In 1978, Apple was destroying its first computers; Jobs sent a letter to an engineer
An Apple-1 computer, initially sought for destruction, is now valued at $800,000.
Steve Jobs offered Fred Hatfield $400 and an upgrade for his machine.
Hatfield declined the offer, keeping his original Apple-1 instead.
This refusal preserved a rare piece of computing history for future generations.
The computer will be auctioned by Bonhams next month.
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