The Apple-1 Registry

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Note: This is the 40th entry in the list, and not the 40th Apple-1 produced. The Apple-1 does not have a regular serial number. Only some Apple-1 have a handwritten serial number.

'Framed 2' Apple-1 - number 40 in the Registry

2 pictures published.

Version

2nd batch NTI
Wave-soldered mainboard

Serial number, stamp, label

no number on the back

Location

Asia

Verification

Existence verified. Auction. According to pictures.

Condition

Working condition

Description

One of four units framed by an Apple-1 enthusiast in 1993. When purchased in 1993, the computer was tested and in running condition. Craig Solomonson reports on the story of this board.


History

Purchased by Craig Solomonson, a MECC software designer, in November 1993 for \$2,500.
This was about the same time Craig found #82 for MECC. Craig thought the MECC computer \[#82] was neat and managed to trade this one for #82 in the box. When MECC closed in 1999, a former MECC executive took this one with him.
The computer had been upgraded to 20K but was restored back to the original 8K.
Reacquired by Craig Solomonson in 2011.
Sold to Rudi Brandstötter. Rudi has powered up this unit and it is working. The keyboard adapter is one from Mike Willegal.
Sold at auction in fall 2012 for 491,868 Euro in Germany at Breker.

Not confirmed: Rumors say it was sold to a Japanese curator to build a museum in the UAE, but this curator died and the museum was never realized.
According to the comment below, it is not possible to find it in the UAE.


Auctions

Nov. 2012
(see History for more information)


Components

Plastic Synertek 6502 CPU, plastic AMI S6820 PIA, 8 KB plastic DRAM. 5 small yellow capacitors, 3 large blue capacitors.


Equipment

Power supply built for auction, cassette recorder, 2 cassettes, Sanyo 4509, Apple II keyboard. Signed by Woz, replica manual, and replica schematics.


State

Very good


Video

Youtube video for auction
Youtube video made by former owner Rudolf Brandstötter


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Last update

Jul 28, 2025


Change log (since March 20, 2018)

Nov 14, 2018: 2 video(s) deleted
Dec 07, 2018: Auctions added
May 20, 2019: History
Oct 31, 2019: Description of picture(s)/video(s)
Nov 16, 2021: Working condition
Jul 28, 2025: Components. Equipment. Description. History


Change log for all Apple-1.


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