Steve Jobs’ handwritten letter with key information about Apple-1 up for auction

$175,759 this is what the person paid after winning the auction handwritten letter from Steve Jobs, 1976.as assembled McRumors. The document is nothing short of anything else, not only because the issuer was himself a co-founder of Apple, but also because of the information it contains. The document provides data Apple-1the first personal computer in the history of the company.

The previous owner, whose name has not been released due to apparent security concerns, was a childhood friend of Steve Jobs. In fact, he was present during the development of Apple-1 as a simple spectator. Perhaps he never realized that he was witnessing the most important event in the history of computing.

Steve Jobs’ letter contains a series of Apple-1 Promotion Testimony. It mentions the characteristics of the computer, and also highlights its main technical innovations, those that should be paid attention to.

It is clear that what Steve Jobs proposed in the letter was carried out exactly. The first print ad for the Apple-1 is in many ways a mirror image of the handwritten document. Of course, with the appropriate edition and a more detailed text describing the computer.

The first official announcement of Apple-1 appeared in the magazine Interfacealso in 1976. This publication was popular in the region (Silicon Valley) as it covered the latest computer inventions.

Under the letter, you can read the phrase “Only board + instructions, for $ 75. Good deal”. There is no doubt that Steve Jobs was already putting into practice his marketing skills, which he perfected over the years and as the company’s growth required it.

Another interesting fact: the written address belongs, of course, to his parents’ house. We must remember this Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak designed the Apple-1 in an iconic garage located at 2066 Crist Drive in Los Altos, California.

Steve Jobs items sold at exorbitant prices

This is not the first and certainly not the last time an object related to Steve Jobs has been put up for auction. Without going into details, in November 2022 some Birkenstock sandals worn by the co-founder. The owners even took advantage of the fashion trends and included the item’s NFT code.

Shortly before that, in February of the same year, The Steve Jobs Revolution: Engelbart, Atari and Apple, an auction with several items that belonged to the former Apple CEO. One of the most desired was Steve Jobs submitted his job application to Atari when he was 18. It is worth noting that this document has repeatedly passed from hand to hand, each time increasing its value. In 2022, someone paid over $300,000 for it.