That's the beauty of speculation. Paying 800k for it today is perfectly fine so long as you can flip it a few years down the line for a cool milly. Pocketting 200k and some stories along the way.
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Rare Working Apple-1 Could Fetch $800,000 at Auction
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That's the beauty of speculation. Paying 800k for it today is perfectly fine so long as you can flip it a few years down the line for a cool milly. Pocketting 200k and some stories along the way.
boswald
macrumors 68040
I thought the same exact thing when I looked at it. Hell, I remember growing up with a 486 and DOS games. Fast forward to today and you'd have no idea where we came from. The technological leaps are astounding.
DocMultimedia
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DocMultimedia
macrumors 68030
I wouldn’t assume it’s speculation. Some wealthy people just like art/unique stuff.
Ternus has only been CEO for a couple days and look at what Apple is doing with its pricing!
Sure, but even if you're wealthy it's a heck of a lot easier to justify spending 800k on and old pc if you genuinely believe its value will continue to appreciate.
I was about to bid on this but then I heard it was on Apple's obsoleted device list. Oh well.
If you're wealthy you want an $800K purchase to be an investment. If you're crazy wealthy you don't care -- you just want it.
barkingsheltie
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Ideally, something like this should be in a museum, not tucked away in a private collection.
An original Apple–1 Computer could sell for between $500,000 and $800,000 when it is auctioned off this October.
There are fewer than 75 Apple–1 Computers known to exist, and a smaller number that are operational. The "Hatfield" Apple–1 is number 48 on the Apple–1 registry, and it is in working condition.
The machine was purchased by Fred Hatfield, a computer enthusiast and employee of Computer Data Systems. It is signed by Steve Wozniak and comes with a letter written to Hatfield and signed by Steve Jobs. Jobs authorized a trade-in for the newly released Apple II after Hatfield complained about the Apple–1 software, but Hatfield declined the offer because he would have needed to pay $400 for the upgrade.
Hatfield sold the Apple–1 in 2013 for $40,000. At the time, it was non-functional, but the buyer fixed it, got it signed by Wozniak, and sold it at auction for $671,400. It's now going up for sale again.
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak produced 200 Apple–1 computers in 1976. The device was originally offered as a bare circuit board to be sold as a kit and completed by hobbyists, but Jobs sold 50 fully assembled Apple–1 machines to California-based retailer The Byte Shop. The Byte Shop resold the assembled machines for $666.66.
The Hatfield Apple–1 will be available for public and private viewing at locations in Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco, and New York, with dates and information listed on the auctioneer's website. Bids will be accepted from October 4 to October 14.
Functional Apple–1 computers have sold for over $900,000 at auction in the past, though pricing varies based on condition and provenance.
Article Link: Rare Working Apple-1 Could Fetch $800,000 at Auction
HazeAndHahmahneez
macrumors 6502a
Must be that “rainy day”, 40k now almost a whole rock…rough…OG buyer’s rainy day must’ve been critical, hope all is alright.
sos47
macrumors 6502a
We had Eliza running on a IBM 360 mainframe at BMW munich, dont know if it fits in 4K of the apple I. But i believe Eliza was the very first AI ChatBot worldwide
