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Vintage Apple computer auctioned off for $668,000

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Last Updated: May 26, 2013, 10:28 IST

Vintage Apple computer auctioned off for $668,000

German auction house Breker said an Asian client, who asked not to be named, bought the so-called Apple 1, which the tech company's founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built in a family garage.

Berlin: An auctioneer says one of Apple's first computers - a functioning 1976 model - has been sold for a record 516,000 euros ($668,000).

German auction house Breker said Saturday an Asian client, who asked not to be named, bought the so-called Apple 1, which the tech company's founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built in a family garage.

Breker claims it is one of only six known remaining functioning models in the world. Breker already sold one last year for 492,000 euros.

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    It says the computer bears Wozniak's signature. An old business transaction letter from the late Jobs also was included.

    The Apple 1, which was sold for $666 in 1976, consisted of only the circuit board. A case, a keyboard and a screen had to be bought separately.

    first published:May 26, 2013, 10:28 IST
    last updated:May 26, 2013, 10:28 IST