Tony Duell wrote:
Most of the
machines on Kai's list would bring me no joy. I wouldn't want
an Apple 1 because I'd be afraid to power it on. I wouldn't want an
You mean a working one is considerably more valuable than a non-working
one? When I've heard about Apple 1s being sold the operational condition
is never specified, which leads me to think that the collector value
doesn't depend on that.
Do the auction descriptions ever mention visibly charred traces or
exploded electrolytics or smoked ICs? Since I don't bother to visit
the auction sites, I've rarely (never in the case of an Apple 1) read
the prospectus.
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