A prophetic Apple II manual, signed by Steve Jobs, sold for nearly $800,000 at auction

Signed by the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, the Apple II Manual was purchased by an American football team owner for $787,484 at the recently-concluded ‘Jobs and RR Auction’

The life and history of the late Steve Jobs has fascinated millions. The enigmatic technologist who co-founded Apple along with Steve Wozniak was known for his direct leadership style, somewhat abrasive nature and perfectionist personality. (Subscribe to our Today's Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot of top 5 tech stories. Click here to subscribe for free.) In February 2021, a single-page five-decade-old hand-written and signed job application submitted by Jobs in 1973 went up for auction after it was first sold for over US$175,000 in a 2018 auction. on a prototype of the Apple II home computer was sold for US$630,272, while a fully operational Apple-1 computer, a brainchild of both Jobs and Wozniak, was sold for US$736,862.