PC Pertama Apple Terjual Rp 1,9 M

London – Prosesor ITS pada komputer ini 1.000 kali lebih lambat dari prosesor Ipad Apple. Namun, komputer paling pertama Apple ini terjual 425 kali harga iPad.
Pada Selasa, Apple I (model ini hanya dibuat 200 unit) terjual di rumah lelang Christie di London Tengah seharga 133.250 pounds (Rp 1,9 miliar). Komputer ini dijual dalam paket asli beserta surat resmi penjualan dari Steve Jobs, salah satu pendiri sekaligus CEO Apple.
Ketika diproduksi pada 1976, Apple I merupakan satu-satunya PC yang menggunakanmotherboard rakitan. Hal ini membuat PC ini dapat digunakan langsung dari kotaknya lengkap dengan keyboard, power supply, dan layar, kata Christie.

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Dulu, PC ini dijual seharga US$ 666,66 (Rp 6 juta), dan produksinya dihentikan pada 1977. Pelelangan Apple I terjadi sangat cepat, pengusaha Italia sekaligus kolektor Marco Boglione membuat penawarannya melalui sambungan telepon.
Adik Marco, Fransesco Boglione, yang menghadiri lelang secara langsung mengatakan pembelian komputer itu merupakan bukti cinta kakaknya pada komputer, seperti dikutip dari Straits Times.
“Pertama kali saya mendengar PC, saya mendengarnya dari Marco,” kata Fransesco. “Ia membelinya karena ia mencintai komputer.”[ito]

A Christie's employee holds the Apple 1 at the auction. T
A Christie’s employee holds the Apple 1 at the auction. The computer was simply a motherboard that did not come with a monitor or a keyboard

Piece of history: The lot reached £130,000 ($210,000) at Christie's
Piece of history: The lot, which reached £130,000 ($210,000) at Christie’s, comprises components from the Apple-1 machine, original manual and a letter from Steve Jobs. They were the first fully pre-assembled computer to be produced, but did not come with a monitor or keyboard
The Apple I went on sale in July 1976 at a price of $666.66.
Where it all began: The Apple-1 went on sale in July 1976 at a price of $666.66. About 200 units were produced in total. The one above has been customised with an after-market wooden enclosure with carved name, and keyboard
Steve Jobs, left, and Steve Wozniak, right, with the Apple I computer
Co-founders: Steve Jobs, left, and Steve Wozniak, right, with the Apple-1 computer in 1976

Apple CEO Steve Jobs shows off the new iPad this year during an Apple event in San FranciscoApple co-founder Steve Wozniak at the Macworld Conference and Expo in San Francisco, 2003
Fast forward: Apple CEO Steve Jobs (left) shows off the new iPad this year during an Apple event in San Francisco. (Apple-1 song capacity: 0 iPad song capacity: thousands). Pictured right is Steve Wozniak at a Macworld Conference and Expo in San Francisco, 2003.
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