John D.'s handwritten notes provide an additional insight into the early history of Apple Inc. Like many of Apple's first customers, John was a computer enthusiast on personal terms with the fledgling company and he even kept notes of his telephone calls with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. It was after consultation with Wozniak that John added some of the red wires on the back of the motherboard to reduce noise immunity. He also added the blue-socketed chips (in the 'breadboard' area) to support a specific keyboard interface. – Particularly illuminating was a conversation with Wozniak on March 11, 1977. "He (Wozniak) feels that their editor has more 'bells and whistles' than mine and likes that fact". The allure of a new editor led John to approach Apple's customer service department and request a credit towards an upgrade to Apple II, a company policy that encouraged users to keep up-to-date with the new technology and, just as importantly, kept Wozniak's telephone line free. According to Apple historian Mike Willegal, the credit offered was "not a great deal" and the owner still had to pay around $ 400 towards the Apple II. – The upgrade policy, in place for around 1 ½ years, seems to have changed early on in 1977 as John's request was declined in April of that year. A typed reply of April 2, 1977 (included in this lot) from the customer service department states: "I have no information regarding a trade-in on your Apple-1. I would suggest that you check with your local dealer and see if he offers any program like that".

布雷克拍品等级是为了方便竞买人判断拍卖品的成色而设置的。布雷克等级用1到6级来标注外观和功能的成色，(从非常好到非常差)。 在目录图册里用括号里的2个数字来表示，前一个数字表示外观成色的级别，后一个数字表示功能成色的级别。如(3/2)表示外观成色是3(满意的)，功能成色2(好)。 成色 定义参照下列标准： 1 - 非常好 (未使用过，没有使用痕迹) 2 - 好 (新，极少的使用痕迹) 3 - 满意的 (普通的使用痕迹) 4 - 及格的 (明显的使用痕迹，某个非主要部件是后配的) 5 - 有缺陷的 (极明显的使用痕迹, 某个主要部件是后配的，功能上有缺陷，需要修理) 6 - 非常差 (严重破损, 缺少重要部件)