The Apple-1 Registry

List of all original Apple-1. If you are a first time visitor and not familiar with iconic Apple-1 computers, please read all the information first.

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Note: This is the 19th entry in the list and not the 19th Apple-1 produced. The Apple-1 does not have a regular serial number. Only some Apple-1 got a handwritten serial number.

'John Anderson' Apple-1 - number 19 in the Registry

Apple-1 #19 "John Anderson", 1st batch, serial number 01-0070
With kind permission of Bonhams thumbnail

6 pictures published.

Version

1st batch
Wave-soldered mainboard

Serial number, stamp, label

01-0070
Likely the handwriting of Steve Jobs
List of all serial numbers.

Location

USA
Map
Henry Ford Museum, Oakwood, MI

Verification

Existence verified. Known to registry caretaker or expert. In a museum. Auction. According to pictures.

Condition

Working condition

Serial number on the back

The serial number on the back of the Apple-1 was most likely written by Steve Jobs. According to available information, a forensic analysis has not yet been performed for this Apple-1. However, for some other Apple-1s with a serial number on the back it has been confirmed that it is Steve Jobs' handwriting. More information.

Museum's website

Henry Ford Museum, Oakwood, MI

Website(s)

Auction

History

John Barkley Anderson was a founding member of the AppleSider's user group in Ohio.This unit was said to have been presented to John when Woz was a keynote speaker the first Applevention, though this story needs confirmation. This unit is being sold by Mr Anderson's family at Bonham's auction of October, 2014. Purchaser was the Henry Ford Museum who paid the then record $905,000.

Auctions

Oct. 2014
(see History for more information)

Components

White ceramic MOS MCS 6502 CPU (1576), plastic AMI S6820 PIA, 8 KB plastic DRAM. Blue capacitors.

Equipment

Original Apple Cassette Interface. Hand-built keyboard interface, power supply, facsimile copies of the owner’s manual and schematics, Sanyo monitor and Apple-1. Some other documents of later years.

Last update

Sep 28, 2024

Change log (since March 20, 2018)

Mar 24, 2018: History
Apr 11, 2018: Verification status. Components
Dec 07, 2018: Auctions added
May 28, 2019: Museum's website added
Jun 23, 2019: Website(s) added
Jun 25, 2019: Website(s)
Jun 25, 2019: 5 picture(s) added
Nov 16, 2021: Working condition

Change log for all Apple-1.

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