New-In-Box Apple //c *SYSTEM* on eBay...

[blakespot]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-APPLE-IIC-computer-NIB-Sealed-Never-Opened-II-C_W0QQitemZ360014619309QQihZ023QQcategoryZ80286QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

...30 mins left. $920 so far.

Would be sweet!



bp

[blakespot]

Woah! $2,553 end price!



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[madmax_2069]

wow, i guess someone wanted that real bad

[techlover828]

I never really saw the point in collecting..

[4God]

I guess that means it is past Applecare if it's DOA. :p - Did they have Applecare back then?

[blueflame]

of having the computer sans moniter just be a keyboard.
basically, a computer in a keyboard. plug in mouse and monitor or tv, and have a fully functional computer.

Ideas?

[blakespot]

of having the computer sans moniter just be a keyboard.
basically, a computer in a keyboard. plug in mouse and monitor or tv, and have a fully functional computer.

Ideas?
http://pix.blakespot.com/view/computers/atari_520st



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[blakespot]

I never really saw the point in collecting..
I collect to actually use them. It's a very clear feeling of being in close touch with what was a far, far more exciting time in computer history. In the early 80s (which is when I got into it) every machine was its own platform, really. It wasn't just Windows and Mac OS (and Linux). It was a lot more fun back then.

http://www.bytecellar.com/qtvr.html

My collection...




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[djbrickhouse]

wow! so cool.

bp - I agree, the 80s were a much more exciting time for computers!

[QCassidy352]

wow blakespot, you have an awesome collection! As for that IIC, it can't be more than one of a handful still in existence, unopened. I mean literally, a handful, like 5 or fewer.

[blakespot]

And the buyer was good enough to post to my blog with unboxing photos!


http://flickr.com/photos/dansays/sets/72157603835099525/


Enjoy...







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[thechidz]

wow!!! thats the first apple my family ever owned! That brings back memories. my mom actually won it as a prize for selling avon cosmetics!!!

[thechidz]

he should've waited till may 5th to open it! It would've been her 20th birthday:)

And they really could have gotten some media attention for it

[dsnort]

I collect to actually use them. It's a very clear feeling of being in close touch with what was a far, far more exciting time in computer history. In the early 80s (which is when I got into it) every machine was its own platform, really. It wasn't just Windows and Mac OS (and Linux). It was a lot more fun back then.

http://www.bytecellar.com/qtvr.html

My collection...




blakespot

Yeah, I just started collecting in a small way, and I like to use them too.

I think some of the older computers are more interesting, as they sometimes took a few chances with the form factor, it wasn't all homogenous like computers are today.

I mean, can you imagine Apple building another laptop like this? ( And it's surprising how usable it still is! )

[pothen]

I collect to actually use them. It's a very clear feeling of being in close touch with what was a far, far more exciting time in computer history. In the early 80s (which is when I got into it) every machine was its own platform, really. It wasn't just Windows and Mac OS (and Linux). It was a lot more fun back then.

http://www.bytecellar.com/qtvr.html
blakespot

i would think you have a high energy bill... my parents would kill me

[Fuzzbear]

of having the computer sans moniter just be a keyboard.
basically, a computer in a keyboard. plug in mouse and monitor or tv, and have a fully functional computer.

Ideas?

That was all the rage in the beginning... and you didn't need a monitor, you hooked the computer up to a TV :)

My first computer... 16k ram :D
http://www.vidgame.net/ATARI/Atari/Computers/400_sys.jpg

The second machine... Woot 64k of ram!

http://www.smithore.com/_imgs/machines/atari-800xl.jpg

Third machine ... you guessed it ... 128k ram WOO!


http://www.smithore.com/_imgs/machines/commodore-128.jpg

[dazed]

I had the Commodore 128 as well :) It was my second computer (the first being a Commodore 16). I remember getting the external 1571 disk drive with it. I then went high tech and bought a Commodore Amiga :D

Wish I had kept them, not for monetary reasons just because it would be cool to play with them again.

[MartyMoe]

Did they have Applecare back then?

They did! I still have the sticker on an Apple //e-- if you pull it off, it will void the Applecare.

Somehow, I think I'm safe. :)

[latergator116]

And the buyer was good enough to post to my blog with unboxing photos!


http://flickr.com/photos/dansays/sets/72157603835099525/


Enjoy...







blakespot

That's so awesome. I have one of these still functioning in my basement. It has to have the most satisfying click of any keyboard.

[gkarris]

And the buyer was good enough to post to my blog with unboxing photos!


http://flickr.com/photos/dansays/sets/72157603835099525/


Enjoy...

blakespot

That was an EXPENSIVE unboxing!

It goes from $2,553 NIB to being worth MUCH, MUCH LESS CIB, which means it's only worth about a few hundred dollars for the entire system... :eek:

[David Schmidt]

It goes from $2,553 NIB to being worth MUCH, MUCH LESS CIB, which means it's only worth about a few hundred dollars for the entire system... :eek:
Yes, but... if you read all that dansays wrote in the months after this originally transpired, you'll find that it wasn't about monetary investment - it was about the nostalgia, the recapturing of cherished youth experiences, the Apple 80's zeitgeist. And sharing that with the rest of us in an artful way, I might add.

[ButtUglyJeff]

This is more in line with what I would love to get.....................

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=170211084594&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=007

I don't have the coin for a NIB, but a well kept vintage with "Appleworks", now that would be special to me.

[blakespot]

It is definitely about nostalgia. And even though my computer room (or "Byte Cellar (http://www.bytecellar.com)") is as croweded as it's ever been...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2318/2403202213_a5a277899b.jpg?v=1207855167

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3183/2404029374_df33a471bf.jpg?v=1207855108

...I've just grabbed another retro system off of eBay this week...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=260230790905&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=016

I've never owned a TRS-80 of any sort. I am going to wire it up as a dumb terminal to my Mac Pro for starts. :-) I'll let everyone know how it goes.



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[queshy]

lol, is it warrantied?

[ButtUglyJeff]

My friend, growing up, had one of those. It was really fun. You should enjoy..........