Historic Apple-1 computer bought for $365,000

New York June 21 (IANS) Apple-1 -- the Cupertino-based tech giant s first computer which debuted in 1976 and kicked off what would eventually become the world s most profitable company -- has been bought by an unidentified person for $365 000.

According to a Fortune report auction house Christie s sold the original and working Apple-1 computer at an auction at its New York City office last week.

Although there were similar computers on sale from other manufacturers Apple-1 came with a pre-assembled motherboard which put Apple far ahead of its competitors according to Christie s auction listing.

It is speculated that the recent Apple-1 sold at a lower price as it wasn t a pure machine with extras like a green case and a different computer chip.

In previous autions one Apple-1 sold for as much as $905 000 and another for $671 400.

According to Christie s nearly 50 historic Apple-1 computers still exist with many being displayed at museums around the world like at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington DC.

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