Uh, is this a deal? -- yup

Oh really? I've got a friend who is a former Apple employee who gave me one for a LOT less than that: but that was some years back, probably when they were just "old", but still, I've seen them go for about $50 on local classifieds. Sorry this is getting so confusing, Tim D. Hotze ---------- From: Kip Crosby <engine(a)chac.org> To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers <classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu> Subject: Re: Uh, is this a deal? -- yup Date: Wednesday, October 29, 1997 8:26 PM At 11:38 10/29/97 -0500, you wrote: Matt can say "laugh of the day," but a couple of years ago I did authentication and provenance on one that sold for $12,000, the last one I SAW sell went for $22,000, and there's one for sale in Southern California (with Apple packaging, full paperwork and a signed letter from Jobs,) for $30,000 -- it hasn't gone yet, but it will, probably to Japan. Yes, $17K is (mildly) a deal. AFAIK there are only about eighty of the little dears left, and think of the number of people who want one. To tell the truth, in the last year or so there's begun to be concern about counterfeiting. __________________________________________ Kip Crosby engine(a)chac.org http://www.chac.org/index.html Computer History Association of California