First Apple computer fetches £130,000 at auction

[DorsetBoy]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11825954

One of the first batch of Apple personal computers has sold at auction in London for £133,250 ($210,000).

The Apple I came with its original packaging and a signed sales letter from Apple co-founder and current chief executive Steve Jobs.

The computer, one of only 200 of the model ever made, originally sold for $666.66 when it was introduced in 1976.

It was bought over the phone at Christie's by Italian businessman and private collector Marco Boglione...... (more)

[pctech]

Anyone find the original price a bit spooky.

[Gary]

Have you seen it? I made better looking things in woodwork, ok they were not computers and were generally spice racks.....ok he was an entrepreneur way back,  but did Dr Evil Steve Jobs, go to woodworking classes?

[Simon]

I made a kitchen roll holder. 

[Rik]

I just wonder who, in their right mind, would want to buy a 30+ year old computer.

[DorsetBoy]

I just wonder who, in their right mind, would want to buy a 30+ year old computer.

Someone on a BT connection 

[pctech]

 

Out of the two guys that started Apple, I have more respect for Wozniak than Jobs as he was the real technical brains of the outfit in the beginning at least.

[Simon]

[Rik]

Someone on a BT connection 

[Glenn]

Out of the two guys that started Apple, I have more respect for Wozniak than Jobs as he was the real technical brains of the outfit in the beginning at least.

Mr Jobs is very good a what he does, creating markets for Apple to exploit.

[pctech]

Yes he's a marketing guy.

[Rik]

The archetypal American salesman.

[Gary]

The archetypal American salesman.

And a dreamer, he has I hate to say changed devices into objects of desire looks wise, he does push boundaries and Apple do invest in some interesting tech http://gigaom.com/apple/apple-buys-exclusive-rights-metal-alloy-technology/ you may not like him, I don't  and I use Apple gear, but he is good at what he does.

[pctech]

I think the company is pretty arrogant Gary and the prices they charge for their products are a bit high.

I do own a 2nd gen iPod Nano and do buy some tracks through iTunes, mainly because the labels I tend to buy from use this as their main distribution channel.

The high price also seems to foster an arrogance in a proportion of their users who seem to take it as a personal slight when I tell them a piece of software won't work under Mac OS.