Iconic 1976 Apple 1 computer to be auctioned at Christie’s

One of the first Apple computers ever built goes on the Christie’s auction block in New York next week – and it could sell for half a million dollars (£322,000), or more.

The Apple 1 from 1976 is a forerunner of today’s MacBooks, iPads and iPhones.

Ted Perry, a retired school psychologist from California who owns the old Apple, has kept it stashed away in a cardboard box. He says the green piece of plastic covered with memory chips is where the personal computer “revolution” started.

The board was produced by two college dropouts – Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. It first sold for 666.66 US dollars (now £430).

The Apple 1 will be offered online from June 24 to July 9.

Another Apple 1 was sold last month for a record 671,400 dollars (£432,472) by a German auction house.