It was also my first computer, I was a teacher at that time, and remember punching a second hole in the floppy disks to make them two sided. We used VisiCalc and Bank Street Writer. My first games were Olympic Decathlon from some small company called Microsoft, and the first Castle Wolfenstein.
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Apple II Manual Signed by Steve Jobs Sells for $787,483
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I couldn’t afford an Apple computer in 1982 either but I bought one anyway because it was so far ahead of the competition I had to. TCO man. Here it is 2021 and I still prefer Apple gear to anything else on the market. Update very five years like clockwork.
Yeah, the manuals were pretty neat and had an “enthusiast” element to them. I still have my ][gs manuals and the extra manuals that Apple sold along with them.
Neat memories. Did you ever use Mind Prober? I remember Castle Wolfenstein (or possibly Beyond) costing between $35-$45, and it seemed to become corrupted often.
Yes, Gen X - the *first* digital natives thanks very much.
Maybe if they can keep using the bottle for salt refills and it's nice-looking enough for dining table, then $3.99 could be worth it.. Groceries are consumables. You perpetually buying it your whole life, it's normal for people to go for the cheapest option, even it's only a few cents difference.
But some collectibles are one of a kind. They can only go up, so if one can afford it, it really is a worthy investment.
The auction winner might even find a hidden and forgotten LSD pill in the jacket. 😜
I’m on this train, this is crazy money.
All the “investment” approaches theories makes me wonder if it is actually people behind it or just conglomerates, banks, investors pools, etc…
I took computers for granted growing up as my parents' owned a computer business. I was surrounded by 2e and 2c plus other ones like CompuColour, InteliColour and Texas Instruments' TI-99. Everyone at high school wanted my Lode Runner game. Lemmings on Mac was a favourite of mine. Playing Space Invaders and Pac Man on Atari with my sister and neighbours - fond memories.
I’ve got a leaflet signed by Tim Cook, dya reckon that’s worth owt?
Three words: N.F.T.I wonder how much my PDF scan of an Apple ][ Reference Manual is worth. I was assured that it's one of only seven digital copies in existence.
I’ve got a Terminator 2 poster signed by the 4 main actors. Not worth $800k, but sure looks cool on the wall in our home theater.
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Agreed.
Also, what's happening with the old headquarters at Infinity Loop? Is Apple still making use of that space or has it been sold off?
I wonder how much my bottled air that Steve Jobs breathed will go for?
Never used Mind Prober. My Castle Wolfenstein had very crude graphicss by today's standards. I think this must have been late 1970s. Black background with, I think, green stickmen as guards. The monitors were monochrome green text. I remember that I once escaped by finding an SS uniform and was able to walk through the Castle. Can't remember having any problems with it. My school allowed staff to take the Apple ][ computers home over Christmas, which was a great move because it generated interest and allowed many of us to become familiar with them. We pitched in to buy 1 copy of each of Wolfenstein and Decathlon and had a mass copying, using Locksmith, so we all had copies to take home. Shortly after a number of us bought our own Apple //es
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Apple Computers could not read double sided floppies either, unless you flipped them over, which PCs and commodores could do as well.
You need to go to the back of the class.
How is a signature worth a magnitude more than an actual leather jacket worn by him though?
