A rare functioning Apple 1 computer

[MrNeil]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18456746

Anyone got one

[dipzy]

I want one

[Peter Parker]

You could have a go at building one - http://www.brielcomputers.com/wordpress/?cat=17 !

[Mini_Me]

£240,000 sold for ! And yes I want one!

[Demonwar]

£240,000 sold for ! And yes I want one!

Ah Apple fanboys, will pay anything for a Apple.

[Sputnik]

It is amazing what people will pay for some old junk. I threw my BBC micro in the skip as I thought it was worthless.

[saml1337]

£240,000 holy crap!

[Saracen]

Gives me some hope for my still functional Apple II, with a whole load of extras.

[DavidM]

The Apple II was a great machine for CAD ... "back in the day"

[Saracen]

Slow, though.

I remember my first AutoCAD experience, on one of the original IBM luggable machines (massive great thing with a small black and amber screen) where a wire-frame of the space shuttle took about 40 minutes to redraw.