Editing Apple I (section)

==Conservation==
[[File:LCM+L Working Apple I.jpg|thumb|A running Apple I, with a keyboard and monitor connected, on display at [[Living Computers: Museum + Labs|LCM+L]] where guests were allowed to use it]]
Only about 200 Apple I boards were produced,<ref name="wozniak198412" /> and {{as of|2022|08|lc=y}} the whereabouts of 62 to 82 are known.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Apple 1 Registry|url=https://www.apple1registry.com/en/list.html|access-date=February 16, 2022|archive-date=February 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216213001/https://www.apple1registry.com/en/list.html|url-status=live}}</ref> After the success of the [[Apple II]], and of Apple broadly, the Apple I was recognized as an important historical computer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Starr |first=Michelle |date=June 29, 2016 |title=10 facts about the Apple-1, the machine that made computing history |url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/apple-1-the-machine-that-made-computing-history/ |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=CNET |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Clive |date=March 2016 |title=Steve Wozniak's Apple I Booted Up a Tech Revolution |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/steve-wozniaks-apple-i-booted-up-tech-revolution-180958112/ |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=Smithsonian Magazine |language=en}}</ref> According to the 1986 ''[[Apple IIe]] Owner's Guide'', an Apple I was then worth "between $10,000 and $15,000"{{efn|equivalent to between ${{Format price|{{Inflation|US-GDP|10000|1986|r=-3}}}} and ${{Format price|{{Inflation|US-GDP|15000|1986|r=-3}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}{{Inflation/fn|US-GDP}}}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Apple IIe Owner's Guide |url=https://www.apple.asimov.net/documentation/hardware/machines/Apple%20IIe%20Owner's%20Guide.pdf#page=130 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.apple.asimov.net/documentation/hardware/machines/Apple%20IIe%20Owner's%20Guide.pdf#page=130 |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |publisher=Apple Computer |page=112}}</ref> and a board was reportedly sold for $50,000 in 1999.{{efn|{{Inflation|US-GDP|50000|1999|fmt=eq|r=-3}}{{Inflation/fn|US-GDP}}}}{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

In November 2010, an Apple I with a cache of original documents and packaging sold for £133,250 (${{To USD round|133250|GBR|2010|sf=3}}){{efn|equivalent to £{{Format price|{{Inflation|UK-GDP|133250|2010|r=-3}}}} (${{To USD round|{{Inflation|UK-GDP|133250|2010}}|GBR|{{Inflation/year|UK-GDP}}|sf=3}}) in {{Inflation/year|UK-GDP}}{{Inflation/fn|UK-GDP}}}} at [[Christie's]] auction house in London. The documents included the return label showing Steve Jobs's parents' address, a personally typed and signed letter from Jobs (answering technical questions about the computer), and the invoice (listing "Steven" as the salesman). The computer was brought to [[Polytechnic University of Turin]] for restoration.<ref>{{cite news|last=BBC News|title=First Apple computer fetches £130,000 at auction|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11825954|work=BBC News|access-date=June 16, 2012|date=November 23, 2010|archive-date=June 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617032729/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11825954|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Christie's Sale 7882 / Lot 65|url=http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=5370965&sid=1d221fae-dbba-4746-9922-8ca3e066b4bf|publisher=Christie's|access-date=June 16, 2012|archive-date=March 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316215034/http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=5370965&sid=1d221fae-dbba-4746-9922-8ca3e066b4bf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Heater|first=Brian|title=$211,000 Apple-1 up and running, wants to know what this 'cloud' thing is all about|url=https://www.engadget.com/2011/05/10/211-000-apple-1-up-and-running-wants-to-know-what-this-cloud/|work=engadget|date=May 10, 2011 |publisher=engadget.com|access-date=June 16, 2012|archive-date=May 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529182405/http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/10/211-000-apple-1-up-and-running-wants-to-know-what-this-cloud/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 2014 the [[Henry Ford Museum]] purchased an Apple I at a [[Bonhams]] auction for {{US$|long=no|905000}}.{{efn|equivalent to ${{Format price|{{Inflation|US-GDP|905000|2014}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}{{Inflation/fn|US-GDP}}}} The sale included the keyboard, monitor, cassette decks and a manual.<ref name="ford">{{cite web|title=Apple-1 computer sold at auction for {{US$|long=no|905000}}|url=http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/10/22/apple-1-computer-sold-at-auction-for-905000|publisher=Fox News|access-date=October 22, 2014|archive-date=October 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024022016/http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/10/22/apple-1-computer-sold-at-auction-for-905000/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, an Apple I removed from Steve Jobs's office in 1985 by Apple quality control engineer Don Hutmacher was placed on display at [[Living Computers: Museum + Labs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/Rare-Apple-I-exhibit-in-the-heart-of-Microsoft-11071672.php|title=Rare Apple I exhibit in the heart of Microsoft country|website=seattlepi.com|date=April 13, 2017|access-date=March 27, 2018|archive-date=February 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211131926/https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/Rare-Apple-I-exhibit-in-the-heart-of-Microsoft-11071672.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

On May 30, 2015, an elderly woman reportedly dropped off boxes of electronics for disposal at an [[Computer recycling|electronics recycling center]] in the [[Silicon Valley]] of Northern California. Included in the electronics (removed from her garage after the death of her husband) was an original Apple I computer, which the recycling firm sold for {{US$|long=no|200000}}. When a discarded item is sold, it is the company's practice to give 50% of the proceeds to the original owner,<ref name=Cbs2015-05-30/><ref name=Cbc2015-05-31/> but the woman has not been identified.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2015/06/02/global-search-for-mysterious-apple-i-woman-ropes-in-company-co-founder-steve-wozniak/ |title=Global search for mysterious Apple I woman ropes in company co-founder Steve Wozniak  |last=Rodriguez |first=Joe |date=June 2, 2015 |website=[[Mercury News]] |publisher= |access-date=October 23, 2023 |quote=}}</ref>

Apple I computers with original documents and memorabilia have frequently been auctioned for over $300,000 throughout the 2010s<ref name="austin">{{cite news|last=Austin|first=Scott|title=Original Apple 1 Computer Sells for {{US$|long=no|374500}} in Auction|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2012/06/15/original-apple-1-computer-sells-for-374500-in-auction/|access-date=June 16, 2012|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=June 15, 2012|url-access=subscription|archive-date=June 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617000536/http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2012/06/15/original-apple-1-computer-sells-for-374500-in-auction/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/working-apple-1-sells-at-auction-for-record-breaking-671400/|title=How much?! Working Apple-1 sells at auction for record-breaking {{US$|long=no|671400}}|date=May 27, 2013|website=digitaltrends.com|access-date=March 27, 2018|archive-date=December 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221003719/http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/working-apple-1-sells-at-auction-for-record-breaking-671400/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Vintage Apple computer auctioned off for {{US$|long=no|668000}}|url=https://news.yahoo.com/vintage-apple-computer-auctioned-off-668-000-153151365.html|publisher=Yahoo News|access-date=May 25, 2013|archive-date=June 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608021801/http://news.yahoo.com/vintage-apple-computer-auctioned-off-668-000-153151365.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-45647449|title=Original working Apple I computer fetches {{US$|long=no|375000}} at auction|last=Lee|first=David|date=September 25, 2018|work=BBC News|access-date=September 26, 2018|archive-date=September 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925224824/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-45647449|url-status=live}}</ref> and 2020s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rare functional Apple-1 computer sold at auction for {{US$|long=no|458711}}|url=https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/03/13/rare-functional-apple-1-computer-sold-at-auction-for-458711|work=Apple Insider|date=March 13, 2020 |access-date=March 13, 2020|archive-date=March 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314140138/https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/03/13/rare-functional-apple-1-computer-sold-at-auction-for-458711|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-11-10|title=Apple's original computer fetches {{US$|long=no|400000}} at US auction|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59222749|access-date=2021-11-10|archive-date=November 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110055255/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59222749|url-status=live}}</ref> The production prototype for the Apple I survives in a badly damaged state and was itself auctioned in 2022 for $677,196.<ref>{{cite web | last=Associated Press | date=August 19, 2022 | url=https://www.kktv.com/2022/08/19/jobs-apple-1-computer-prototype-auctioned-nearly-700k/ | title=Jobs' Apple-1 computer prototype auctioned for nearly $700K | work=KKTV.com | publisher=Gray Television, Inc. | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824212749/https://www.kktv.com/2022/08/19/jobs-apple-1-computer-prototype-auctioned-nearly-700k/ | archivedate=August 24, 2022 | access-date=August 24, 2022 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="szondy">{{cite web | last=Szondy | first=David | date=July 24, 2022 | url=https://newatlas.com/computers/lost-apple-computer-prototype-goes-auction-block/ | title= "Lost" Apple computer prototype goes on the auction block  | work=New Atlas | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725000305/https://newatlas.com/computers/lost-apple-computer-prototype-goes-auction-block/ | archivedate=July 25, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | date=July 2022 | url=https://www.apple1registry.com/en/2.html | title='Production prototype Computer A' Apple-1 - number 2 in the Registry | work=Apple-1 Registry | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723081821/https://www.apple1registry.com/en/2.html | archivedate=July 23, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Staff writer | date=July 23, 2022 | url=https://www.kktv.com/2022/07/23/steve-jobs-original-apple-computer-prototype-up-auction/ | title=Steve Jobs' original Apple computer prototype up for auction | work=KKTV.com | publisher=Gray Television, Inc. | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723050537/https://www.kktv.com/2022/07/23/steve-jobs-original-apple-computer-prototype-up-auction/ | archivedate=July 23, 2022 | agency=CNN}}</ref>

===Replicas===
{{see also|Replica 1}}
Several Apple I [[Clone (computing)|clones]] and replicas have been released in recent years. These are created by hobbyists and marketed to the hobbyist/collector community. Availability is usually limited to small runs in response to demand.<ref>[http://www.applefritter.com/briel replica I – the apple I(c) clone] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090507212803/http://www.applefritter.com/briel |date=May 7, 2009 }}, retrieved August 15, 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.brielcomputers.com/wordpress/?cat=4 replica I] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100120045545/http://www.brielcomputers.com/wordpress/?cat=4 |date=January 20, 2010 }} at official Briel computers web site, retrieved August 15, 2008</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Gagne |first=Ken |url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9136257/Image_gallery_Building_an_Apple_1_replica_from_scratch |title=Image gallery: Building an Apple-1 replica from scratch |work=[[Computerworld]] |date=2009-08-14 |access-date=August 15, 2009 |archive-date=August 16, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090816163818/http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9136257/Image_gallery_Building_an_Apple_1_replica_from_scratch |url-status=live }} story with pictures for assembling a Briel replica I from a kit</ref>{{sfn|Owad|2005}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mdesk.ru/a1/|title=Apple I (реплика)|website=mdesk.ru|language=ru|trans-title=Apple I (replica)|access-date=March 8, 2019|archive-date=July 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717131021/http://mdesk.ru/a1/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Apple1clone Spartan |url=http://apple1clone.com/ |website=Apple1clone |publisher=Justin McDermid |access-date=December 6, 2022 |archive-date=December 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206020410/http://apple1clone.com/ |url-status=live }} Retrieved December 1, 2022</ref>

===Emulation===
Emulation software for the Apple I has been written for modern home computers<ref>[http://pom1.sourceforge.net Pom1 Apple 1 Emulator] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826151236/http://pom1.sourceforge.net/ |date=August 26, 2013 }}, retrieved July 17, 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.zophar.net/macintosh/apple1/cocoapom.html CocoaPom Apple 1 Emulator] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604111036/http://www.zophar.net/macintosh/apple1/cocoapom.html |date=June 4, 2013 }}, retrieved July 17, 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.zophar.net/macintosh/apple1/sim6502.html Sim6502 Apple I emulator] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114223827/http://www.zophar.net/macintosh/apple1/sim6502.html |date=November 14, 2013 }} retrieved July 17, 2013</ref> and for web browsers.<ref name=ScullInSteel/> It has also been emulated on 1980s era computers including the [[SAM Coupé]]<ref>[http://simonowen.com/sam/apple1emu/ Apple 1 Emulator - SAM Coupé] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127044234/http://simonowen.com/sam/apple1emu/ |date=November 27, 2013 }}, retrieved July 17, 2013</ref> and [[Commodore 64]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://csdb.dk/release/?id=118857 | title=Green Delicious Apple-1 Emulator | access-date=February 28, 2018 | archive-date=February 28, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228161920/http://csdb.dk/release/?id=118857 | url-status=live }}</ref>