Apple's first-generation computer sold for US$670,000 at auction

Apple's first-generation computer sold for US$670,000 at auction Apple's first-generation personal computer (Apple 1) sold for a record-breaking US$670,000 at a German auction today...

The American technology website CNET reported that this Apple 1 was sold in 1976 by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak at Steve Jobs Jobs) assembled it in his parents' garage. The computer was auctioned along with the original user manual and a signed letter from Jobs to the original buyer, Fred Hatfield.

German auction company Breker also auctioned an Apple 1 computer in December last year. The price at that time was US$640,000, which was much higher than the hammer price of US$374,500 at Sotheby’s New York auction in June last year.

According to the "New York Times" Bits blog, auctioneer Uwe Breker said: "This is the ultimate symbol of the American dream." "Two college dropouts in California pursued an idea and a dream that eventually turned into the most admired, successful and valuable company in the world."