| [NEWS] Jobs and Woz autographed Apple II lid up for auction [message #402050] |
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From AppleInsider.com ...
Apple II lid signed by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak going up for auction
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A lid from an Apple II computer signed by company cofounders Steve Jobs
and Steve Wozniak is set to go up for auction later in November.
The signed lid, a part of a "Rare Books, Autographs & Maps" collection
at auction house Doyle, will start at a bid between US$20,000 to
US$30,2000.
< https://doyle.com/auctions/20bp02-rare-books-autographs-maps /catalogue/37-jobs-steve-and-steve-wozniak-signed-lid>
According to Doyle, the lid was prepared for the late Thomas Earl
Neudecker II from the University of Pittsburgh at a release event for
the Macintosh computer on Jan. 24, 1984. Both Jobs and Wozniak signed
the lid using a felt tip, with the latter Apple cofounder signing it
as "Woz."
The framed lid is bundled together with a fabric Macintosh banner that
was likely used at the event and features a Clemont Mok design of a
cyclist carrying a Mac computer.
Neudecker, a University of Pittsburgh professor who studied the
effects of technology in schools, had the Apple II signed at the 1984
launch event, where he represented his institution.
"At the reception following, attended by the founders of Apple, he
made it a point to meet Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. In preparation
for this he carried the lid from the family Apple II Plus in his
briefcase," Doyle explains in the lot description. "When he met them
he had them sign the lid. It became a prized possession, and he had
it framed and hung it in his home office."
Apple products and other memorabilia signed by Jobs typically fetch
high prices at auction. A first-print issue of Macworld signed by
Jobs sold for US$47,775 in 2018, for example. A floppy disk signed by
Jobs expected to sell for at least US$7,500 at auction in 2019.
Items signed by both Jobs and Woz are even rarer, since the two had
a "falling-out" after Jobs stepped down from Apple in 1985.
< https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/11/13/apple-ii-lid-sign ed-by-steve-jobs-steve-wozniak-going-up-for-auction>
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| Re: [NEWS] Jobs and Woz autographed Apple II lid up for auction [message #402164 is a reply to message #402152] |
Mon, 16 November 2020 01:27  |
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On 2020-11-15 22:05:35 +0000, Glaeken Trismegestus said:
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>> The signed lid, a part of a "Rare Books, Autographs & Maps"
>> collection at auction house Doyle, will start at a bid between
>> US$20,000 to US$30,2000.
>
> A little nail polish remover should clean the lid of that Steve Jobs
> creeps signature in no time.
Woz is the technical genius, but there would never have been an Apple
II (or an Apple I for that matter) without Jobs' "gift of the gab"
salesman patter and ability to see what people want. Neither of them
alone could have ever created the company and it's devices.
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| Re: [NEWS] Jobs and Woz autographed Apple II lid up for auction [message #402175 is a reply to message #402164] |
Mon, 16 November 2020 11:55 |
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Originally posted by: Glaeken Trismegestus
On Mon, 16 Nov 2020 19:27:27 +1300, Your Name wrote:
> On 2020-11-15 22:05:35 +0000, Glaeken Trismegestus said:
>>>
>>> The signed lid, a part of a "Rare Books, Autographs & Maps" collection
>>> at auction house Doyle, will start at a bid between US$20,000 to
>>> US$30,2000.
>>
>> A little nail polish remover should clean the lid of that Steve Jobs
>> creeps signature in no time.
>
> Woz is the technical genius, but there would never have been an Apple II
> (or an Apple I for that matter) without Jobs' "gift of the gab" salesman
> patter and ability to see what people want. Neither of them alone could
> have ever created the company and it's devices.
Similar case can be made for Mike Markkula.
Imagine if Mike Markkula signed it too! Then it would be worth another
$10,000
Poor Woz. His stuff signed alone on ebay is only around $100 bucks or so.
Ridiculous.
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| Re: [NEWS] Jobs and Woz autographed Apple II lid up for auction [message #402190 is a reply to message #402175] |
Mon, 16 November 2020 15:19 |
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On 2020-11-16 16:55:01 +0000, Glaeken Trismegestus said:
> On Mon, 16 Nov 2020 19:27:27 +1300, Your Name wrote:
>> On 2020-11-15 22:05:35 +0000, Glaeken Trismegestus said:
>>>>
>>>> The signed lid, a part of a "Rare Books, Autographs & Maps" collection
>>>> at auction house Doyle, will start at a bid between US$20,000 to
>>>> US$30,2000.
>>>
>>> A little nail polish remover should clean the lid of that Steve Jobs
>>> creeps signature in no time.
>>
>> Woz is the technical genius, but there would never have been an Apple II
>> (or an Apple I for that matter) without Jobs' "gift of the gab" salesman
>> patter and ability to see what people want. Neither of them alone could
>> have ever created the company and it's devices.
>
> Similar case can be made for Mike Markkula.
Maybe, maybe not. If he had sai 'no', it's likely Jobs would have
talked someone else into saying 'yes' instead ... which may have been
better or may have been worse. (God grief! I just had an awful
day-nightmare image where it was Trump the Chump and he's trying to
build the wall out of Apple II cases!)
> Imagine if Mike Markkula signed it too! Then it would be worth another
> $10,000
Maybe worth another $5 since few people know who he is.
> Poor Woz. His stuff signed alone on ebay is only around $100 bucks or so.
> Ridiculous.
Mainly because he's still alive and still autographing stuff, so there
a relatively good supply of it. Items with Steve Jobs' signature are
limited to what currently exists.
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| Re: [NEWS] Jobs and Woz autographed Apple II lid up for auction [message #402210 is a reply to message #402175] |
Tue, 17 November 2020 01:26 |
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Glaeken Trismegestus <gt@thekeep.com> writes:
> On Mon, 16 Nov 2020 19:27:27 +1300, Your Name wrote:
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>> On 2020-11-15 22:05:35 +0000, Glaeken Trismegestus said:
>>>>
>>>> The signed lid, a part of a "Rare Books, Autographs & Maps" collection
>>>> at auction house Doyle, will start at a bid between US$20,000 to
>>>> US$30,2000.
>>>
>>> A little nail polish remover should clean the lid of that Steve Jobs
>>> creeps signature in no time.
>>
>> Woz is the technical genius, but there would never have been an Apple II
>> (or an Apple I for that matter) without Jobs' "gift of the gab" salesman
>> patter and ability to see what people want. Neither of them alone could
>> have ever created the company and it's devices.
>
>
> Similar case can be made for Mike Markkula.
>
> Imagine if Mike Markkula signed it too! Then it would be worth another
> $10,000
>
> Poor Woz. His stuff signed alone on ebay is only around $100 bucks or so.
> Ridiculous.
You're not making much sense.
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| Re: [NEWS] Jobs and Woz autographed Apple II lid up for auction [message #402215 is a reply to message #402190] |
Tue, 17 November 2020 02:57 |
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Originally posted by: Glaeken Trismegestus
> Maybe, maybe not. If he had sai 'no', it's likely Jobs would have talked
> someone else into saying 'yes' instead ... which may have been better or
> may have been worse. (God grief! I just had an awful day-nightmare image
> where it was Trump the Chump and he's trying to build the wall out of
> Apple II cases!)
>
Don't worry, come January it looks like you won't have Trump to kick
around anymore. Of course, if you work in I.T. you can look forward to
the flood of foreign H1B visa holders to replace you that the new regime
has pledged to flood for the cheap labor lobby. Of course they are
calling it "Diversity"
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| Re: [NEWS] Jobs and Woz autographed Apple II lid up for auction [message #402230 is a reply to message #402215] |
Tue, 17 November 2020 14:52 |
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On 2020-11-17 07:57:36 +0000, Glaeken Trismegestus said:
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>> Maybe, maybe not. If he had sai 'no', it's likely Jobs would have talked
>> someone else into saying 'yes' instead ... which may have been better or
>> may have been worse. (God grief! I just had an awful day-nightmare image
>> where it was Trump the Chump and he's trying to build the wall out of
>> Apple II cases!)
>
> Don't worry, come January it looks like you won't have Trump to kick
> around anymore. Of course, if you work in I.T. you can look forward to
> the flood of foreign H1B visa holders to replace you that the new regime
> has pledged to flood for the cheap labor lobby. Of course they are
> calling it "Diversity"
Two massive problems with this statement ...
1. I don't even live in America, thankfully.
2. There is no "cheap labour" that can replace me since:
a. I'm self-employed.
b. I already charge an hourly rate that is well below
even the local government's "minimum wage" and the
time I invoice for is far below what I actually
work. Anyone wanting to do it cheaper would be
have to work for free.
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