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Star Trek Creator's Macintosh Plus to Be Auctioned
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Yes, it might have a private collection of nude Uhura photos, future Star Trek episode ideas, his financial information, personal letters, Star Trek Hypercard stacks, etc.
I remember carrying one of these with an external hard disc AND a voltage stabiliser all the way from the UK to Egypt in 1988, and again in 1989, and using it on a dig (in the dig house, not in the field). So it was sort of portable. Then we took it to LA as well, so it was pretty well travelled.
Um.... No hard drive in this Mac. In the ancient days of computing, they had to boot from floppies.
Like the first Mac Portable, it's most accurate to call the Mac Plus 'luggable'.
Um.... No hard drive in this Mac. In the ancient days of computing, they had to boot from floppies.
I grew up with this computer and we had an external HDD so we didnt have to boot from disks.. the HDD was HUGE, about the whole footprint of the mac plus... Ive still got the machine and it turns on but the CRT is dead so i get no image... i would LOVE to get it working in like new condition if not for anything else, just for the novalty of it. but its not worth putting any money into a machine that cant do... well anything really by todays standards.
Hello sir,
i would asap need this item purcahsed. Please contact phone me asap please.
Wish to knowing the item still smells of DR. RODENBERRY?
THanks you. Please rush/ will use escrow account (VERY VERY SECURE & SAFE ,DON"T WORRY)
God Bless For Your Lives,
Ted Smith
i would asap need this item purcahsed. Please contact phone me asap please.
Wish to knowing the item still smells of DR. RODENBERRY?
THanks you. Please rush/ will use escrow account (VERY VERY SECURE & SAFE ,DON"T WORRY)
God Bless For Your Lives,
Ted Smith
Um.... No hard drive in this Mac. In the ancient days of computing, they had to boot from floppies.
I grew up with this computer and we had an external HDD so we didnt have to boot from disks.. the HDD was HUGE, about the whole footprint of the mac plus... Ive still got the machine and it turns on but the CRT is dead so i get no image... i would LOVE to get it working in like new condition if not for anything else, just for the novalty of it. but its not worth putting any money into a machine that cant do... well anything really by todays standards.
I remember thinking I was very clever and having a RAM disc in that 1MB to simplify disc swapping. Then got the HD which was big at 10 MB in 1988. What were we going to do with all that storage we thought? [Today I saved a greyscale Photoshop image at 540mb.]
$800-$1200?? As if. I'd be surprised if it went for anything less than $25,000 with six figures not unreasonable.
I agree... Very surprised... Although it is an auction so i guess it could end up going for more than they expect...
Wow, I'm surprised about the price. Back in the days when I had any disposable income
Yeah, I agree. It's going for a bunch more than the estimate.
I guess I'll stick my neck out a little and make a prediction: 7.5K plus or minus 1K.
I didn't think of that. The very possibility makes me realize I should have at least doubled my predicted price...
Ah, memories of my first Mac, also a 1986 Mac Plus.
I agree that $800-$1200 is way too low. I'd pay more for it right now.
I agree that $800-$1200 is way too low. I'd pay more for it right now.
I started a rocket company on a Mac+ and frankly in ramdisc mode was faster than other macs till the IIci.
Why pay less?
Rocketman
Why pay less?
Rocketman
Ahh the Mac Plus. It was my first computer, I bought it in '87 and considered it a portable. I still have the soft side bag for it. I was a navy pilot and toted it around the north atlantic and med with me. A navigator buddy, room mate had one-we connected them with a phone cord and would dog fight with F-15 software with our Macs back to back like in battleship. I loved that thing and didn't get rid of it till '95.
Mac Plus weighs about 16.5 pounds - excluding bag
I used to lug one of them (and it's predecessor) from London to Europe, Sydney & Wellington (NZ), definitely luggable.
Just make sure that you let it cool down before taking through airport check-in, they get paranoid about hot bags.
I used to lug one of them (and it's predecessor) from London to Europe, Sydney & Wellington (NZ), definitely luggable.
Just make sure that you let it cool down before taking through airport check-in, they get paranoid about hot bags.
Hey, Gary, this post is just a great example of how you're getting people to stay away from your site - bad advertising!
Nah, just means you'll be more likely rip the tendons in your shoulder out of its socket as you try to be manly and pick the machine up with one arm -- instead of throwing your back out.