San Francisco Aug 27 (IANS) The original Apple 1 computer which is still fully functional is set to go on sale in September and could fetch more than $300 000 the media reported.
Designed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in the 1970s the rare computer is being auctioned by Boston-based RR Auction and is one of the only 60 of such computers known to still exist today.
"RR Auctions is preparing to take bids on a functioning late "Byte Shop"-style Apple-1 model with the expectation that it will go for more than $300 000. That s about the same you can expect to pay for the speedy and sexy 2019 Aston Martin DBS Superleggera among many many other awesome things " CNET reported late on Sunday.
Apple Computer 1 also known later as the Apple I or Apple-1 is a desktop computer released by the Apple Computer Company in 1976.
The auction lot would include not just the motherboard but also the original manual and a period-style monitor and keyboard to fire it up to showcase how powerful an Apple computer was in 1976.
Apple 1 expert Corey Cohen restored the machine earlier in 2018 and has officially given this particular computer an above average 8.5/10 rating according to Mashable.

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