And you thought old arcade tatt was overpriced....

[karlcdoe]

Just shows how some peoples collecting obsessions know no bounds:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11825954

Personally if that had turned up in my box of bits I'd have probably blowtorched some chips off it and used them for repairs.......

Edit to fix URL
DanP2010-11-24 14:42:47

 

[Bensonrad]

why on earth did the sell them for £666.66 first time round!! bit of an odd figure.

Funny how the old computers are pretty sought after, I sold a Sinclair QL on ebay and it went for around £70!

 

[P-Man]

"Works a thousand times slower than an iPad"

Are they kidding? given the same task, i bet the Apple I vs the iPad would show it to be millions of times slower.

 

[Alpha1]

"Works a thousand times slower than an iPad"

Are they kidding? given the same task, i bet the Apple I vs the iPad would show it to be millions of times slower.

I think the journalist equated the 1Mhz chip in it to the 1Ghz chip in the iPad and did some simple math

 

[P-Man]

precisely. shame on you BBC.