'Wow!': Steve Wozniak Delights in Original Apple Computer He Designed in 1970s
Jimmy Grewal’s enthusiasm for Apple products is clear from his extensive collection, and now, thanks to the sale of an Apple I signed by its co-creator, Steve Wozniak, he plans to seek more opportunities to share that enthusiasm with the public.
Grewal runs the AAPL Collection in Dubai, described as “one of the most comprehensive private collections of vintage Apple computers and accessories in the world.”
Back in 2021, he met with Steve Wozniak, and presented the Apple co-founder with a motherboard from a 1976 Apple I, which Wozniak signed. Video from the encounter shows a surprised Wozniak, reuniting with the vintage piece of tech.
Grewal told Storyful the “Woz” in fact signed two of the devices, one of which he sold for $340,100.
“I intend to use the proceeds from the sale to expand the collection and create more opportunities to display it to the public,” Grewal said.
Video of his 2021 moment with Wozniak has been going viral again since it was posted to TikTok on September 19. Credit: @aaplcollection via Storyful
Video Transcript
JIMMY GREWAL: I have one other thing that you may recognize.
STEVE WOZNIAK: Oh, my god.
- Yeah.
- Oh, that's a--
- You want to step up?
- That's a-- that's a fake one, right?
JIMMY GREWAL: No, it's real.
- That's a real Apple I?
- What?
JIMMY GREWAL: It's working, and it's completely original.
- [INAUDIBLE]
STEVE WOZNIAK: I can't-- I can't tell if it's--
- No, that's an Apple.
STEVE WOZNIAK: Oh, that's an Apple I, wow. Oh, my god.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
STEVE WOZNIAK: Oh, my god.
JIMMY GREWAL: So I brought that.
STEVE WOZNIAK: Where's the pen?
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
STEVE WOZNIAK: I've got to get a nice pen.
JIMMY GREWAL: Yeah, [INAUDIBLE].
STEVE WOZNIAK: I'll sign it up here big as I can.
- Have you signed this?
STEVE WOZNIAK: I have to go slowly so the pen doesn't slip on all of the little traces here.
- Are you the one that has the whole Apple museum--
STEVE WOZNIAK: Wow.
- --at your house?
JIMMY GREWAL: In my office.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
JIMMY GREWAL: My wife wouldn't let us keep it at home.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
STEVE WOZNIAK: Oh, my god, that's too precious.
JIMMY GREWAL: Yeah.
STEVE WOZNIAK: Can I sign a chip?
JIMMY GREWAL: Yeah, [INAUDIBLE].
[LAUGHTER]
STEVE WOZNIAK: I wanna--
JIMMY GREWAL: Which is your favorite?
STEVE WOZNIAK: This, yeah, the 6502. This one would also work with a 6501--
- Thank you.
JIMMY GREWAL: Yeah.
STEVE WOZNIAK: --if you plugged in the pieces up here for a 680o--
