Apple-1 to be auctioned by Bonhams

Posted by: Bill Martens Date: September 4, 2015 0 Likes 412 Views

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Another Apple-1 computer is being auctioned by Bonhams Auction House.  The Apple-1 owned by one Tom Romkey, a personal computer store owner in Florida, has owned the computer for the past 39 years.   The board, having sat on a shelf for the majority of that time, is in pristine condition and is expected to draw 300,000 to 500,000 USD at the auction.

The Apple-1’s were built by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs in the garage of Steve Jobs home in 1976.  This particular board is marked as 01-0059 and likely was part of the batch ordered and sold by Paul Terrell’s Byte Shop.   For more information on the auction, check out the Bonhams website at:
http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/22964/lot/77/

Author: Bill Martens
A.P.P.L.E. Chairman of the Board and Club president -- Bill worked for the founder, Val J. Golding and A.P.P.L.E. from 1981 to 1982. In 1999, he began archiving the materials which were distributed and sold by A.P.P.L.E.. That project led to the group that remained of A.P.P.L.E. Bill was involved in the financial industry in Tokyo and has over 20 major office infrastructure projects to his name. In March 2001, he retired to write books and to spend more time pursuing personal interests. As the president of the users group, Bill is in charge of distribution of Call-A.P.P.L.E. magazine as well as the organization of this web site. Bill currently resides in Tokyo, Japan and Shelton, Wa splitting time between the places.
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