Woman throws away first generation Apple computer worth $200,000

Back in the day when Apple was getting started in the 1970s, you could buy an Apple I Computer for $666.66 ($500 plus a 33% mark-up). For that, you got an assembled circuit board and nothing else. You had to provide your own keyboard, display, and power supply.

Sometimes Steve Wozniak, who build these by hand, would sign some of the pieces on the computer. It was powered by a 1MHz CPU and had a generous 4KB of memory which could be expanded to a massive 48KB if you so desired.

The Apple I Computer is a collector’s item now, only 200 were made. A few years ago, one sold at auction ...

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