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1976 Wooden Computer: $16,000USD + Wired News -- An extremely rare Apple I -- one of only about 30 still in circulation -- will be auctioned on the Vintage Computer Festival website.
Is is widely agreed that the rare machine is among the most collectible personal computers ever made.
Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs hand-built about 200 Apple I's in a Silicon Valley garage in 1976. The original machines consisted of little more than a bare motherboard -- no monitor or even a case -- yet they are hailed as the touchstone of the personal computer revolution.
The broker holding the sale hopes the machine, which is in a wooden case and isn't fully functioning, will sell for between $16,000 and $22,000. more...
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