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Whoops: Vintage $200,000 Apple 1 Turned In For Recycling

A woman in Northern California was clearing out some of the belongings of her husband, which recently died and came across a rare gem: 1 of only 200 Apple 1 computers. She did what most people would do with such outdated technology — she disposed of it. Staff at the recycling facility she turned it into noticed that it was very valuable, and sold it to a private collector for $200,000.

By Binarysequence (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
By Binarysequence (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.
The recycling company — Clean Bay Area has been trying to locate the woman to give her $100,000 for helping them out so much financially. Unfortunately, she didn’t leave her phone number.

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