Original Apple 1 computer auctioned for $905,000

One of the 50 original Apple 1 computers, assembled by Steve Wozniak, in Steve Jobs' family garage in 1976, was reportedly sold by New York City auction house Bonhams, for $905,000, on Monday.

The machine, which was still in working conditions as of September, was valued by Bonhams initially between $300,000 and $400,000.

The unit was determined to be “in superb overall condition”, and free of modifications to the motherboard, which included pre-7400 military specs chips, a vintage keyboard, the original power supply built into a wooden box, a vintage Sanyo monitor, and two vintage tape decks. What makes this unit even more special, is the fact that, allegedly, this was the first Apple 1 pre-assembled computer ever sold.

The buyer of one of the highest priced original Apple computers is none other than the Henry Ford Museum, which announced the winning bid Wednesday afternoon on Twitter:

Today we acquired a 1976 #Apple-1 purchased at @Bonhams1793 auction. More details to come. #TechFirsts pic.twitter.com/zJeiPkgkLB

— The Henry Ford (@thehenryford) October 22, 2014

One of the last batches of Apple 1 computers was sold by Paul Terrell's Byte Shop electronic store, for the unusual, and symbolic price of $666,66 a piece, which makes this one item very sought after: as of now, fewer than 50 working Apple 1 from the original batch assembled by Wozniak, are believed to exist.