 No matter what kind of bag you are using, biodegradable or not. Tim Holt, Northwest News Radio. The first generation Apple desktop computer created by the company's co-founder is about to go up for sale at Christie's Auction House in New York. It was the machine taken from Steve Jobs' desk after he left Apple and more recently has been in the collection of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. Former Microsoft computer scientist Devang Thakkar says it's like the equivalent of a da Vinci hitting the auction block.