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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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