Apple 1 prices have definitely peaked...for now. But you won't find one for a few funded dollars in your lifetime, if ever. They're now an object of a rich man's obsession.
Sellam On Fri, Aug 4, 2023, 6:51 AM John Herron via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > That price is interesting. Does that imply the value has gone down after > some skyrocketed close to 1 million? One still has to make the decision of > a owning a house or an apple 1. > > On Thu, Aug 3, 2023, 1:08 AM Christian Corti via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > On Wed, 2 Aug 2023, Murray McCullough wrote: > > > Classic computers have a value in our capitalist society. Take the > > Apple-1: > > > > Not necessarily. Something only gets a value if there is a demand or > > market. As I repeatedly see old classic systems scrapped because nobody > > wants them/has space to store them, there can't be such a high value. For > > example, how do you tax a Mincal 523? We have the only one that survived. > > I'd say, it's "priceless", you can't attribute a value to it, because > > there's neither a market nor a reference to compare with. > > The only reason why the Apple 1 has a monetary value is because it has > > become a pure investment object. Everything else is just worthless, > except > > perhaps the video shift registers ;-) > > > > Christian > > >
