Category: Steve Jobs

$677,196 for Steve Jobs Apple 1 Computer

RR Auction, a Boston, Massachusetts based auction house, recently sold an Apple 1 Computer prototype.

This very rare Apple (AAPL) technology collectable was hammered at $677,196.

The name of the winner was no disclosed, but he is from the San Francisco Bay Area.s

In 1976, Steve Jobs showed the prototype to the owner of The Byte Shop in Mountain View, California

RARE Steve Jobs Autograph on a Macintosh Floppy Disk

by Fred Fuld III

Previously, I’ve written about investing in racehorses, NFTs, and baseball cards.

Now is your chance to put your money into something totally unique. Steve Jobs autograph on a 1984 Macintosh System Disk Version 1.0.

This outstanding item is being offered by the Paris, France auction house, Pierre Bergé & Associés.

This is a floppy disk of the very first Macintosh software operating system from 1984 and dedicated by Steve Jobs.

Steve Jobs – Credit: Pierre Bergé & Associés

It is inscribed as “To André Steve Jobs”.

In addition, included in the lot is a 1984 floppy disk, unsigned, for MacWrite and MacPaint.

This auction lot as an estimate of €10,000 to €20,000, with a starting bid of €8,000.

The original Macintosh was the first successful mass-market all-in-one desktop personal computer to have featured a graphical user interface, built-in screen, and mouse.

Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.) first started selling the Mac in January of 1984.

If you are into technology and autographs, this rare item is for you.