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BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)<br />
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The unique prototype for the Apple-1 computer has sold for £456,000. ($541,757)<br />
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Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built the 'Apple Computer A' in 1976 to demonstrate to Paul Terrell, the owner of the Byte Shop in California, US.<br />
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The prototype was hand-soldered by Wozniak onto a printed circuit board.<br />
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Terrell was so impressed by it he gave them their first big order of 50 Apple-1 computers.<br />
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Despite having a chunk missing to its top right hand side, the circuit board sparked a bidding war 46 years on with RR Auction, of Boston, US.

BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)
Pic: RRAuction/BNPS

The unique prototype for the Apple-1 computer has sold for £456,000. ($541,757)

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak built the 'Apple Computer A' in 1976 to demonstrate to Paul Terrell, the owner of the Byte Shop in California, US.

The prototype was hand-soldered by Wozniak onto a printed circuit board.

Terrell was so impressed by it he gave them their first big order of 50 Apple-1 computers.

Despite having a chunk missing to its top right hand side, the circuit board sparked a bidding war 46 years on with RR Auction, of Boston, US.