20 Nov
2009
20 Nov
'09
6:57 p.m.
My understanding was that it's more-or-less known
how many Apple 1 boards
survived, and where those surviving boards are now (I think Sellam has done
a lot of work on this?)
HA! You are likely very wrong.
When it comes to antiques, there are ALWAYS more to find. I suspect
there are at least Apple 1s still accounted for.
One of my other interests is in military radio from the interbellum,
and many of these radios were made in quantities on par or smaller
than the run of Apple 1s. I have been collecting these for fifteen
years, and pretty much know most of the players, and what they have.
Certain types are presumed extinct, or maybe a singular example
exists, and most collectors assume that example is all there will be.
And Ebay still dredges up a few more radios each year...
AIUI, fake antiques are usually items where
there's less of an understanding
of how many were ever made in the first place, or of where all the surviving
ones currently are; it seems there's a bit more of a paper trail in the case
of an Apple 1.
Having Jobs and Woz around certainly helps, but one must realize that
(I assume) early Apple records were spotty, and frankly, with age,
their memories can be assumed to be getting spotty. The paper trail
may not have much value.
--
Will