26 May
2013
26 May
'13
11:21 a.m.
On 26 May 2013 08:53, Tothwolf <tothwolf at concentric.net> wrote:
There's a purely selfish reason, I guess. If machines are selling for
very high prices then I'll not be able to afford to buy them. Oh well..
But there's another reason. There seems to be no correlation between
technical ability and wealth (if there is a correlation, it's small and
negative, in that highly-paid jobs tend not to be electronics/computer
related). Which means, alas, that some old computers, the Apple 1 being a
prime example, are not so likely to be owned by people who can restore
them, care for them, and run them. And that is a pity. These machines
should not be kept in a safe, regarded as an investment, They should be run.
-tony
Vintage Apple-1 Sells for Record $671,400
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/25/vintage-apple-1-sells-for-record-6…
Whoever bought the thing from Mr. Hatfield earlier this year really should
be ashamed of himself. I for one hope someone out there could at least send
Mr. Hatfield one of the Apple I replicas.
Why?
An object is worth what someone somewhere is willing to pay for it.
That's what "worth" means. I don't see how something selling for a lot
of money is worse than something selling for very little money,
really.