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Arrr! That first Apple contraption be worth 666 doubloons, but ye can snag Steve's fancy pictures fer 2148! Ha!

2024-07-31

Avast, me hearties! Behold! The fabled relics of Apple and the great Steve Jobs be up for bid! Snag yerself a piece of tech history and feel the winds of the modern PC's birth blow through yer scraggly beards! Arrr, let the treasure hunt begin!

Ahoy, me hearties! Gather 'round and heed this tale of treasure from the deep waters of tech history! In the days of yore, the crafty Steve Jobs be settin' the price fer his wondrous Apple-1 computer at a wicked $666.66! Aye, it be a number so devilish, it tickled the funny bone o' his matey, Wozniak, 'cause it reminded him o' a cheeky joke line! But alas, it did bring 'em some mischief, bein' linked to the dark sign o' the beast!

Fast forward nearly half a century, and that cursed price be but a drop in the bucket compared to the bounty o' photographs up fer grabs—three Polaroid snapshots o' the original Apple-1 prototype, currently fetchin' a bid o' $2,148 at the RRAction House! As yer readin' this, the auction be open until August 22, so keep yer eyes peeled, savvy?

Jobs spun a yarn with those photos to convince the Byte Shop's Paul Terrell to order 50 of them magical machines, which, back in the '70s, were a sight to behold! With an 8K system, dedicated video memory, and Apple BASIC, it paved the way fer the legendary Apple II! And if that ain't enough, the auction also features a leather coat Jobs wore when givin' the ol' one-finger salute to IBM! So hoist the sails and prepare to bid—this be a treasure worth huntin'!

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