Apple-1 Prototype Used By Founder Steve Jobs Auctioned For Rs 5.5 Crore

Anything touched by Steve Jobs ought to sell for a hefty amount. Now, an Apple-1 prototype that was used by Apple's golden man Steve Jobs was sold for nearly $700,000 (about Rs 5,59,27,970 Crore).

The computer prototype is from the mid-1970s and was used by Steve Jobs in 1976 to show the Apple-1 prototype to Paul Terrell, owner of one of the world's first computer stores in California.

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Making sure it's the original prototype

To ensure that this is the original prototype, the board was matched with Polaroid pictures taken by Paul Terrell in 1976 - ones that showed the prototype in action.

The sale was announced by RR Auction in a statement, with the winning bid at $677,196. A collector who wishes to remain anonymous was behind the bid. "There is no Apple-1 without this board ¡ª it's the holy grail of Steve Jobs and Apple memorabilia," said Bobby Livingston, RR Auction's executive vice president.

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The prototype was examined by Apple-1 expert Corey Cohen, who also made a 13-page report to accompany the sale. This same prototype sat in the Apple Garage property for many years before Jobs gave it to the seller about 30 years ago.

Such memorabilia are usually sold for a hefty price tag, especially with Steve Jobs in the mix.

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References

NPR. The Apple-1 prototype Steve Jobs used has sold for nearly $700,000.