Re: Apple I sells for $671k

[nyder <nyder.23@gmail.com>]

On Sunday, May 26, 2013 7:44:43 PM UTC-7, Michael Black wrote:
> On Sun, 26 May 2013, nyder wrote:
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> > weird, every article that mentions that Apple I (like the Apple I wiki) 
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> > claims it works.  Unless I misunderstood what you said.
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> I mentioned it because it stood out.
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> "The auction market for the vintage machines, experts say, is thin and 
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> uncertain.  For example, a nonworking Apple I failed to attract its 
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> reserve price of just over $75,000 at an auction last year in London.  The 
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> record setting auctions last year were of working originals, as is the 
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> Apple I going under the gavel Saturday".
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> That doesn't say how many don't work, but since it was put in the article, 
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> it seems to suggest something.  It also doesn't say anything about the 
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> state of the computer, maybe someone simply didn't reset the ICs.  Or, 
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> they had no power supply to try it, so they said "as is".  Certainly in 
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> the antique radio newsgroup, they get quite a few laughs about ebay 
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> auctions where people say 'works fine but has no power cord" or things 
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> like that, people unable to actualy try the thing, or do a bit of checking 
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> to see if it works or can easily be gotten to work.
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>    Michael

Ah, got ya.  =)