Only a handful of Apple-1 computers survive in their original Byte Shop wooden cases, and one just sold for nearly half a million dollars.
Another fully functional Apple-1 has fetched a hefty sum at auction. This one came with its original Byte Shop wooden case, a rarity that helped drive the $475,000 sale price.
On March 20, RR Auction wrapped up its "Remarkable Rarities" sale. The Apple-1 sold for nearly twice as much as the next highest sale, a lot that included a Sun Yat-sen signed letter, photograph, and book.
The machine was listed as fully functional, complete with its original board, cassette interface, Datanetics keyboard, Triad power supply, period monitor, and cassettes. It was restored by Apple-1 expert Corey Cohen, who graded its condition as 8.0 out of 10.
The computer has an interesting history, too. It was purchased at the estate sale of June Blodgett Moore, who was Stanford Law School's first female graduate.
Also in the auction was yet another Steve Jobs-signed check. This time it was a check filled out for $10 to "cash," on June 25, 1976; it sold for $46,250.
This may be RR Auction's first Apple-1 in a wooden case, but it's not the first we've seen. In 2021, one sold for an impressive $500,000.
