Youtor
Original »Apple 1 Computer« 1976 24 November 2012 Auction
>> YOUR LINK HERE: ___ http://youtube.com/watch?v=4l8i_xOBTPg
Specialty Auction on 24 November 2012 • at AUCTION TEAM BREKER, Koeln/Cologne, • Germany (www.breker.com) • Original »Apple 1 Computer«, 1976 • This is the sensational 1st product of today's highestvalued • company (approx. 600 billion US$) ever. -- The • »Apple 1« was designed and built by Steve Wozniak in • the famous 'electronical heaven' of Silicon Valley , • USA, and was marketed in April 1976 by Wozniak and • Steve Jobs through an electronics retail chain, the 'Byte • Shop', which bought the first 50 units. -- The »Apple 1« • was always delivered as a motherboard only and is seen • here with the very rare original 'NTI' sign. The peripheral • equipment such as power pack, keyboard, monitor • and cassette recorder had to be obtained personally by • the user. »Apple« never offered a housing; every user • had to make his own. -- The »Apple 1« was the 1st PC • in the world with monitor and keyboard access! -- The • peripheral items are authentic and correspond to the • motherboard; the power pack has the same 'transformer' • which was on the market in 1976 and which was • recommended by »Apple«. The keyboard is a 'Datanetics • ASCII' always suggested by »Apple« for the »Apple • 1« and later also used for the »Apple 2«. -- The monitor • is a b/w video control set by Sanyo as normally used by • »Apple 1« owners. -- The cassette recorder, recommended • by »Apple«, is an original 'Panasonic 2102 • Recorder'. -- Only 200 examples of the »Apple 1« were • ever made. According to the top-rated 'Apple 1 Registry' • by Mike Willegal, today there are only 43 sets in • existance worldwide, but just 6 of these are in fullyworking • condition, and the example offered here is • one of those! We prepared a 7-minute video demonstration • which you can find on / auction • TeamBreker -- The demo shows the direct input into the • WOZ-monitor: The »Apple 1« did not have an operating • system, just a so-called monitor program which provided • the interface between keyboard entry -- CPU -- • memory and monitor exit. Any more sophisticated software • system -- like 'Basic' -- had to be loaded on cassettes. • Therefore, a cassette-interface-card was required • which was offered by »Apple« optionally. The present • set contains a modern replica card and the software • cassettes are authentic reproductions too. -- 'Basic' was • available for the »Apple 1« at the beginning of 1977 • only. In February 1977 »Apple« changed their first logo • depicting Isaac Newton under a 'paradisical' apple tree • to the one which is still used today. The documentation • ('Apple 1 Manual') included here still shows the primary • logo; this documentation copy corresponds with • the original one and the manual and schematic plan • show the original signatures of Steve Wozniak. -- To • date, the only fully-working »Apple 1 set« in very similar • condition as this one here, was auctioned in New • York in June 2012 for US$ 374,500.- (http://www. • macrumors.com/2012/06/15/functioning-apple-1-sellsfor- • 375000-at-sothebys-auction/) -- The provenance of • this »Apple 1« unit has been known of and documented • since 1993. The former vendor has framed and numbered • this set and 3 others. -- The current vendor has • offered to set up, install and put it into operation anywhere • in the world in exchange of his expenses. -- This • »Apple 1« set on offer here is 100 % authentic and in • full working condition! -- Already a legendary milestone • from the dynamic dawn of the personal computer • age!
#############################
