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Offline MMB

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More dollars than sense
« on: Sun, 17 June 2012, 11:37:10 »
Oh well, I guess if you have the money... why not?

http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/17/sothebys-apple-i-steve-jobs-atari-note-auction-results/

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More dollars than sense
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 17 June 2012, 13:15:00 »
Interesting to note the Apple I was initinally sold as a PCB without a keyboard or case, so resellers had to fit the PCB into their own custom case with keyboard.

This early Apple I sold for $374.5K, almost twice the amount of a prereviousy auctioned Apple I.

Therefor, I suspect this Apple I must have been fitted with a Topre which may explain the almost doubled price.

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« Reply #2 on: Sun, 17 June 2012, 13:18:12 »
Interesting to note the Apple I was initially sold as a PCB without a keyboard or case, so resellers had to fit the PCB into their own custom case with keyboard.

This early Apple I sold for $374.5K, almost twice the amount of a previously auctioned Apple I.

Therefore, I suspect this Apple I must have been fitted with a Topre keyboard which may explain the almost doubled price. ^_^