Old Apple 1 Up For Auction, Expected To Go For $160,000+ 156
vanstinator was one of several readers to point out that Christie's is holding an auction for one of the original Apple 1 machines, complete with a manual, the original shipping box, and the letter from Steve Jobs to the owner. The invoice says the computer was purchased on December 7th, 1976, with an Apple cassette interface card, for a total price of $741.66. The auction house expects it to sell for over $160,000.
Same old Same old (Score:4, Funny)
Overpriced Apple Product? How is this news?
(I keed I keed)
1up (Score:3, Funny)
Gee, thanks for getting the Mario Brother's 1up sound effect stuck in my head. It's not something I associate at all with my experiences with Apple products :-P
Drips and "eeps", on the other hand...
Steve Jobs, the Satanist (Score:5, Funny)
This explains so much!
However, because the motherboard was completely pre-assembled, it represented a major step forward in comparison with the competing self-assembly kits of the day. Priced at $666.66, the first Apple-1s were despatched from the garage of Steve Jobs' parents' house - the return address on the original packaging present here.
That's right. Steve started selling the Apple 1 for the price of the mark of the beast.
-Rick
Steve Jobs is Thrilled (Score:1, Funny)
It's finally going to sell for his originally recommended price.
First time this is actually appropriate... (Score:5, Funny)
Yes but..
Does it run Linux?
Apple releases... (Score:5, Funny)
No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame.
I'll Bid if it has.. (Score:3, Funny)
The 3 GEEs and the WI-FIs... ....oh but I guess you really meant BEE GEEs and the HI-FIs??!?!
Re:Steve Jobs, the Satanist (Score:5, Funny)
That rounds up to 667, the neighbor of the beast.
VIC-20 up for auction, bargain at 1/2 the price :) (Score:3, Funny)
Really???
I have a Commodore PET and several VIC-20's to put up for auction!! I know, I know the VIC-20 only had a 22 column display but no worries I'll throw in a 40 column cartridge adapter for a mere $20,000, a MUST have if your television tube is larger than 12", huh??? ;)
Re:Steve Jobs, the Satanist (Score:4, Funny)
>That rounds up to 667, the neighbor of the beast.
Not sure how it works in the US but on most streets over here (UK), 664 and 668 are the neighbours of the beast while 667 is normally on the opposite side of the road.
Re:Apple releases... (Score:4, Funny)
You're holding it wrong.
Re:First time this is actually appropriate... (Score:4, Funny)
I can get it running but I can't catch it aftewards.
Re:First time this is actually appropriate... (Score:1, Funny)
You mean, does it blend?
Re:Apple releases... (Score:5, Funny)
Genius Bar?? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Steve Jobs, the Satanist (Score:3, Funny)
Apple I Doesn't Have Flash (Score:5, Funny)
Re:The auction house expects? (Score:4, Funny)
Of course it isn't a Picasso. The price is $160 thousand, not $160 million.
As for the "juice", if you just got the boards it would just be a computer. With the other paraphernalia you've got a whole museum setting in one package. Anyone musing on this will be given to imagine the original owner's entire experience being one of the pioneers of computing at home. There's a depth and breadth of context that one more circuit board doesn't bring to it. And then there's the autograph and a record of Jobs' customer-service style, with a bit of wry irony in that it's typewritten.
$160k is the low end of Christie's estimate. The high end is quite low, too.
Re:Steve Jobs, the Satanist (Score:3, Funny)
Here in the US, we call all the people in your neighborhood "neighbors", including those across the street, down the block, and around the corner. The distinction of 664 and 668 is that they are next-door neighbors of the beast. Presumably, the beast has a larger neighborhood than just those two.
Which I suppose makes the question relevant, "Is the Antichrist British or American?"
Re:Same old Same old (Score:3, Funny)
Don't be silly. After 25 years of inflation, it's actually a slight discount.
Re:Apple I Doesn't Have Flash (Score:3, Funny)