Apple-1 advertisement handwritten by Steve Jobs auctions for $175K (P10M)

A draft of an advertisement for the Apple-1 Computer that Steve Jobs wrote in 1976 has just been sold for a whopping $175,759 (P9.97 million).

The note has the late Apple cofounder's actual handwriting, was auctioned off by Massachusetts-based RR Auction.

The sheet includes a list of the specifications for a still-in-development Apple-1 that eventually used a MOS Technology 6052 processor. It appears that Jobs initially proposed the Apple-1 employing a wider range of chips, such as the Motorola 6800 as well as the MOS 6501 and 6502.

Also included is the statement, "6501, 6502 recommended because we have basic," which is probably a reference to the BASIC interpreter used to enter and execute programs.  

At the bottom of the sheet are Jobs' name, phone number, and the address of his parents' house in Los Altos California, which is famous for being Apple's first office.

The handwritten note was acquired by an unidentified friend of Steve when he visited the Apple inventor in 1976, RR Auction stated.  

The auction house also quoted the friend as saying, "It was during one of these visits that Steve gave me a Polaroid photo of the computer, a Polaroid screenshot of Apple 1 Basic, and a handwritten offer of bare boards for $75 each."

The Polaroid photographs, which were shot at The Byte Shop in California, were also sent to the successful bidder.

According to RR Auction, it is possible that the note was made into an actual advertisement of the Apple-1 computer published in the July 1976 issue of Interface Magazine.

Previously, a signed check from Steve and Apple co-founder Wozniak was auctioned for $135,261 (P7.7 million) and was among many vintage Apple collectibles recently put up for sale in the same auction house.