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A working Apple-1 computer known as the 'Hatfield' unit sold at a Bonhams online auction for $1,148,200, up from $686,000 when it last changed hands in 2013. The machine, named for original owner Fred Hatfield, includes a motherboard signed by Steve Wozniak and a letter signed by Steve Jobs offering to trade the Apple-1 for an Apple II after Hatfield complained about limited software.
Bonhams sold the working Apple I known as the 'Hatfield' machine for $1,148,200 to an undisclosed buyer, a record for the model. Built in 1976 and originally sold for $666.60, it is one of 74 verified surviving Apple I computers and includes a letter from Steve Jobs, Woz's signature, manuals and period accessories.
A 3D artist bought what they thought was an Asus 30th-anniversary edition RTX 5090 from a used marketplace, only to discover it carried Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's autograph instead. Rather than use the card, they sold it, and it is now consigned to Bonhams auction house, with bidding scheduled for Oct. 4-14, 2026 and an estimate of $10,000-$15,000.
A functioning Apple I computer, signed and accompanied by a 1978 letter from Steve Jobs, is heading to auction at Bonhams on October 14. The letter shows Jobs personally offering original owner Charles Hatfield a trade-in for an Apple II board after Hatfield complained about lacking software. Hatfield turned down the offer and instead sold the machine for $40,000, far less than its current value.