On Tue, 5 Feb 2002, Bill Sudbrink wrote: Complete bullshit. Total and complete bullshit. First of all, Woz signatures on anything aren't in very high demand, especially where the general public is concerned, and specifically even in the computer collector realm. Sure Woz is cool, great, etc. But if you want Woz's signature on a computer, go find a Woz edition Apple //gs. Those are plentiful. Second of all, it's a Mac. Big deal. Is it a prototype Mac? Then maybe it would justify the appraisal. But it was probably just a regular old original Mac. Wow. Move the decimal point over one digit to the left and then you're getting a much more accurate appraisal, if still not inflated a bit. Let's wait for it to show up on eBay. It won't even reach $1,000. Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org * Old computing resources for business and academia at www.VintageTech.com *

Yes, now that you mention it i did see that. I wasnt impressed, the guy didnt mention what model it was or any details other than saying it was one of the original Mac's, which i read to mean it was a classically shaped small unit, but he didnt have a clue about their being different models. And of course I highly doubt he has a reference signature to compare with the one on the computer, so really that message could have been scribbled on by almost anyone. And to value it so highly is absurd. Woz is still alive, and even football players wouldnt charge that much to put their signature on something. If it was really worth that much, i'd locate Woz (cant be that hard) and start a buisness with him signing all sorts of junk... And there wasnt any thought as to WHY Woz would write that message on the back of the computer and sign it. Just think of what a Woz signed Commodore 64 would be worth! -Lawrence LeMay