Rare Apple WALT Touch Screen Phone Goes for $8000

[JMcEntegart]

In 2007, Apple announced the iPhone, a touchscreen phone that changed the cell phone industry forever. However, this wasn't Apple's first phone. It wasn't even Apple's first touchscreen phone.

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[alextheblue]

I don't care much for Apple but I love rare old tech, especially prototypes! I'd like to see them in action, just for kicks. Functional antiques are the best, like a clean classic car that gets driven instead of a garage queen that only goes out to car shows.

 

[aoneone]

put me down for 2. nothing more satisfying than wasting money.. OH WAIT.

 

[zzz_b]

Iĺl wait for the WALL-E prototype

 

[stingstang]

Who else wants to bet that these listings were already taken down by a nice friendly nudge from Apple citing copyright infringement?

 

[egilbe]

There is no end to the silliness that Apple customers will spend on anything that says "Apple" on it

 

[builder4]

$8000? So it's actually one of the less expensive pieces of apple hardware?

 

[bigdragon]

I'm expecting this to turn into another 3G magsafe Macbook fiasco. I don't see why anyone would even go near this thing given what happened with that last prototype.

 

[memadmax]

I like Apples old hardware like the Mac Classic, LCIII, LC 500 series, just about any Mac OS 7.5.5 machine out there...

It's when they went to OS X/iMac is when they turned me off. Along with Steve shafting the short lived "Mac Clone" makers, and when it was more important for a computer to make a "great conversation piece", nvm making the machine a useful and productive computer...

 

[qhoa1385]

What's the difference between this and the current iPad or iPhone? NONE! if you know what i mean

 

[Guest]

it is so ugly is like from 90's with the price from 90's
but hwo cares above aple anyway!

 

[dontknownotsure]

Hey how about opening sister site, "Tom's Apple" and starting posting some real hardware news.

 

[nutmanmatt]

wait thats a phone?

 

[shafe88]

[citation][nom]dontknownotsure[/nom]Hey how about opening sister site, "Tom's Apple" and starting posting some real hardware news.[/citation]
Why create 'Thoms Apple", so tomshardware can be sued.

 

[hardcore_gamer]

[citation][nom]shafe88[/nom]Why create 'Thoms Apple", so tomshardware can be sued.[/citation]

How about "Tom's Crapple for Job's Mob" ?

 

[Camikazi]

[citation][nom]tulak[/nom]it is so ugly is like from 90's with the price from 90'sbut hwo cares above aple anyway![/citation]
It is from the 90s...

 

[frank_drebin]

waste of money

 

[subaru41]

Advice to the buyer. Don't smoke crack before bidding on eBay.

 

[freggo]

Makes you wonder HOW he got his hand on hardware that was never released 🙂

 

[robochump]

Not buying it unless I can stand in a line first!