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COLOGNE, Germany, October 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- - Cross reference: Picture is available at epa european pressphoto agency (http://www.epa.eu) and http://www.presseportal.de/pm/107018 - It was a classic rags-to-riches story. Two college dropouts from California who founded the world's highest-valued company. Steve Jobs was introduced to Steve Wozniak in 1969 and 'Woz' and Jobs became friends while working for Hewlett-Packard in 1970. (Photo:...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Apple’s early computers are a piece of computing history. The very first Apple I computers were each hardwired by Steve Wozniak in Steve Jobs’ parent’s garage, and the pair only built 200 of these boards. These units were also famous for their minimalist nature, as any customer only received a computer board for their $666.66 purchase. It was up to the user to build a case and supply a TV screen to act as the monitor for these...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com Late last month, auction house Sotheby’s announced they would be selling a working Apple I computer and a hand written note and memo from Steve Jobs. Yesterday, these items went on the auction block, earning a record high $374,500 for the computer and $27,500 for the note and memo. When Sotheby’s first announced the Apple-themed auction, they placed an estimate of $15,000 for the 4 page note. As for the Apple I, Sotheby’s auctioned off one of the...

Michael Harper for RedOrbit.com Those of you who know your Apple history know the path Steve Jobs traveled which led him to co-found a little start-up in his parents’ garage with Steve Wozniak. After dropping out — and then dropping in — of Portland, Oregon’s Reed College, Jobs traveled back to his home in California and took a job with popular game maker Atari. After ruffling his co-workers' feathers with his bristled demeanor and less than pleasing body odor, management saw...