A working Macintosh 128k prototype is up for sale on eBay. It includes the rare “Twiggy” 5.25-inch floppy drive, original keyboard, mouse and power lead, and was listed by a seller going by the name “Wozniak.”
The Register, via MacDailyNews:
The only non-authentic thing here is that the seller, who calls himself ‘Woz’, isn’t actually Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak – a fact he’s happy to highlight – but an eBay user from Canada attempting to squeeze $100,000 (£62,750) or more from the pocket of an eager fanboy.
‘Woz’ claims the prototype, assembled in advance of the computer’s debut in January 1984, was acquired in a complete state, and was NOT pieced together. Photos show the casing signed by the original Mac team, parts with the scarce Mr. Machintosh icon, and the original Apple keyboard prototype.
Probably the most unique feature is the 5.25-inch “Twiggy” floppy drive. Few exist today, much less one used in an early Mac prototype.
The 872KB format, which was used for the Apple Lisa, was considered for the Macintosh also, but due to a high error rate, the company turned it’s eyes toward the Sony 3.5-in drive, which was added to the design in late 1983.
So, if you bought Apple stock at $100 and want to use those evil capital gains on something cool, go on over to eBay and place a bid. No offers have been made as of this article.
