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First Apple computer sells at auction for $387,750

It sold Monday for $387,750 at a Christie's online-only auction. Bolaffi, an Italian collections company, says in a statement that it bought the computer. The seller was a retired school psychologist from Sacramento, California.

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FP Archives|Jul 11, 2013, 08:30:22 IST
New York: An original Apple computer from 1976 has sold at auction for nearly $388,000.Known as the Apple 1, it was one of the first Apple computers ever built.It sold Monday for $387,750 at a Christie's online-only auction. Bolaffi, an Italian collections company, says in a statement that it bought the computer. The seller was a retired school psychologist from Sacramento, California.[caption id="attachment_947543" align="alignleft" width="380"]An Apple 1 computer for sale at auction is seen in a Monday, June 24, 2013 file photo, at the Computer History Museum in Menlo Park, California.

An Apple 1 computer for sale at auction is seen in a Monday, June 24, 2013 file photo, at the Computer History Museum in Menlo Park, California.[/caption]Vintage Apple products have become a hot item since Steve Jobs' death in October 2011. Jobs joined forces with Steve Wozniak to build computer prototypes in a California garage, and Wozniak built the Apple 1.Another Apple 1 was sold in May for a record $671,400 by a German auction house. It broke a record of $640,000 set in November.Associated Press

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First Published:Jul 11, 2013, 08:30:12 IST
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