Apple-1 computer sells at auction for £133,250

<img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com//images/apple-logo-grey-fair-dealing-200-200.jpg"><br /><P>An Apple-1 computer in its original packaging has finally been auctioned off by Christie's – raising an impressive £133,250. </P><br /><P>The auction of the computer had already hit the headlines, but the final price was, according to Christie's: "a record for a personal computer sold at auction".</P><br /><P>The computer, originally priced at $666.66 had a whopping 8k of RAM and an 8-bit 6502 microprocessor – which is still only marginally less powerful that the computers in TechRadar towers. </P><br /><P><STRONG>Monitor and keyboard set</STRONG></P><br /><P>The lucky auction winner will still have to supply his own monitor and keyboard – neither were included in Apple's offering. </P><br /><P>Steve Wozniak – a co-founder of Apple – was in attendance at the auction, on a day which also saw a WWII Enigma machine sold for £67,500. </P><br /><P>Another lot which received plenty of attention was the sale of papers by Alan Turing, which did not meet its reserve. </P><br /><P>That was despite a $100,000 contribution from Google to try to make sure that the papers remained at famed UK code-breaking centre Bletchley Park.</P>

Apple-1 computer sells at auction for £133,250

An Apple-1 computer in its original packaging has finally been auctioned off by Christie's – raising an impressive £133,250. The auction...

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