[cctalk] Re: Another original Apple I sells for an insane amount

To split hairs, adjusted for inflation $666.66 in 1976 would be roughly $2,724.41 in 2013, which means $40,000 would be roughly 14.68 times what he originally paid for it. $40k is still a good bit more than what he originally paid for it, but not anywhere near a 60x return on his original investment. That's also not figuring in any upgrades he made to the board (memory?) or anything else he bought for it (cassette interface? software? user group fees and dues?). He made money, sure, but it was far less than a 60x return on his original investment. I think it is probably safer to say Mr. Hatfield made closer to an 8-10x return on his original investment, which after dragging the thing around all these years, really isn't all that spectacular.