condition, clearly labeled and has no damage to the board. It is accompanied by the original user manual, which has a handwritten note by Daniel Kottke, one of the first Apple employees (#12 in the company).
Also up for auction are two checks signed by Steve Jobs, which can be sold for more than $25 thousand. Another rare lot is an Apple II computer with a Rev. 0 board and a case without ventilation holes — its starting price is $30 thousand.
In addition, several engineering prototypes are up for sale, including a Macintosh Portable in a transparent case. The Macintosh Portable, released in 1989, was Apple’s first battery-powered laptop. However, due to its weight of about 7.3 kg and high price, it was not a great success. Very few of these devices are known to exist, and even fewer are known to have the prototype transparent case. Due to its uniqueness, this lot can be sold for over $50 thousand.
The auction also includes prototypes of such devices as iPod Classic, iMac G3, Power Mac G4 Cube, Power Macintosh, Macintosh TV. Each of these devices can be sold for thousands of dollars.
All Apple products for sale can be found on the RR Auction website.
As a reminder, earlier the first fully working Apple computer was sold at auction for 375 thousand dollars.
Source: macrumors
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