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Gene Roddenberry's Mac Plus Is Coming Up For Auction

Posted by kdawson on from the perfect-storm-of-gadget-lust dept.

Harry writes "In 1986, Apple unveiled one of the most popular Macintoshes ever, the Mac Plus. The company gave the first one (serial number #F4200NUM0001) to Star Trek's creator, Gene Roddenberry. And now this very Mac Plus will go up for auction at a Hollywood collectibles event on October 8th and 9th, complete with a letter of authenticity from Roddenberry's son. The estimated value is only $800-$1200, which seems reasonable enough, given its double historical significance." Any bets on how high the bidding will go?

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  1. Re:Good Piece of History by bennomatic · · Score: 5, Insightful

    10k? This is Gene Roddenberry, man. His fans will pay $10k for a ripped shirt stained with Shatner's sweat. I'll bet this could clear a quarter mil.

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  2. Re:I'll bid on it... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The auction should be on fanfiction.net, where the folks who would really get some use out of this machine congregate. Except that they're all living at home still. Oh, well...

    Doesn't everyone technically live at home, with home being defined as "where you live"?