Even Steve Jobs himself did not know what was in store for him just a few years after turning in this job application questionnaire. However, we do know that he was interested in electronics tech or design engineering at a firm near Hewlett-Packard in the Bay Area. It’s purportedly for a position at Reed’s psychology department to repair circuits.
One other theory comes from Pong creator Al Alcorn, who believes that Steve Jobs submitted this job application to Atari for a technician position. We may never know what happened after, but in 1974, Atari did eventually hire Jobs as a technician since he knew how to solder and wire wrap. If this lot doesn’t sell for more than $100,000, it could be a steal, as an Apple II manual signed by Steve Jobs and Mark Makkula sold for a whopping $787,484 USD around a year ago.
- Apple M1 Pro or M1 Max chip for a massive leap in CPU, GPU, and machine learning performance
- Up to 10-core CPU delivers up to 3.7x faster performance to fly through pro workflows quicker than ever
- Up to 32-core GPU with up to 13x faster performance for graphics-intensive apps and games
In 1976, Jobs and Woz set out on their own and founded Apple, introducing the personal computer to the masses. This remarkable employment questionnaire reveals Jobs’s early aspiration to work in the fledgling tech industry, which he would soon revolutionize forever,” according to the auction page.
