>If only 200 machines were really made, somebody should be able to track >down most of the original owners with a little detective work, and

>Apple 1 owner, I know I'd want a pedigree. Who knows, you might even >be able to buy a few of them for next to nothing while doing your >research.

Is this the guy I bought the SWTPC 6800 from at the VCF? He said he had an Apple I he was going to auction, and he was talking prices like this. Kai -----Original Message----- From: Bjorn T. Eng [mailto:bjorn@ktb.net] Sent: Monday, November 02, 1998 4:28 PM To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers Subject: Apple I Computer For Sale (fwd) Hi! Anybody else see this one? I wonder what kind of documentation he has to "support" that "The current value of an Apple I computer is $40,000+" Is he referring to the one that was sold for a charity? Bjorn Eng ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: 2 Nov 1998 14:05:39 GMT From: David Selinger <dave314x(a)sd.cts.com> Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers Subject: Apple I Computer For Sale Keywords: Apple 1 Apple I Wozniak Steve Jobs Computer Subject: Apple 1 Computer For Sale - Historic Rare Museum Piece Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers Organization: CTS Network Services (CTSNET), San Diego, CA Summary: For Sale (FS) RARE Apple I (Apple 1) 1976 Computer System Keywords: Apple I Apple 1 For Sale Antique Computer vintage computer Wozniak Steve Jobs I am offering for sale to the highest bidder an original 1976 Apple I (Apple 1) Computer System - museum quality (one is in the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. - see their web page.) It includes: Main processor board with original chips. User Operations manual with schematic BASIC programming User's manual which came with Apple I Tape interface daughter board BASIC cassette tape Original one-sheet advertisement What it doesn't include (because Apple Computer Co. did not sell this equipment with the computer -- the user supplied it himself): keyboard, and TV. This computer is for display purposes only -- not for actual use as a computer. Though I used it as a working computer in the past, the ravages of time has likely make it inoperative. Important Additional Information: Only 200 were ever made (Steve Wozniak interview, Byte Magazine, December 1984, page A69). Of those 200, many have likely been lost or destroyed, thereby making the surviving computers worth much more because of their increased scarcity. Minimum price for starting the bidding is $25,000.00. The current value of an Apple I computer is $40,000+. Documentation to support this fact will be provided upon request. A color photo to interested parties will also be provided upon request. I am also offering a 10% finder's fee to any person who finds a legitimate buyer with whom I actually consumate the sale. For example, finding a buyer who agrees to buy the computer for $40,000.00 will mean a $4,000.00 finders fee to the person who finds the buyer. This offer of a finder's fee however is valid for only two (2) months and expires on midnight Dec. 31, 1998. Send email bids, or referrals to potential buyers to this email address: dave314x(a)cts.com I reserve the right to reject or accept any and all bids. Dave.