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You can now make a bid on Steve Jobs' 8th-grade science fair project

You can now make a bid on Steve Jobs' 8th-grade science fair project

RR Auction is holding yet another Steve Jobs-centric auction, stuffed full of signed checks, vintage Apple computers, and Apple marketing memorabilia.

The auction, dubbed "Steve Jobs & the Computer Revolution: The Apple 50th Anniversary Auction Part Two," contains more than 200 items. Nearly all of the items are related to Apple in some way, with almost 40 being directly related to the former CEO.

As is standard with many auctions, there are several Jobs-signed items available. This includes a NeXT Inc business card with the note that reads "Hi Dad - Just stopped by to say hi! Steve".

There's an 8th grade science fair project that Jobs personally built. It's a tri-fold display that explains what a silicon-controlled rectifier is.

There are vintage computers and computer components that have ties to the Jobs family, a rainbow-striped Apple sun catcher, and numerous posters and magazine covers.

Colorful bitten apple logo with horizontal rainbow stripes, including green leaf, placed on a clear hexagonal ornament against a plain white background.

A sun catcher that hung in the Jobs' family home | Image credit: RR Auction

Many of the items seem to be directly from the Apple Garage at the Jobs family home in Los Altos. We suspect that Jobs' stepbrother, John Chovanec, may be releasing more items in time for the company's 50th anniversary year.

That includes a 10-year employee service award that was gifted to Chovanec.

Chovanec has previously brought items to the auction block, including Jobs' childhood desk, 8-track tapes, and twelve of Jobs' bowties.

There are also a couple dozen vintage Apple marketing items. You could try your hand at winning a DVI monitor in the shape of an iPhone 3G or a collection of vintage employee promotional apparel.

There are a few items that aren't Apple- or Jobs-related in the auction. This includes random bits of flotsam from Twitter Inc's various corporate offices, The Byte Shop memorabilia, and a flag from Microsoft's First Windows headquarters.