Rare Apple-1 Bayville Computer Sold at Auction for $375,000

A rare and fully functional Apple-1 computer known as Bayville was sold for $375,000 at an auction held by US auction house RR Auction. The device is listed in the official Apple-1 Registry as item number 91.

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This is one of the rarest surviving examples of the Apple-1, the first personal computer sold by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. The device is known as Bayville and is number 91 in the official Apple-1 Registry, which lists all known surviving Apple-1 computers and contains detailed information and history for each one. There are currently only 104 Apple-1 computers listed in the registry.

The Bayville Apple-1 was part of the first batch of computers sold in 1976 and features a handwritten serial number believed to have been handwritten by Jobs. The unit came with the original manual, with a handwritten note from Daniel Kottke, Apple’s 12th employee.

The lot was sold along with a host of other Apple-related items as part of the “Steve Jobs and the Apple Revolution” auction. A 1976 Apple Computer receipt signed by Jobs sold for $112,054, and a sealed first-generation 4GB iPhone sold for $87,514.

Another check signed by Jobs was sold at the same auction for $62,500. In addition, an Apple Lisa computer found a new owner for $56,818. The total proceeds from the auction amounted to $1,308,251.