8 Jul
2019
8 Jul
'19
8:10 a.m.
The high price isn?t a Steve Jobs distortion field. The Apple-1 was collectible in the
1980?s before Jobs became the one we all remember. The Apple-1 was really the 1st
collectible personal computer and it was produced in very limited numbers for a very short
time and was tied the grandparent to the Apple II and all other Apple products.
As for the replicas being more reliable, only if they are built using modern sockets with
modern caps and TTL chips where possible. The original boards still differ a lot from
the replicas because the techniques used to make the PCB boards are no longer used or
legal due to environmental laws and the dying art of how they made PCBs in the 70?s.
As for why a replica can cost so much, look at the prices for some of the items on the
Apple-1 like the ceramic 6502, the shift registers or RAM. They aren?t expensive because
they are on an Apple-1, but there are people who collect those vintage chips also.
Cheers,
Corey
corey cohen
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Sent from my iPhone
On Jul 8, 2019, at 11:02 AM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 7/8/19 7:43 AM, Ethan O'Toole via cctalk wrote:
Practically speaking, what's the difference between a close working
replica and the original? Are the bits somehow imbued with some
additional spiritual property?
The replica may actually be more reliable.
--Chuck
Actually
the cheapest Apple-1 reproduction is just over 4 figures. A
reproduction with date correct components cost as much as 5 figures.
A work-alike like a replica-1 is cheap, maybe $150
No idea why people would go 5 figures on a replica that is still a replica?
The only reason for the high price on the original is Steve Jobs
(reality distortion field.)