20 Nov
2009
20 Nov
'09
12:14 a.m.
Jules Richardson wrote:
Does it have value because it it's historically
significant? Sure - but then shouldn't that value be in line with other
things that have made similar contributions to computing?
The main thing seems to be that the two guys that created it are cult
figures.
The Xerox Alto is one machine I can think of that has never sold for
anywhere near the price that Apple I's can get, and is actually fun to play
with. Apple I's are really boring machines to actually use.
Very few people outside Silicon Valley even know who created the Alto,
but everyone knows who the two Steves are.