Rare Apple I Computer Sold for Over $200K

[exfileme]

As predicted, the Apple I auctioned off for more than $200,000 USD.

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[abhik]

wow, with that much, you could almost buy a new mac...

 

[zaixionito]

That's about average of a price... For a Mac...

 

[jj463rd]

Don't throw away the first model of the Macintosh either (most did and ended up in either landfills or thrift stores).They are gaining more value as a collectors item (I picked up 2 original models at a thrift store about 7 years ago (yes,I repaired and restored them)).Less valuable but still a collectors item in a Macintosh 512K or even a Mac Plus to a lesser extent.Even more valuable than an original Macintosh (or 128k for later versions) is a LISA or Macintosh XL (worth more now than when new).Another very valuable Apple computer is a Apple III surprisingly (it was a flop).
I'm a PC user by the way.

 

[_Cubase_]

You're pricing it wrong!

 

[JollyGiant13]

originally sold for $666

Why does this not surprise me?

 

[kewlx]

[citation][nom]JollyGiant13[/nom]Why does this not surprise me?[/citation]
Thats what I was going to post!

 

[drwho1]

If I had 200K I would much rather buy an iHouse complete with iWindows, iDoors hell even an iGarage!

 

[christop]

Hey Boglione. I have an apple 2 I will sell you for 50 k...

 

[matt87_50]

not rare enough...
I here stores of these old macs selling all the time.

I DON'T CARE!

 

[samdsox]

It's like purchasing one of the original Star Wars props or a discarded piece of the "Status of Liberty" before she had a make-over back in the 1980s.


What is a status of liberty?

 

[gm0n3y]

I'd much rather have original SW props.

 

[nurgletheunclean]

It's still worthless trash. At least you can drive an antique car. Sit in antique furniture. Sure it's rare, so is Motorola's first cell phone (DynaTAC). I think I would rather have a useless DynaTAC than a useless Apple I. If apple ever goes out of vogue that Apple I will be worthless.

 

[qu3becker]

Can it play Crysis?

 

[Trashit]

Some things stay the same and some things change. Apple are still as over priced as they ever were (I lol'd at the $666 price tag), however apple has long stopped being the innovative company that it once was, unless were talking about apple's ability to come up with new ways to fleece people of their money

 

[rantoc]

Some fanbois pays anything for a "religious" icon it seems, why not donate the money to charity at least it will be put to some good use!

 

[bin1127]

don't let apple see this. they probably still have a warehouse full of them.

 

[Usersname]

[citation][nom]nurgletheunclean[/nom] If apple ever goes out of vogue that Apple I will be worthless.[/citation] Apple, as with every little thing, will go out of vogue. But that computer will always increase in value as it is a key piece of computing history.

 

[jj463rd]

[citation][nom]nurgletheunclean[/nom]It's still worthless trash. At least you can drive an antique car. Sit in antique furniture. Sure it's rare, so is Motorola's first cell phone (DynaTAC). I think I would rather have a useless DynaTAC than a useless Apple I. If apple ever goes out of vogue that Apple I will be worthless.[/citation]
Well you can still have a lot of fun with a vintage or older computers.One game that was awesome on those old compact Mac's was MAZE WAR which was the very first first person networked shooter and originally was created in 1972 or about 2 decades before Wolfenstein 3D.The 1985 Macintosh version was pretty true to the original.They made a Super Maze War sequel which I didn't like as much.Maze War was also played on the Xerox Alto too.
I found the first version of Microsoft Flight Simulator for the original Macintosh too.
However my favorite retro gaming is not on a Macintosh but rather DOS PC Games (liked the Amiga too).

 

[cookoy]

better stick the receipt beside the thing, with a big note "Not Junk" lest some house cleaner throws that eye sore thing away.