First Apple Computer, Apple-1, Could Nab $240,000

Ok, so the computer recycling program is going great.  Eldorado area residents have brought in truckloads of computers, monitors, printers, and parts for the free recycling at Eldorado Computer Works.  I found this article tonight about an upcoming auction of one of the first Apple computers.

A couple of hundred thousand dollars for a piece of history! They only know where 50 of the first 200 Apple computers are located. 

Time to check your garage. If you find any antique furniture items bring them to 4 Sisters Consignment but if you find an original Apple computer just drop it off at the computer store any time.

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/45971/

Computer Recycling. And the winner is?

We are continuing to accept old computers, monitors, printers and computer parts for recycling at Eldorado Computer Works.  Bring them by Tuesday - Saturday from 10am to 6pm.  Most get recycled but some of the better ones are reconditioned for sale at the store or donated to local non profits.

This week one was donated to Adaptive Ski Program.  http://www.adaptiveski.org/

Last week someone dropped off the oldest computer we had seen in a long long time, an original IBM AT.  Most people don't even remember what that was and it predates most of our children.  It is the second generation of Intel based PC computer and uses the Intel 80286 processor.  It was so old we couldn't even start it up.  The store didn't have a keyboard or monitor that would work with a computer that old.

In last weeks La Tienda newsletter we asked everyone to email a guess of when this computer was manufactured.   The closest guess was by Wendy Victor.  Her guess of June 1985 was off my only one month.  This blast from the past was made in May 1985.  This near bullseye won her a 50 pack of DVD-R media.