Izindali zalawa makhompyutha e-Apple ezethulwe ngenani elingu- $ 666 zibangela ukuthukuthela phakathi kwabaqoqi nenye yalawa makhompyutha Ithengiswe endlini yendali yamaNgisi uChristie cishe ngama-euro angama-420.000.
Iqiniso ukuthi lolu hlobo lwekhompiyutha lungadla imali eningi futhi endalini edlule enye yalezi zinhlobo ezingavamile ze-Apple-1 yakwazi ukusebenzisa ama-dollar ayizinkulungwane ezingama-600.000, kodwa wukuthi kwesinye isikhathi zithengiswe ngaphezu kuka-800.000. Ngamafuphi, into enelukuluku ngalokhu ukuthi lawa makhompyutha ayinganekwane e-Apple ayaqhubeka nokuba khona nokuthi ezinye zazo zisasebenza ngokuphelele , ngakho-ke kujwayelekile ukuthi kukhokhwe imali eningi.
Kulokhu, i-Apple engiyithengisile yayinomdlandla wokuba okuthile okuhlukile kwabanye futhi lokho ukuthi leli qembu lalingaphakathi kwesikhwama, iqembu libuye lingeze ibhukwana elingandile abathi ngelokuqala elenziwe kwa-Apple Computer kulawa makhompyutha. Iphinde ifake i-monitor, iPanasonic signature rekhoda neminye imininingwane eyenza ihluke ngakho kujwayelekile ukuthi inani elinjalo lemali litholakale endalini ebanjwe. Kuwebhusayithi ye Christie yonke imininingwane yale mishini ebabazekayo endalini iyavela.
Njengoba kungenzeka usuvele uyazi, ama-Apple I ayehlanganiswe ngesandla nguSteve Jobs, uSteve Wozniak egalaji lendlu yabazali bakaJobs. Kwadalwa amayunithi angama-200 kuphela futhi zathengiswa ngaphandle kokuqapha, ikhibhodi noma ukunikezwa kwamandla kwalesi sibalo esishiwo ngenhla, ama- $ 666, ngakho-ke zazivele zibiza ngalezo zinsuku, kodwa manje inani lazo liphakeme kakhulu. Ngemuva kwalokhu i-Apple ngafika imodeli ebizwa nge-Apple II, okungekho izinkumbulo ezinhle kakhulu kuyo kwazise yabangela inkinga yokuqala yenkampani yaseNyakatho Melika, engenye yezinkinga ezinkulu emlandweni wayo, lapho bakwazi khona ukuphuma khona eminyakeni edlule. Njengamanje, ama-Apple I ambalwa agciniwe angathengwa ngamanani aphezulu impela njengoba kunjalo ngaleli yunithi elithole inani elihle.
