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Apple-1 Computer Hand-Numbered by Steve Jobs Sells for Over $440,000 at Auction

A museum is the best place for this item. I avoid collectables, always afraid I'd drop or otherwise damage the item, or buy something that was a forgery. I'd be afraid of a tornado, fire, explosion, theft... Some have claimed my house LOOKS like a museum, and my doorbell reminds them of The Adams Family. Slowly phasing out picture tubes at home, and still have a (rebuilt) 2008 iPod Classic, that I use daily. (Trying to decide about having a 2013-ish iPod Classic rebuilt by a firm that works on older equipment.) All of my items were produced in much larger quantities than the low production Apple-1, so would not be of much value until long after my death. Trashed a 1963-ish RCA black & white portable TV, with only VHF channels, about 5 years ago (online German museum indicated that vintage was at most worth less than $50). Haven't disposed of some electron tubes that were spares for this and a few other TVs/radios...
 
noSpeed said:
It's pretty interesting (from a psychological point of view) the sentimental value that we assign to objects. Had it not been said this computer was numbered by Steve Jobs, it'd likely end up in the trash.

It's not as though there's some essence of Jobs that remains with it. Maybe a smudged fingerprint? (Do fingerprints last that long?)

Even though there's no physical connection to Jobs, it still fetches a price far exceeding the value of its components.

This is not a knock on the buyer. Value is in the eyes of the beholder, and it's his money to spend as he pleases. I just find it interesting how we all ascribe value to things that are otherwise worthless (old clothes that somebody wore, a scarf that the Pope touched, etc)
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Hand numbered by jobs himself wasn't physical? 🤔
 
Viewing stuff like this, reminds me of where it all began.

I feel lucky to have been around when the Atari 2600 & ZX Spectrum were the thing.

I realise just how far tech has come, whereas younger people kind of take it for granted.

It's been a great journey, and I feel quite proud to have been on it.
 
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BootsWalking said:
Looks like Steve was working on the iPod for quite some time - there's an iPod nano to the right of the Apple-1 keyboard in the photo 😁
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The 1st Gen Nano came out in 2005 after being in development for about 9 most (per Wikipedia). What it's doing in the picture is beyond me.
 
And the next one will be the Apple I prototype found in Steve's grandmothers kitchen pantry on the second shelf next to the butter. 🙄
 
KaliYoni said:
What’s up with this silicon and solder stuff? I want my Apple-1 NFT (cue Sting voice)!!!
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Can they be wearing jack-of-all-trades and superhero suits (ripped off from online catalogers and such)? Do you get a dinner with Steve Wosniak if you buy all of them???
 
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LD517 said:
Hand numbered by jobs himself wasn't physical? 🤔
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I’m betting he touched a bunch of stuff in his lifetime. If you stand in the same room with somebody else, you’re likely to be breathing in carbon dioxide that originated in their liver or something. Would you bottle that air and say you’re now connected to that person?
 
noSpeed said:
This is not a knock on the buyer. Value is in the eyes of the beholder, and it's his money to spend as he pleases. I just find it interesting how we all ascribe value to things that are otherwise worthless (old clothes that somebody wore, a scarf that the Pope touched, etc)
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I find that interesting, too. I generally say that these people have more money than sense. I hope to [insert your favorite deity] that they use their money for good causes, too, rather than just spending it on what is essentially a decoration - because useable these things are not.
 
noSpeed said:
I’m betting he touched a bunch of stuff in his lifetime. If you stand in the same room with somebody else, you’re likely to be breathing in carbon dioxide that originated in their liver or something. Would you bottle that air and say you’re now connected to that person?
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He physically signed it.... what is with the stupid analogy?
 
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