Apple-1 with original box signed by Steve Wozniak sold for $736,862 at auction The Apple-1 computer was restored to its original, operational state in September 2020 by Apple-1 expert Corey Cohen. BOSTON, MASS .- An Apple-1 computer with its exceedingly rare original box, signed by designer Steve Wozniak sold for $736,862, according to Boston-based RR Auction. The Apple-1 was originally conceived by Steve Jobs and Steve Woz Wozniak as a bare circuit board to be sold as a kit and completed by electronics hobbyists, their initial market being Palo Altos Home-brew Computer Club. Wozniak alone designed the hardware, circuit board designs, and operating system for the computer, and he first demonstrated the Apple-1 at a club meeting in July 1976. Upon seeing interest among the membership, he and Jobs pooled their resources to have the boards produced. They originally hoped to sell 50 of them at $40 per board to recover their initial $1000 outlay. However, seeking a larger audience, Jobs approached Paul Terrell, owner of The Byte Shop in Mountain View, California, one of the first personal computer stores in the world. Terrell offered to buy 50 of the computersat a whole- sale price of $500 a piece, to retail at $666.66but only if they came fully assembled. With this request, Terrell aimed to elevate the computer from the domain of the hobbyist/enthusiast to the realm of the mainstream consumer. Jobs agreed to Terrells deal, and managed to secure favorable terms for financing the parts necessary to build 50 Apple-1 computers.