
It was Achim Baqué, the creator of the Apple-1 Registry, the database that records every known Apple-1 computer, who was determined to find the answer for this long-standing question. This was when fans started theorizing, that it was Byte Shop, which had purchased the first 50 Apple-1 computers, was the one that wrote it.īut after contacting its owner, Paul Terrel, he too denied writing anything on the Apple-1 motherboards. Other known people who were involved in the making of the motherboards also remained silent. Daniel Kottke, who assembled and tested some of the boards, also denied it. Co-founder Steve Wozniak who designed the motherboard also said he didn't do it.

(Credit: Apple-1 Registry)Īpple co-founder Steve Jobs supposedly said it wasn't him who wrote it. Apple 1 computer's motherboard showing a handwritten serial number.
