This advertisement is a preliminary draft featuring the technical specifications of the Apple-1 machine, along with information about the details Jobs wanted to include.
Apple-1 Advertisement Leaflet'Only circuit board + instruction manual, 75 USD. A true bargain' is a section of the advertisement written by Jobs. Notably, this advertisement bears Jobs' signature and lists his parents' address, where Apple began.
The handwritten draft aligns with the original advertisement of Apple-1, first published in July 1976 by Interface Magazine. The advertisement includes two Polaroid photos of the Apple-1 machine at The Byte Shop in Mountain View, California. Jobs annotates one of the photos, noting that it is 'blurry due to camera shake.'
A replica of the advertisement is being sold by a close friend of Steve Jobs, who was present during the development phase of Apple-1. He was given these items as cherished mementos.
Apple-1 ComputerAdditionally, a functioning Apple-1 computer with Steve Wozniak's signature was sold for 223,520 USD (approximately 5.37 billion Vietnamese dong), and a 1976 Apple computer check signed by Jobs and Wozniak was sold for 135,261 USD (approximately 3.25 billion Vietnamese dong).
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