Gene Roddenberry's Mac Plus Is Coming Up For Auction 162
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Harry writes "In 1986, Apple unveiled one of the most popular Macintoshes ever, the Mac Plus. The company gave the first one (serial number #F4200NUM0001) to Star Trek's creator, Gene Roddenberry. And now this very Mac Plus will go up for auction at a Hollywood collectibles event on October 8th and 9th, complete with a letter of authenticity from Roddenberry's son. The estimated value is only $800-$1200, which seems reasonable enough, given its double historical significance." Any bets on how high the bidding will go?
Re:Good Piece of History (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Anonymous Coward (Score:0, Insightful)
Yellow (Score:1, Insightful)
Is it impossible to find any original Mac that isn't yellow now?
I mean, check this Amiga 1000. [flickr.com](Yeah, I don't remember mine ever looking that good either. What a score.)
But Macs, I haven't see /one/ in the last ten years that hasn't succumbed to nasty yellow. Is there no hope? Anyone have one that's still white?
Re:apple needs to restart Star Trek proposal and h (Score:4, Insightful)
apple needs to restart Star Trek proposal and have mac os x for all x86 hardware back then dell the others did not want it (part of the M$ lock in that the killed beos, os/2 and others) now dell and others want it vista is a big bust and linux is ganging ground.
Wow, and here I thought F. Scott Fitzgerald was dead...
Re:Good Piece of History (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:apple needs to restart Star Trek proposal and h (Score:3, Insightful)
I thought people only posted while drunk on Fark.
Re:Not as originally advertised (Score:5, Insightful)
The upgrade from 128K to Mac Plus spec is actually pretty significant, since the 128K was only supported until MacOS 4 while the Plus was supported until 7.5.5 (which was a pretty decent OS). I suspect this is going to go more to someone who wants it because of the provenance, though, and rarely if ever get used. I hope whoever buys it sets it up to play a slideshow of Trek photos or something.
Re:I'll bid on it... (Score:5, Insightful)
Doesn't everyone technically live at home, with home being defined as "where you live"?
Re:3 bars of gold pressed latinum (Score:2, Insightful)
Odds are if it still works, it won't for very much longer, leaving it a glorified vase, with toxic metals in it.
What do you mean it won't work much longer? Chances are it'll last years longer, just like most other Apple hardware from the time. I've got Apple II systems that still function perfectly, CRT and all.
Re:By Neruos (Score:3, Insightful)