Anyone want to pool some cash together for a Twiggy Mac?

[Action Retro]

Just look at this glorious machine! https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/26897/lot/48/

 

[Drake]

I pledge $20 canadian dollars and a can of Quebec maple syrup, hopefully Eric can cover the rest!

 

[ScutBoy]

I can just see that in my will...

"... and I bequeath my two tenths of one percent of a vintage Macintosh to...

 

[Elemenoh]

I asked the auction manager what was up with the installed logic board being a shipping version and the one photographed being proto...

Yes, there are two boards included. The consignor acquired this in the late ‘80s and it wouldn’t load from an external drive so he put an official release logic board inside. We have the prototype board in a separate box now. I thought it would confuse matters to explain that the lot includes two boards.

 

[MacintoshLibrarian]

I am down to clown for this twiggy mac

 

[This Does Not Compute]

Interesting, that's a different Twiggy prototype than this one: https://www.applefritter.com/content/macintosh-128k-prototype-twiggy-drive

So I'm wondering if it's the second machine from this story: https://www.cultofmac.com/239280/twiggy-mac-lives-quest-to-resurrect-worlds-oldest-macintosh/

 

[Genjoke]

You can also get an apple sued Brazilian Mac 512K clone for US$51,000

 

[Stephen]

You can also get a apple sued Brazilian Mac 512K clone for US$51,000

That's my first time seeing that — thanks for sharing!

 

[Mac84]

You can also get a apple sued Brazilian Mac 512K clone for US$51,000

Oh wow, I'd actually love one of those... not for that price though... just to open it up and document the heck outta it!

 

[max1zzz]

Oh wow, I'd actually love one of those... not for that price though... just to open it up and document the heck outta it!

You and me both! In fact if I had to option to buy a unitron or a twiggy mac i'd pick the unitron over the twiggy any day.!