When was the Apple-1 sold?

The first Apple-1 computers were sold for $666.66 in 1976.
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When did the Apple-1 go on sale?

"The Apple I went on sale in July 1976 at a price of US $666.66, because Wozniak liked the repeating digits and because they originally sold it to a local shop for $500 for the one-third markup. About 200 units were produced.
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How well did the Apple-1 sell?

A first batch Apple-1 went up for auction in May and sold for more than $460,000, and back in November 2021, an Apple-1 in a koa wood case sold for $500,000.
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How much did the Apple-1 sell for in 2021 how much did they originally sell for?

The Apple-1 computer originally sold for $666.66, which means this week's sale price is 750 times more than the original price. The buyer is staying anonymous, but the Los Angeles Times reported that an auction house representative said it appears the computer "will leave the country."
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Who bought the first Apple I?

The computer has only had two owners, a college professor and his student to whom he sold the machine for $650, said John Moran Auctioneers in California. The sale included user manuals and Apple software on two cassette tapes.
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Apple's First Computer Made Sold For 450 Times The Original Price (HBO)



How many Apple-1 exist?

Steve Wozniak designed the Apple-1. Only 200 Apple-1 were produced in total. According to Steve Wozniak, 175 were originally assembled. Steve Wozniak wrote in an email, that a few were made in a pre-production run.
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Why was the Apple-1 sold for 666. 66?

The Apple I went on sale in July 1976 at a price of US$666.66, because Wozniak "liked repeating digits" and because of a one-third markup on the $500 wholesale price. The first unit produced was used in a high school math class, and donated to Liza Loop's public-access computer center.
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Why is the Apple logo bitten?

While it would make sense for the Apple logo to honor Alan Turing, that wasn't logo designer Rob Janoff's intention. “I designed it with a bite for scale, so people get that it was an apple, not a cherry,” Rob explained to Creative Bits. “Also it was kind of iconic about taking a bite out of an apple.
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How much is the first Mac worth?

According to Cultofmac.com, original Mac computers sell at auction at a price of “$750 to 1,000.” Vintagemacmuseum.com writes that, “If you have an working Mac 128k you can probably get $1,000 on eBay.” Plus, the value grows if you've still got the original packaging in good condition.
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Is iPhone 13 real?

The iPhone 13 models come in 5.4 and 6.1-inch sizes, with the 5.4-inch iPhone 13 Pro positioned as Apple's smallest iPhone. This is the last year that Apple is planning to offer the smaller size, according to rumors, as its predecessor, the iPhone 12 mini, did not sell well.
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How much is the Apple-1 at auction?

Yet another rare Apple-1 computer is up for auction, and this one already has a bid of over $250,000. The Apple-1 was the first Apple product created by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak when Apple Computer was founded, and there are few left in existence.
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What is Steve Wozniak net worth?

Wozniak gained his fair share of wealth when Apple went public: Today, he's worth an estimated $100 million. By contrast, Steve Jobs, Wozniak's Apple co-founder, was worth around $10.2 billion when he passed away in 2011.
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What is an Apple-1 worth?

An Apple-1 computer and a 1986 Panasonic video monitor sold for $400,000 on Tuesday. John Moran Auctioneers, Inc. The first Apple-1 computers were sold for $666.66 in 1976. Forty-five years later, a still-functioning one has sold for $400,000.
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How much did the Apple-1 sell for on Pawn Stars?

A rare functioning Apple-1 computer sold for $458,711.25, including buyer's premium, on Thursday at Boston-based auction house RR Auction. The machine was appraised earlier in 2020 on an episode of "Pawn Stars" and was found to be an "amazing example" worth at least $500,000.
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When did Apple 2 come out?

In 1976, computer pioneers Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs began selling their Apple I computer in kit form to computer stores. By August of that year, Wozniak started designing an improved version, the Apple II. Wozniak and Jobs demonstrated a prototype in December, and then introduced it to the public in April 1977.
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How much is a 1984 Macintosh worth?

Macintosh 128K

Priced at $2,500, it featured a nine-inch black-and-white screen, two serial ports and a 3.5-inch floppy disc slot. Although Zufi has seen some sell for more than $2,500, he estimates that "an original 1984 Mac will generally go for anywhere between $1,500 and $2,000."
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How many Apple did Lisa sell?

Apple spent four years and $50 million to develop it, but it turned out to be a commercial flop, in large part because of the $10,000 per unit cost. Only 80,000 were eventually sold. The Lisa is most important historically as the computer that pioneered concepts later used in the far more successful Macintosh.
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Is an old Macbook worth anything?

As of this writing (2011), on average I'd say most old Macs are worth about $100. Many less than that. An original 128k Mac, truly rare items and prototypes can command hundreds to thousands of dollars. For most systems, sentimental values tend to be higher than resale prices.
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Why is it called Apple?

According to Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs, Jobs came up with the name simply because he liked apples. According to Isaacson, Jobs chose the name because “it sounded fun, spirited and not intimidating...plus, it would get us ahead of Atari in the phone book.”
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How Apple got its name?

Why did Steve Jobs name the company Apple? In a 1980 video, Apple Co-founder Steve Jobs revealed the company, which was founded on April 1, 1976, was named 'Apple Computers' so as to list it before his previous employer Atari, in phonebooks. Jobs said the name epitomised "simplicity" and "sophistication".
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How much did the first PC cost?

On August 12, 1981, at a press conference at the Waldorf Astoria ballroom in New York City, Estridge announced the IBM Personal Computer with a price tag of $1,565.
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What event did the Macintosh 1984 ad run?

Apple's “1984" ad for the original Macintosh computer ran in its full 60-second length only once on national television — during the third quarter of Super Bowl XVIII on Jan. 22, 1984.
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How much did the first computer cost in 1943?

Work on the ENIAC began at the University of Pennsylvania on June 5, 1943. The computer was completed in 1945 and unveiled on February 14, 1946. Although originally estimated to cost $150,000, it ultimately cost $400,000 to complete. The ENIAC was designed and developed by University of Pennsylvania Professor John W.
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