18 Nov
2009
18 Nov
'09
3:02 p.m.
Tony Duell wrote:
I'm not sure that on it's own makes much difference, though; there are plenty
of rare systems out that that probably survive in lower numbers than an A1...
Evan Koblentz
wrote:
They're rare. If the seller feels this unit is worth more than
the others, then he
should price it at a slight premium vs. the others, for example $30k vs.
$20-25k. However $50k is insane, especially in this economy.
Maybe someone can
explain this to me - what the heck is the big deal about
Apple 1s? Obviously I'm in the crowd that just doesn't get it - but there's a
big crowd out there that *does* get it - whatever "it" is. They're the first product of a computer company
that's
still going and that just about everybody has heard of.
Now *that* may well carry some weight. Personally I like quirky stuff that
very few folk have heard about, but I can understand how many want something
where there's a link to the modern era.
Why will some people pay a ridiculous amount of money
for a square inch
or so of paper with some ink on it? (known as a rare postage stamp, of
course). I think I'd rather have an Apple 1 :-)
Given that choice, so would I - but then the postage stamp thing makes no
sense to me, either ;)
And to get back on topic, why is a Sinclar ZX80 (which
I don't own) worth
many times the value of an HP workstation (which is a much better
designed and built machine)?
No idea. I like my ZX80 but I don't really understand its value (or want to
part with it - and of all my machines, it's probably the easiest to ship
around :-)
Or, to look at it another way, if an Apple 1 is worth $50k then surely a ZX80
should be worth at least $10k, or a MK14 even more etc. etc. and they're not.
I can understand the A1 being desirable - but $50k's worth of desirable just
seems totally crazy for something that was only a very small part of computing
history.
cheers
Jules