RR Auction:The Steve Jobs Revolution: Engelbart, Atari, and Apple

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RR Auction is proud to present one of our most significant themed sales to date—The Steve Jobs Revolution: Engelbart, Atari, and Apple. Through documents and objects, this small, specially curated selection traces the history of personal computers—and, specifically, the advent of Steve Jobs and Apple as chief popularizers of such products. Offered here are prototypes and early examples of some of the most innovative technologies ever conceived, including computer mouses developed by Doug Engelbart, Pong prototypes from the collection of its creator Allan Alcorn, and a sealed first-generation iPod. Autographic highlights chronicle the life of Steve Jobs: a handwritten poem in a high school yearbook, his job application for Atari, an ultra-rare 1976 Apple Computer check for Apple-1 parts signed by Jobs and Woz, and a signed example of Macworld #1. Two lots include NFTs, the trendy new tech that takes the next step in connecting the physical and digital worlds.
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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Douglas Engelbart: 'Skeleton' Early Mouse with X-Y Axis8001 - Douglas Engelbart: 'Skeleton' Early Mouse with X-Y Axis
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Rare, early three-button 'skeleton' computer mouse designed by computer pioneer Douglas Engelbart, measuring approximately 4 x 2.75 x 2, whi...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Douglas Engelbart: X-Y Axis Mouse and Coding Keyset8002 - Douglas Engelbart: X-Y Axis Mouse and Coding Keyset
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Rare pair of early input devicesa mouse and a coding keysetcreated by computer pioneer Douglas Engelbart, like those used in his iconic 1968 'Mo...
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 50,000.00
 
 
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Douglas Engelbart Signed Photograph8003 - Douglas Engelbart Signed Photograph
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Glossy 8.5 x 11 photo of a diagram for Engelbart's computer mouse patent issued in 1970, entitled "X-Y Position Indicator for a Display Sys...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Douglas Engelbart Signed Photograph8004 - Douglas Engelbart Signed Photograph
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Glossy 8.5 x 11 photo of a diagram for Engelbart's luminous display patent issued in 1960, entitled "Luminous Display Device," signed ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Douglas Engelbart Signed Photograph8005 - Douglas Engelbart Signed Photograph
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Glossy 8.5 x 11 photo of a diagram for Engelbart's magnetic logic device patent issued in 1963, entitled "Magnetic Logic Device," sign...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Douglas Engelbart Signed Stamp Block8006 - Douglas Engelbart Signed Stamp Block
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Complete block of forty 32-cent "Computer Technology" postage stamps, signed across the center in black felt tip, "Doug Engelbart.&qu...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Vannevar Bush: 'As We May Think' in The Atlantic (July 1945)8007 - Vannevar Bush: 'As We May Think' in The Atlantic (July 1945)
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Hard-to-find complete issue of The Atlantic from July 1945 (Volume 176, No. 1), featuring the first appearance of Vannevar Bush's visionary essa...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Gordon Moore: 'Cramming More Components onto Integrated Circuits' (Moore's Law) in Electronics (Apri8008 - Gordon Moore: 'Cramming More Components onto Integrated Circuits' (Moore's Law) in Electronics (Apri
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Rare complete issue of Electronics from April 19, 1965, featuring the first appearance of Gordon Moore's essay, "Cramming more components o...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Allan Alcorn: Original Pong Schematics (c. 1972)8009 - Allan Alcorn: Original Pong Schematics (c. 1972)
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Original blue line copy of the Pong schematic originally drawn by Allan Alcorn, one page, 34 x 22, identified in the lower corner, "Pong, Al Al...
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 50,000.00
 
 
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Allan Alcorn: Pong 'Andy Capp's Tavern' Quarter8010 - Allan Alcorn: Pong 'Andy Capp's Tavern' Quarter
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Allan Alcorn's original 1970 quarter recovered from an early collection of coins from the first Pong prototype, which was deployed at Andy Capp&...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Allan Alcorn: Pong 'Home Edition' Prototype/Design Mock-Up (Black Box)8011 - Allan Alcorn: Pong 'Home Edition' Prototype/Design Mock-Up (Black Box)
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Original prototype of an Atari 'Home Pong' unit built with a finished Pong chip in a prototype circuit board in the base, measuring 20 x 9.5...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Allan Alcorn: Original Pong 'Home Edition' Prototype Chip Wafer8012 - Allan Alcorn: Original Pong 'Home Edition' Prototype Chip Wafer
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Fantastic prototype of the 'Home Pong' chip wafer given to Pong creator Allan Alcorn by members of the design team as a memento of their wor...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Allan Alcorn: Original Pong 'Home Edition' Chip Prototype8013 - Allan Alcorn: Original Pong 'Home Edition' Chip Prototype
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Unique prototype of the 'Home Pong' chip given to Pong creator Allan Alcorn by his team as a memento of their work to reduce the hard-wired,...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Allan Alcorn: Atari Pong 'Home Edition' Portable Prototype (Wooden Case)8014 - Allan Alcorn: Atari Pong 'Home Edition' Portable Prototype (Wooden Case)
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Original battery-powered prototype of an Atari 'Home Pong' unit built with an early prototype circuit board and an early prototype Pong chip...
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 35,000.00
 
 
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Allan Alcorn: Original Space Race Hand-Drawn Schematics (c. 1973)8015 - Allan Alcorn: Original Space Race Hand-Drawn Schematics (c. 1973)
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Five pages of original hand-drawn schematics for Atari's second arcade game, Space Race, accomplished in pencil by Allan Alcorn in early 1973, 1...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Allan Alcorn: Atari Space Race Original Prototype8016 - Allan Alcorn: Atari Space Race Original Prototype
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Original prototype of Atari's second coin operated video game, Space Race, designed and built by Allan Alcorn in 1973. This was the very first r...
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 50,000.00
 
 
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Allan Alcorn: Apple II Computer Given by Steve Jobs8017 - Allan Alcorn: Apple II Computer Given by Steve Jobs
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Very early original Apple II computer personally given by Apple founder Steve Jobs to Pong creator Allan Alcorn in lieu of stock in Apple Computer. Al
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Steve Jobs Signed 1971 High School Yearbook8018 - Steve Jobs Signed 1971 High School Yearbook
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Amazing hardcover 1971 Pegasus yearbook from Steve Jobs's junior year at Homestead High School in Cupertino, California, 8.75 x 11.25, 210 pages...
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Estimate : 50,000.00 - 75,000.00
 
 
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Steve Jobs (2) Candid Photographs as a College Freshman with 1972 High School Yearbook8019 - Steve Jobs (2) Candid Photographs as a College Freshman with 1972 High School Yearbook
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Two never-before-seen color 3.5 x 3.5 candid photos of Steve Jobs from December 1972, depicting him as a long-haired 17-year-old relaxing with friends
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak Signed 1976 Apple Computer Check8020 - Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak Signed 1976 Apple Computer Check
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Excessively rare and absolutely historic Apple Computer Company check, 6 x 3, filled out and signed by Steve Jobs, "steven jobs," and coun...
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 50,000.00
 
 
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Steve Jobs Signed Atari Job Application and NFT8021 - Steve Jobs Signed Atari Job Application and NFT
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Incredible Atari job application questionnaire filled out and signed by Steve Jobs, one page, 8.5 x 11, annotated 1973 in another hand. Jobs fills out
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Estimate : 300,000.00 - 350,000.00
 
 
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Steve Jobs: Original 1976 Apple-I Advertising Flyer8022 - Steve Jobs: Original 1976 Apple-I Advertising Flyer
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Rare original advertising flyer from the Apple Computer Company, which was handed to the consignor by Steve Jobs in his Los Altos 'Apple garage&...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Steve Jobs: Original 1976 Apple-I Cassette Interface Manual8023 - Steve Jobs: Original 1976 Apple-I Cassette Interface Manual
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Scarce original Apple Computer Company user manual for the Apple-1 Cassette Interface (ACI), which was handed to the consignor by Steve Jobs in his Lo
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
 
 
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Apple-1 Computer Operating Manual Page Proofs Signed by Ron Wayne8024 - Apple-1 Computer Operating Manual Page Proofs Signed by Ron Wayne
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Eleven original proof pages for the Apple-1 Operation Manual from the collection of third Apple co-founder Ron Wayne, representing 11 of the 15 pages
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Apple-1 Computer Operation Manual8025 - Apple-1 Computer Operation Manual
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Extremely rare original vintage Apple-1 Operation Manual issued by the Apple Computer Company circa 1976, 12 pages, 8.5 x 11, featuring Apple's ...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Steve Jobs Apple Business Card (c. 1978-79)8026 - Steve Jobs Apple Business Card (c. 1978-79)
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Super early circa 1978-79 Apple Computer, Inc. business card of Steve Jobs, 3.5 x 2, listing him as "Steven Jobs, Vice President, Operations.&q...
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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Steve Jobs Apple Business Card (c. 1983)8027 - Steve Jobs Apple Business Card (c. 1983)
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Scarce circa 1983 Apple Computer business card of Steve Jobs, 3.5 x 2, listing him as "Steven Jobs, Chairman Board of Directors." The off-...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Steve Jobs 30th Birthday Celebration Table Card8028 - Steve Jobs 30th Birthday Celebration Table Card
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Rare table card from Steve Jobs's 30th birthday celebration at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco on February 23, 1985, which derives from t...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Steve Jobs Autograph Note Signed8029 - Steve Jobs Autograph Note Signed
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Unique and extraordinary one-page handwritten note by Steve Jobs, 4 x 7, signed and dated at the conclusion, "Steve Jobs, 26 October '82.&q...
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Estimate : 100,000.00 - 200,000.00
 
 
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Steve Jobs Signed Issue of Macworld #18030 - Steve Jobs Signed Issue of Macworld #1
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Original issue of Macworld #1 from February 1984, 144 pages, 9 x 10.75, signed on the front cover in blue ink by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs ("...
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Estimate : 50,000.00 - 75,000.00
 
 
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Steve Jobs Signed NeXT Logo Booklet8031 - Steve Jobs Signed NeXT Logo Booklet
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Incredibly rare original presentation booklet for the NeXT logo designed by important graphic artist Paul Rand, privately printed in 1986, 8.5 x 12, 2
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Estimate : 40,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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Steve Jobs: 1986 NeXT Poster8032 - Steve Jobs: 1986 NeXT Poster
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Original color 22 x 30 poster for NeXT Computer designed by Paul Rand, featuring the cubic "NeXT" logo at center with colorful text below:...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Steve Jobs Typed Letter Signed8033 - Steve Jobs Typed Letter Signed
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TLS signed steve jobs, one page, 8.5 x 11, NeXT, Inc. letterhead, December 7, 1989. Letter to David Nagy, who was then working as a product manager at
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 50,000.00
 
 
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Steve Jobs Signed Seybold Seminar Guide Book8034 - Steve Jobs Signed Seybold Seminar Guide Book
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Spiral-bound guidebook for the Seybold Computer Publishing Conference, hosted from October 2-5, 1990, at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, 187 page
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Steve Jobs Hand-Annotated Personal Pixar Business Card8035 - Steve Jobs Hand-Annotated Personal Pixar Business Card
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Steve Jobss personal 3.5 x 2 Pixar Animation Studios business card that he presented to a fellow motorist after being rear-ended while driving on U.S.
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
 
 
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Steve Jobs Signed Apple 5-Year Service Award8036 - Steve Jobs Signed Apple 5-Year Service Award
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Rare Apple Computer five-year award plaque presented to a senior product marketing manager for QuickTime technology in 1997, 6.75 x 13, signed at the
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Steve Jobs Painting and NFT by Giovanni DeCunto8037 - Steve Jobs Painting and NFT by Giovanni DeCunto
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Acrylic on canvas, 52" x 58". Painted by Giovanni DeCunto in 2022, "Bite Me" was inspired by the famous image of Steve Jobs giv...
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Estimate : 55,000.00 - 60,000.00
 
 
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Ronald Wayne Signed Limited Edition Typed Manuscript8038 - Ronald Wayne Signed Limited Edition Typed Manuscript
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Limited edition typed manuscript by Ronald Wayne entitled The Apple PhenomenonHow It All began, six pages, 8.5 x 11, numbered 25/25, signed at the con
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Ronald Wayne Typed Letter Signed8039 - Ronald Wayne Typed Letter Signed
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TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead with embossed personal seal, July 21, 2021. Letter to Judy F. Davis, in part: "It was a truly wond...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Steve Wozniak Signature8040 - Steve Wozniak Signature
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Ink signature and inscription, "To Charles, Best wishes, Woz, Steve Wozniak, on a blue 4.5 x 5.5 album page. In very fine condition. A desirabl...
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Steve Wozniak Signed Apple-1 Schematic8041 - Steve Wozniak Signed Apple-1 Schematic
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Printed reproduction of an Apple-1 'power supply' schematic diagram, 11 x 17, signed in blue felt tip by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Woz...
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Steve Wozniak Signed Apple-1 Photograph8042 - Steve Wozniak Signed Apple-1 Photograph
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Choice color glossy 10 x 8 photo of the Apple-1 Computer, signed in blue felt tip, "Apple I! Woz." In very fine condition.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Steve Wozniak Signed Apple Keyboard8043 - Steve Wozniak Signed Apple Keyboard
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Original AppleDesign M2980 computer keyboard, signed on the top in black felt tip by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, "Woz." In fine condit...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apple Stock Certificate8044 - Apple Stock Certificate
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Desirable unissued specimen stock certificate for Apple Computer, Inc., one page, 12 x 8, circa 1988, featuring the pre-printed facsimile signature of
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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John Sculley Signed Macworld Expo Program8045 - John Sculley Signed Macworld Expo Program
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Program guide from the Macworld Expo in San Francisco, April 11-13, 1990, 160 pages, 8.5 x 11, signed and inscribed on the front cover in blue ballpoi
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Apple: Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne (2) Signed Items8046 - Apple: Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne (2) Signed Items
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Two items signed by two of Apple's co-foundersan Apple II computer 5.25" floppy disk drive, 6 x 3.75 x 8.75, signed on the top in black fel...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apple II Plus Jigsaw Puzzle8047 - Apple II Plus Jigsaw Puzzle
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Circa 1983 500-piece jigsaw puzzle of the Apple II Plus personal computer, complete with its attractive original box with finished puzzle image on the
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Apple IIe External Keyboard Prototype and Computer8048 - Apple IIe External Keyboard Prototype and Computer
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Rare and unusual French external keyboard prototype for the Apple IIe, executed in a style similar to the later Macintosh Plus Keyboard (M0110A) which
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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Apple-Produced 1978 Star Wars Game Cassette8049 - Apple-Produced 1978 Star Wars Game Cassette
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Original Apple-produced Star Wars/Star Trek cassette tape game released in 1978 for the Apple II, featuring the unlicensed software "Starwars, ...
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Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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ITT 2020 Computer (Apple II Clone)8050 - ITT 2020 Computer (Apple II Clone)
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ITT 2020 personal computer, manufactured by ITT for the European market under license from Apple Computer as the first licensed Apple II clone. The to
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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