Njalo a I-Apple 1 ivela kunqwaba yemikhiqizo ezothengiswa endalini, izindaba zihamba umhlaba wonke. Kodwa-ke, ngoJuni 15, inkampani yendali uChristie yabamba indali yalo mkhiqizo oyigugu, futhi yatholwa ngumnikazi wayo omusha ngo- "kuphela" u- $ 355.500.
Kubonakala sengathi, ibhidi yokuwina ayihlangabezanga okulindelwe okuthe intengo yomkhiqizo cishe inani eliphindwe kabili lenani elikhokhelwe, cishe ama- $ 500.000. Isizathu esingahle sokwehliswa kwaso kungenzeka kungenxa yokuthi bekuwumkhiqizo owenzelwe wena uqobo, futhi hhayi owasekuqaleni njengoba i-Apple yayithengisa ngesikhathi sika-1976.
UChristie ulinganisela inani lomshini cishe ku- $ 300.000 - $ 500.000. Uma ubheka okwandulelayo, amabhidi awinayo ngo-2013 nango-2014 asuka ku-Apple 1 afinyelela ku- $ 671.000 naku- $ 905, ngokulandelana.
Kuyadingeka ukuthi ube nolwazi lokuthi a I-Apple 1 ibinenani elilinganisiwe ngonyaka wayo wokwenziwa (1976) cishe wama- $ 670, ngakho-ke inani liphindaphindwe ngenxa yesifiso somqoqi.
Noma kunjalo izizathu zokuthi kungani indali yokugcina ingazange ikhiqize inzalo yokuthengisa kwangaphambilini azaziwa, kusolwa ukuthi ukulungiswa kusetshenzisiwe kokugcina bangashintsha kakhulu intengo yabo yokugcina. I-Apple 1 ithengiswe ngesiphetho esiluhlaza, nge-8 KB eyengeziwe yememori ye-RA; kanye ne-EPROM 1702 chip, evumela isivinini esiphezulu sokwenza.
Njengoba usuvele uyazi (lokhu sekuvele kungumlando) Ama-Apple 1 ahlanganiswe ngesandla nguSteve Jobs, uSteve Wozniak, nabasizi abambalwa, egalaji lomuzi wabazali bakaJobs. Kwadalwa amayunithi angama-200 kuphela futhi athengiswa ngaphandle kokuqapha, ikhibhodi noma ukunikezwa kwamandla.
Ngemuva kwalokhu, imodeli ebizwa nge-Apple II yabangela inkinga yokuqala yenkampani yaseNyakatho Melika futhi ingenye yezinkinga ezinkulu emlandweni wayo. Njengamanje, ama-Apple 1 ambalwa asele angabonakala kumaqoqo omphakathi.
