On Tue, 29 Jun 1999, Kai Kaltenbach wrote:
> Lot: Seller, Jeff Raskin. 3 computers in lot. Apple 1 computer (serial #
> 4), Apple II computer (serial # 2), Millionth Macintosh with Plaque (one of
> 6). UNSOLD at a starting price of $90,000.
I'll say in public what I said in private: Raskin's got his head up his
ass if he thinks he's going to get more than a few hundred bucks for
either the Apple ][ or the Mac. And as far as I know, the first Apple
]['s serial number was 2001, so where does #2 fit into this??
> I believe this is the first verifiable recorded public sale of an Apple 1,
> with the exception of the old Computer Bowl charity auction, which doesn't
> really count.
I concur.
> PURE SPECULATION: The guy I bought my SWTPC 6800 from at VCF 2.0 said
> he had an Apple 1 that he was going to have sold at an "auction house
> in the bay area" in the coming year. I'm willing to bet that the
> anonymous seller was this guy. I recall that somebody in our core
> community (Marvin? Doug Coward?) knew this guy and could verify this.
That is in fact the guy.
Did the prototype Lisa sell?
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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Received on Tue Jun 29 1999 - 17:57:37 BST