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Rare “Chaffey Challenge” Apple-I auction complete, computer sells for $400,000

Following up on last week’s story about a rare Apple-I up for auction, the auction is complete, and the computer sold for $400,000, which was bumped up to $500,000 after the 25 percent buyer’s premium. Of the 200 computers made, 50 of them were sold through ByteShop as bare boards that required customers to add […]

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Rare “Chaffey College” Apple-I computer to go up for auction on Tuesday, November 9th

If you have at least $200,000 laying about, a rare Apple-I computer could be yours. The computers, which is being put up for auction by John Moran Auctioneers and Appraisers, was hand-built by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, will be available for auction later this month, and will debut with a starting bid of $200,000. A […]

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Woman donates rare Apple I computer worth $200,000 to recycling center, effort begins to locate her to provide resale payment

Ok, this is why you check before you hurl something in the trash. A Bay Area recycling center in Milpitas, California is attempting to track down an unidentified woman who dropped off a 1976-model Apple I in April, after the computer sold to a private collector for US$200,000 this month. The Apple I was one […]

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Jobs biopic begins filming at Jobs’ childhood home in Los Altos

In spite of all the usual Hollywood/studio kerfuffle that goes into making a movie, the cameras are rolling on the Steve Jobs biopic. Per MacRumors and CNET, the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic penned by Aaron Sorkin has entered production, with film crews setting up at Steve Jobs’ childhood home in Los Altos ahead of filming […]