Following Apple's original founding documents drafted by co-founder Ronald Wayne being auctioned off for roughly $1.6 million at a Sotheby's auction on Tuesday, Engadget has sat down with Wayne who has shared a collection of other early documents related to the company.
About a week ago, we traveled to the desert to spend two days with Ron Wayne. The 77-year-old Pahrump, Nevada resident has had a number of careers in his long life, working for Atari, a few slot machine companies, developing devices for use on the ocean floor and running a collectables shop in Northern California. In his semi-retired state, Wayne sells stamps and coins to supplement his checks from the government… During our time in Pahrump, Wayne was kind enough to let us comb over a number of papers from his days with the nascent computer company.
The report notes that Wayne has the documents stored away in a USPS envelope in his office, some of which include hand drawings in pencil for an Apple I casing that was ultimately rejected. Interestingly, Wayne also has a copy of the founding documents that sold at Sotheby's and the document that he handed in when leaving the company. Other interesting documents in the collection include an Apple I manual with Apple's original logo as designed by Wayne, as well as a purchase form for the Apple II. It's safe to assume that these documents could also fetch a pretty penny if Wayne ultimately decides to put them up for auction. Check out some of the nearly 60 images in the slideshow below:
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