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Rare Apple-1 with Jobs letter sells for record price

The Apple-1 comes with a Jobs letter and a Wozniak signature and drew interest from tech fans; Verstappen, meanwhile, is joking about his spine.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Hank Ledger on The Weekend Shift
Published 11:23 AM ET, Saturday, October 17, 2026

Photo: Achim Baqué · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0

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Watch it as it aired: Kenji Moonfield and Hank Ledger on this story, from The Weekend Shift at 11:23 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are The Times of India's, the jokes are ours.

Photo: Apple I — Photo: Achim Baqué · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

First reported by The Times of India: “Rare Apple-1 computer with letter from Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak signature sells for ‘world record’ price”.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 11:23 AM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Kenji Moonfield and Hank Ledger.

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The Times of IndiaRare Apple-1 computer with letter from Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak signature sells for ‘world record’ price

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA rare Apple-1 computer, sold with a letter from Steve Jobs and a signature from Steve Wozniak, has gone for what is being called a world record price.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt's a computer from the first batch with the creator's note attached.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIn internet terms, that's an original upload with the pinned comment from the founder.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA pinned comment.

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