Would you like an Apple I?

grimm · Post by **grimm** » Fri Nov 12, 2010 9:14 pm

Christie's in London is selling one and it could be yours, if you have the starting bid of $161,600.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20022691-37.html

Post by **Jeff-20** » Fri Nov 12, 2010 9:31 pm

dibs!

ruud · Post by **ruud** » Sat Nov 13, 2010 10:11 am

I wonder if it would sell for that price if Apple wasn't that well known nowadays.

And the article says "as it also was the first personal computer sold with a fully assembled motherboard". What about the KIM-1 ???

orion70 · Post by **orion70** » Sun Nov 14, 2010 10:27 am

There's more legend than facts about Apple's first years

. Few people know that Apple was at least only third in the world market, well after Commodore and Atari, and also after Sinclair in England, and MSX in Japan. The myth was created afterwards, and obliterated all precursors other than Apple (e.g., CBM KIM-1, GEOS, Amiga multitasking, etc).

Luzur · Post by **Luzur** » Sun Nov 14, 2010 2:40 pm

someone should login and comment about Apple's lies.

grimm · Post by **grimm** » Fri Nov 26, 2010 6:56 pm

Well it sold for $212,267, and even got a send-off by the Woz.

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/46523/

orion70 · Post by **orion70** » Sat Nov 27, 2010 4:23 am

It was bought by an Italian guy, who happens to be a billionaire, owning some world-famous Italian fashion firms, and a retro-computing enthusiast.
See HERE:

And now he has about 300 computers: Altair 8800s, Apple Lisas, an IBM 5150, Commodores, a Sinclair, an IMSAI 8080 ("It's the one shown in the 'Star Trek' movie," he explained.).

A Sinclair?

akator · Post by **akator** » Sat Nov 27, 2010 5:53 am

orion70 wrote:There's more legend than facts about Apple's first years . Few people know that Apple was at least only third in the world market, well after Commodore and Atari, and also after Sinclair in England, and MSX in Japan. The myth was created afterwards, and obliterated all precursors other than Apple (e.g., CBM KIM-1, GEOS, Amiga multitasking, etc).

So true. The Apple myths were started at least by 1981, when PR and marketing firms were hired for an event celebrating Apple's 5th anniversary. That's one of the first times the "two guys in a garage" story was officially circulated.

Contrary to Apple's own ads and commercials at the time, they weren't the top seller. Radio Shack, Commodore, and Atari dominated US sales before IBM entered the market in 81.