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This specially curated computer history auction brings to light the 'lost' "Apple Computer A" prototype, used by Steve Jobs to demonstrate the Apple-1 and secure Apple Computer Co.'s first big order in 1976. This is a remarkable discovery of Steve Jobs's own Apple-1 prototype, which resided on the ‘Apple Garage’ property for many years before being given by Jobs to its current owner approximately 30 years ago. The rest of the auction chronicles the rise of Apple, with early Steve Jobs autographs, significant examples of innovative hardware (from the Macintosh to the iPhone), a remarkable swatch archive from Apple's 'color guru,' and several items affiliated with Steve Wozniak. The sale goes on to represent the boundary-pushing rivalry between Apple and Microsoft—highlighted by a TRS-80 Model 100 owned and used by Bill Gates—as well items from several other personal computing pioneers and revolutionaries.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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5060Artificial Intelligence: Minsky, Leary, Selfridge, Kurzweil, etc. (11) Documents SignedRR Auction
Eleven documents signed by innovators and thinkers in the area of artificial intelligence, each one page, 8.5 x 11, dated from 1983 to 1988, all being
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,200.00
5062Regis McKenna (4) Documents SignedRR Auction
Four DSs, each one page, 8.5 x 11, dated 1986 and 1989. McKenna consents to the release of his lectures, 'Establishing Market Share in a Worldwi...
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
5063Robert Metcalfe Document SignedRR Auction
DS, signed “Robert M. Metcalfe,†one page, 8.5 x 11, May 27, 1987. Metcalfe consents to the rele
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
5064Akio Morita Document SignedRR Auction
DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, March 6, 1985. Morita consents to the release of a talk given as part of a Harvard IT series on March 6, 1985, as part of Char
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
5065John Roach Document SignedRR Auction
DS, signed “John V. Roach,†one page, 8.5 x 11, September 30, 1987. Roach consents to the releas
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
5067Adam Osborne Document SignedRR Auction
DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, December 2, 1987. Osborne consents to the release of his lecture, 'Adam Osborne Predicts…,' given b
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
5068Alvy Ray Smith Document SignedRR Auction
DS, one page, 8.5 x 11, March 29, 1990. Smith consents to the release of his lecture, 'Renderman and Desktop Visualization,' given at the Bo...
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
5071Netscape Stock CertificateRR Auction
Scarce unissued specimen stock certificate for the Netscape Communications Corporation, which brought the first commercial web browser to market and w
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
5072Vint Cerf (4) Signed ItemsRR Auction
Four items signed by Cerf: a desirable hand-drawn sketch of the "Internet ca. 1977," showing the gateways, hosts, and stations interconnec...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00