One of the only six surviving original 1976 Apple 1 computers sells for more than US$650,000
(25 May 2013) SHOTLIST AP TELEVISION 1. Mid of "Apple 1" auction starting 2. Mid of "Apple 1" on screen, camera pan right to price display 3. Close of man taking picture, camera pull out to wide of auction 4. Mid of auction employees receiving online bids, one woman placing a bid 5. Mid of Uwe H. Breker, auctioneer and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Auction Team Breker, and his wife receiving telephone bids 6. Mid of "Apple 1" auction 7. Close of price display, showing final price (net, excluding taxes and other charges) 8. Wide of auction 9. Close of final hammer 10. Breker 11. SOUNDBITE (German) Uwe H. Breker, auctioneer and CEO of Auction Team Breker: "Yes, our result from last November was confirmed, it even improved. Back then it was a world record price at approximately 500,000 euro, with now approximately 20,000 euro more. Speaking as an auctioneer, I can be quiet happy. For the world market, this is a confirmation that this price region has finally become common for an early "Apple 1". 12. Various of "Apple 1" computer/motherboard with an original monitor, tape-player, keyboard and documentation on display 13. Close of "Woz" (Steve Wozniak) signature on "Apple 1" 14. Bob Luther, author of "The First Apple" in audience 15. SOUNDBITE (English) Bob Luther, author of "The First Apple": "Well, the Apple 1, there where only 200 built and they came out of the garage of Steve Jobs. And then Apple had a trading programme, because they wanted to bring them back, so they destroyed a lot of trade ins. So, it was about 46 of them today. So, it's really the holy grail of collectable technology." 16. Camera pan right from "Scelbi 8H" to Apple "Lisa-1" 17. Close of "Enigma" machine on display during auction 18. Mid of "Engima" auction, final hammer STORYLINE One of the only six surviving original 1976 "Apple 1" computers still in working order sold for the world record price of 516,461 euros (671,400 US dollars) at an auction on Saturday. The "Apple 1" device was sold to an unknown telephone bidder from the Far East during the auction "350 years of computer history" at Auction Team Breker in Cologne, Germany. Ahead of the auction, the device was estimated at 200,000/300,000 euros (259,000/388,000 US dollars) euros, according to Uwe H. Breker, auctioneer and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Auction Team Breker. The "Apple 1" was delivered as a motherboard only, signed by its inventor Steve Wozniak and now purchased together with an original monitor, tape-player, keyboard and documentation with the signature of Steve Jobs. Of the 200 Apple 1 computers ever produced, just 46 are in existence worldwide, with only six of these still in working order, said Bob Luther, author of "The First Apple". "It's really the holy grail of collectable technology," Luther said. Apple Computer Company - now Apple Inc. - was established in April 1976 and the first order of 50 computers was assembled by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in the Jobs' family garage and delivered to the Byte Shop for 500 US dollars per unit. The "Apple 1" was not the only highlight of Saturday's auction in Cologne. The world's first home computer kit, the Scelbi 8H, built by Nat Wadsworth in 1973, of which only three examples are known today was also auctioned for 13,000 euros (17,000 US dollars). The "Apple Lisa-1" went under the hammer for 34,000 euros (44,000 US dollars). The device, designed in the early 80s, was only produced for one year. One of the second world war German "Enigma" mechanical encrypting devices was sold for 22,000 euros (28,000 US dollars). Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
