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Nerd Alert: Roddenberry's Mac for Sale

Apple gave early model to Star Trek creator as a gift in 1986

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(Newser) – Deep-pocketed Star Trek and Apple fanatics will battle it out next month in an auction for the first Macintosh Plus—a computer that happened to be owned by Gene Roddenberry. The Mac Plus was the third Mac model, released 2 years after the original, and the first to offer a whole megabyte of RAM. Apple gave the machine to Roddenberry as a gift, Wired reports. It’s expected to fetch $800 to $1,200, less than its original sticker price of $2,600.

Gene Roddenberry owned a Macintosh Plus just like this one.
Gene Roddenberry owned a Macintosh Plus just like this one.   (©raneko)
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Gene Roddenberry’s vision inspired countless people to pursue careers in science and aerospace. This milestone computer, given to Gene by Apple’s innovators, is a symbol of this synergy. - Joe Maddalena, president of the memorabilia auctioneer handling the sale

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Jojo
Sep 18, 09 11:04 AM CDT
$800 to $1200? Are you serious? Some fan will pay $50,000 - easy. Reply
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Sonny_Crockett
Sep 18, 09 11:09 AM CDT
Yeah, especially if there's even a HINT of anything he did on it related to the franchise he created..
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jkundert
Sep 18, 09 12:25 PM CDT
Heh, I had an original _Mac_ (128k RAM). Anyone want to give me, say, $1,000 for it? Reply
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Unaffiliated
Sep 18, 09 12:35 PM CDT
I'll give you a buck. ;)
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wax
Sep 24, 09 12:23 PM CDT
had or have? Reply
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