12 Nov
2010
12 Nov
'10
8:36 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jules Richardson" <jules.richardson99 at gmail.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 11:30 AM
Subject: Re: Would You Pay $200,000 for an Original Apple Computer?
($20's probably rather optimistic though - I'm
not sure what the chances
are of finding a 1970's single-board machine for that amount these days.
Most of the "barn finds" are likely long-gone)
cheers
Jules
The only reason you will not find too many 1970's single board computers in
the future is because people donate old paintings and such to goodwill, but
they scrap old electronics to keep the environment clean. You will hear
about people finding Picassos at garage sales and thrift stores forever.
Unless their parents hung up the painting with a pricetag their kids will
think it is ugly and get rid of it. If you have ever watched Pawn Stars on
TV you would know how many things get taken straight to the pawn shop after
somebody dies and the attic gets cleaned out, and they are shocked to find
that it is actually worth something or has some history to it.