Original Apple 1 Computer Built by Steve Jobs, Wozniak on Sale for $1.5 Million
An extremely rare Apple-1 computer, the original 1976 design created by famed engineer Steve Wozniak, has gone up for auction on eBay at an asking price of $1.5 million.
The Apple-1 was Apple’s first product sold to consumers, the result of Wozniak selling a $500 calculator and the late Steve Jobs selling his VW Microbus to fund its development. The Apple-1 was discontinued only a year later in 1977 when the Apple-II released. According to the Apple-1 Registry, only 200 Apple-1 units (plus a few in pre-production) were ever made.
According to the eBay listing and the unit’s Apple-1 Registry page, this Apple-1 computer is one of only six to have an original Byte Shop KOA wood case. The computer is also in working condition with an unmodified NTI motherboard. The seller is also including an original Sony TV-115 monitor with a video modulator. Check out the eBay gallery below.
[widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=apple-1-ebay-auction-gallery&captions=true"] The only parts to have been replaced on this particular unit are its video and keyboard connectors, according to the unit’s Apple-1 Registry page. With a hand-soldered motherboard and a slight difference in the connector pin, current owner Krishna B. Blake conjectured that it may have been originally designed for military use.Previous Apple-1 computers have sold for as much as $905,000 in 2014, according to CNBC. That current record-holder was believed to be one of the first batches of 50 units that Wozniak built himself. Experts believe that other Apple-1 units may go for anywhere from $175,000 to $475,000, so definitely lower than the eBay seller’s asking price, but not out of the realm of possibility.
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According to the seller, this particular Apple-1 unit was originally purchased second hand in a Canadian computer store in 1978 for a “couple hundred” dollars, Blake feeling the hardware would have a place in history. Ever since, it’s spent its life in a controlled environment in Montreal until 2015, when Blake realized its value had skyrocketed.
It remains to be seen if the seller will reach their auction goal, but this Apple-1 will almost certainly go for a pretty penny regardless given its relatively pristine condition.
[poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer/lowly Windows user for IGN, and he's in mint condition.Original Apple 1 Computer Built by Steve Jobs, Wozniak on Sale for $1.5 Million
An extremely rare Apple-1 computer, the original 1976 design created by famed engineer Steve Wozniak, has gone up for auction on eBay at an asking price of $1.5 million.
The Apple-1 was Apple’s first product sold to consumers, the result of Wozniak selling a $500 calculator and the late Steve Jobs selling his VW Microbus to fund its development. The Apple-1 was discontinued only a year later in 1977 when the Apple-II released. According to the Apple-1 Registry, only 200 Apple-1 units (plus a few in pre-production) were ever made.
According to the eBay listing and the unit’s Apple-1 Registry page, this Apple-1 computer is one of only six to have an original Byte Shop KOA wood case. The computer is also in working condition with an unmodified NTI motherboard. The seller is also including an original Sony TV-115 monitor with a video modulator. Check out the eBay gallery below.
[widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=apple-1-ebay-auction-gallery&captions=true"] The only parts to have been replaced on this particular unit are its video and keyboard connectors, according to the unit’s Apple-1 Registry page. With a hand-soldered motherboard and a slight difference in the connector pin, current owner Krishna B. Blake conjectured that it may have been originally designed for military use.Previous Apple-1 computers have sold for as much as $905,000 in 2014, according to CNBC. That current record-holder was believed to be one of the first batches of 50 units that Wozniak built himself. Experts believe that other Apple-1 units may go for anywhere from $175,000 to $475,000, so definitely lower than the eBay seller’s asking price, but not out of the realm of possibility.
[caption id="attachment_246743" align="alignnone" width="720"]
Credit: Krishmiti, eBay[/caption]
According to the seller, this particular Apple-1 unit was originally purchased second hand in a Canadian computer store in 1978 for a “couple hundred” dollars, Blake feeling the hardware would have a place in history. Ever since, it’s spent its life in a controlled environment in Montreal until 2015, when Blake realized its value had skyrocketed.
It remains to be seen if the seller will reach their auction goal, but this Apple-1 will almost certainly go for a pretty penny regardless given its relatively pristine condition.
[poilib element="accentDivider"] Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer/lowly Windows user for IGN, and he's in mint condition.Cloverfield: New Sequel From Batman TV Series Showrunner Won’t Be Found Footage
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This Snyder Cut-Themed Meal Box Costs $130
Each box will include several pre-prepared, refrigerated food courses and multiple drink options, all inspired by different Justice League characters or restaurants from the DC Universe. Here's a breakdown of everything you get:
- Ocean Trench (fish and chips)
- Big Belly Burger (pretty self-explanatory)
- Resurrection (some sort of corn-based dish)
- Ancient Themysciran Fire (???)
- Snacks & Extras
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This Snyder Cut-Themed Meal Box Costs $130
Each box will include several pre-prepared, refrigerated food courses and multiple drink options, all inspired by different Justice League characters or restaurants from the DC Universe. Here's a breakdown of everything you get:
- Ocean Trench (fish and chips)
- Big Belly Burger (pretty self-explanatory)
- Resurrection (some sort of corn-based dish)
- Ancient Themysciran Fire (???)
- Snacks & Extras
- Kool Brau Beer
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Immortals Fenyx Rising: A New God Review
Immortals Fenyx Rising's first major DLC, A New God, feels like it's calling a bluff. Ubisoft's open-world template has gotten flack over the years for turning its sprawling worlds into a sea of icons that push you to beeline it to the next objective. If that's gotten stale, why not cut out the "open world" part? That's more or less what A New God does: It abandons any pretense about these games being about discovery and traversal in favor of a set checklist of challenges. The idea works in concept; the self-contained puzzles were some of my favorite parts of Immortals, so this DLC is in some ways exactly what I wanted. It, unfortunately, doesn't work as well in practice. Although it introduces some clever ideas to tease your brain, the way these ideas are implemented are extremely hit-or-miss, as agonizingly inconsistent and frustrating as it is clever.
A New God doesn't spend much time getting you up to speed with its story or gameplay, so you should probably finish the base game before you jump in. After the events of Immortals, Fenyx is ready to ascend into the pantheon of gods they'd helped free from Typhon--as soon as they prove themselves worthy by completing a number of puzzle and combat trials designed by said gods in Olympos.
I'm surprised by how little I miss the parts of Immortals that A New God trims. You don't explore Olympos much, since it's more of a hub than a world. Immortals' eye-rolling humor (which still can't land a punchline most of the time) is also thankfully easier to ignore than it is in the base game, as it's delivered almost entirely through quips from the gods trying to amuse you or impart advice as you play.
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Immortals Fenyx Rising's first major DLC, A New God, feels like it's calling a bluff. Ubisoft's open-world template has gotten flack over the years for turning its sprawling worlds into a sea of icons that push you to beeline it to the next objective. If that's gotten stale, why not cut out the "open world" part? That's more or less what A New God does: It abandons any pretense about these games being about discovery and traversal in favor of a set checklist of challenges. The idea works in concept; the self-contained puzzles were some of my favorite parts of Immortals, so this DLC is in some ways exactly what I wanted. It, unfortunately, doesn't work as well in practice. Although it introduces some clever ideas to tease your brain, the way these ideas are implemented are extremely hit-or-miss, as agonizingly inconsistent and frustrating as it is clever.
A New God doesn't spend much time getting you up to speed with its story or gameplay, so you should probably finish the base game before you jump in. After the events of Immortals, Fenyx is ready to ascend into the pantheon of gods they'd helped free from Typhon--as soon as they prove themselves worthy by completing a number of puzzle and combat trials designed by said gods in Olympos.
I'm surprised by how little I miss the parts of Immortals that A New God trims. You don't explore Olympos much, since it's more of a hub than a world. Immortals' eye-rolling humor (which still can't land a punchline most of the time) is also thankfully easier to ignore than it is in the base game, as it's delivered almost entirely through quips from the gods trying to amuse you or impart advice as you play.
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