First Apple Computer Could Fetch Over $200,000 at Auction
First Apple Computer Could Fetch Over $200,000 at Auction
Posted 11/14/2010 at 12:08pm
| by Justin Kerr
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Most reasonable tech enthusiasts would agree that the Apple tax is a bit unreasonable, but if you could go back in time and invest in an original Apple-1, I think you’d agree it was worth the money. I say this because one of the few surviving models is being auctioned off next week, and many estimate it will go for anywhere between $161,000 and $242,000.
On the hardware front the computer sports 8KB of RAM, a cassette board connector, and a 6502 8-bit Microprocessor clocked somewhere in the 1-2 MHz range. Unfortunately the machine will come sans monitor or keyboard, so anyone interested will be buying this as a 4th device (somewhere between a computer or an iPad) will be somewhat disappointed.
In addition to the hardware the winner of the auction will also score the original box, manual, receipt, and a letter to the first owner from Steve Jobs typed on lined notebook paper. The price is a total rip off of course, but you know what they say about one man’s junk.
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Talcum X
November 14, 2010 at 1:00pm
Even old ones are overpriced. Get an old IBM and most people would see a boat anchor.
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