If you ever wanted to own a contemporary sketch of Charles Babbage’s analytical engine - the forerunner to modern-day computers - or get your hands on the first business plan devised to sell computers, or even the original Arpanet documents written by Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn - then now’s your chance. But it won’t be cheap.

Later this month, a remarkable collection of documents following the evolution of computing from the 1600s to the 1970s will be on auction at Christie’s in New York. And the 255 lots, containing 1141 items, are expected to make their owner at least $2 million.

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