A 1976 Apple Check Signed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak Is On The Auction Block
Even though I’m not an Apple fanboy at all because I think their products are ridiculously overpriced and the corporate crums who run the show over there like to lock out the developers from editing source code, I thought this was pretty cool. Even though Steve Jobs was a stinky, no-deodorant-wearing tyrant who terrorized his employees and had absolutely zero talent or know-how to write code, do any programming, or put hardware together. Steve Wozniak was the genius behind the machine…plain & simple. Anyway…..
An Apple check signed by Steve Jobs and co-founder Steve Wozniak is set to be auctioned. Dated 1976, this check holds historical significance as it represents one of Apple’s earliest payments. It was issued to a printed circuit board company that likely played a crucial role in manufacturing the boards for the company’s first computers.
Remarkably, the check was written before Apple’s official launch as a company. Apple Computer, Inc was formally registered thirteen days after the check’s date on March 19. Notably, the check also lacks the company’s address, as it was issued before Jobs and Wozniak had established their Palo Alto office, operating instead out of Jobs’ parents’ garage.
Referred to as “No. 2,” this historic check will be put up for auction in an online event hosted by Boston’s RR Auction. The auction is already open, and interested bidders have the opportunity to place their bids until August 24.
According to Bobby Livingston, Executive VP at RR Auction, this temporary Apple check holds immense significance as one of the first documents ever signed by both Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. It predates the well-known Apple agreement with Ron Wayne and symbolizes the financial transaction that sparked the revolutionary journey of Apple Inc.
