An Apple-1 computer produced in the 1970s that is still working today is about to lead a blockbuster auction that brings together rare early Apple hardware, prototypes and personal memorabilia of Steve Jobs. The auction was organized by RR Auction, with the theme "Steve Jobs and the Computer Revolution: Apple 50th Anniversary Auction Part 2."
According to the auction house, this Apple-1, known as the "Neumark", is one of the second batch of 50 machines produced by Apple. Cleverly housed inside a repurposed Smith-Corona typewriter case, it was successfully restored to working condition in June 2026 by Apple-1 restoration expert Corey Cohen. Because when Apple sold the Apple-1, it only provided assembled circuit boards, and buyers had to provide their own cases and accessories. Therefore, this machine that is packed in a suitcase and is still functioning today is particularly rare. The auction house expects the final price to be at least $300,000.
In addition to Apple-1, this auction also includes a number of blockbuster collections of great historical value: an unopened original 4GB version of the iPhone and a large development and test machine called the "Stealth iPod" (P68 prototype), both of which are estimated to sell for around $50,000; an early vent-less Apple II with a Rev. 0 motherboard, and an Apple with an original "Twiggy" floppy drive Lisa-1 shows Apple’s evolution from early consumer devices to the Macintosh; relics signed in the early days of the opening are also attracting attention, including an Apple business card signed by Jobs and graded GEM MT 10 by PSA (estimated value is more than $60,000), and an opening check signed by Jobs on July 29, 1976 to Apple’s first bookkeeper Elizabeth Holmes (estimated value is more than $25,000).
In addition to technical and business historical materials, the auction also presented a series of personal relics from the Steve Jobs family, adding a strong human touch to this technology auction. These include the Science and Technology Festival project "What is a Silicon Controlled Rectifier?" (estimated value: more than $20,000) that Jobs produced when he was in eighth grade, which was well before the founding of Apple and showed his early interest in electronic technology. In addition, a Macintosh 512K and an Apple II that Jobs gave to his father (both containing original accessories and software, each with an estimated value of more than $5,000), as well as a rainbow Apple logo glass decoration from Jobs's childhood bedroom, magazine cover frames and early electronic components stored in the old house in Los Altos will also be featured in the auction.
This auction requires bidders to submit their first bid before the specified time to qualify for subsequent bidding. The final transaction price will depend entirely on fierce competition among bidders.