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All known 49-year-old Apple-1 computers

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Re: All known 49-year-old Apple-1 computers

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Post by chiph »

nielsbot wrote: post #8
JSR_FDED wrote: post #7

What an amazing labor of love to catalog all these machines. Some of the stories behind each individual machine are amazing. I remember when Fry's Electronics (was it Palo Alto or Sunnyvale?) had one on display.

Man... tangentially, is there a coffee table book about Fry's yet? I remember in the dot com days they had a lounge pianist there as well as a cafeteria? And also, oddly, adult magazines by the check out lines.

The one in Austin (piano themed) met a sad end.

Part of their old space is now being redeveloped for a MicroCenter.

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FridayoLeary wrote: post #38
testing22321 wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For that amount of money it’s incredible we aren’t seeing fakes…

Or just reproducing it and selling it on the basis that it works exactly the same way as the original... I'm slightly mystified at the sums collectors items sell for. It seems intuitive to me that their prices should be some function of their inherent values, however that's calculated. It could even be many times that number but it should at least be tethered to reality.

At this point they’re like art or exotic and rare cars - appreciating because of their historical impact.

Obviously the original Mona Lisa is worth a bit more than a good copy.

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Post by kristopolous »

ndiddy wrote: post #35
kens wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That literally happened: a woman dropped off computer junk at an e-waste facility in Milpitas in 2015. The facility found an Apple I in the stuff and sold it for $200,000. They tried unsuccessfully to get in touch with the woman to split the money. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19665632

The Apple 1 registry site says that it was likely a marketing stunt by the e-waste facility ( https://www.apple1registry.com/en/theapple1.html ): > The story of an almost-destroyed Apple-1 found in a recycling center is a bit strange. There’s no proof it's true. No picture of the Apple-1 has been published, yet the company was in the news for a long time. After gaining so much attention, many people sent old computer…

Upon closer inspection I'd probably notice the "Apple Computer 1" and then think "oh cool, a replica" and put it in a box with conference swag

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Post by Suppafly »

testing22321 wrote: post #34
kens wrote: post #29

If you want an Apple I, there is one up for auction right now. Current bid is $109,919 but it will surely go for much more. https://www.rrauction.com/auctions/lot-detail/35045050724601...

For that amount of money it’s incredible we aren’t seeing fakes…

>For that amount of money it’s incredible we aren’t seeing fakes…

I suspect we are.

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