Re: Article on Classic Computers

["Paul G." <carbide@egine.com>]

On Apr 12, 10:37 pm, "Greg Andrzejewski" <pressyourluc...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> "Mark McDougall" <m...@vl.com.au> wrote in message
>
> news:461d908a$0$13111$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
>
> > Paul G. wrote:
>
> >> A friend who knows of my addiction sent me the link to this article.
> >> Note the Apple II's in the photo.
>
> > What an absolute load of bollocks. People will claim anything in order
> > to get a story written about them!
>
> > $10,000 for an Apple Lisa?
>
> If it's in working condition with the original twiggy drives, $10G wouldn't
> surprise me.
>
> -Greg

Yeah- if you're a collector and you want the "first" off-the-shelf
computer with a GUI, it would have to be a Lisa with the Twiggy
drives.  More desirable because many that came with them were
retrofitted with the Sony drives. Making them rare, interesting, and
historical- the recipe for collector interest.  Then there's cosmetic
condition and completeness- if someone decided they preferred their
Apple II and put the Lisa back in the original box with all the
accessories and stored it in a dry place...
-Paul