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Raw: Apple 1 Computer Sells for More Than $650k
One of the only six surviving original 1976 "Apple 1" computers still in working order sold for the world record price of $671,400 at an auction on Saturday. (May 25)
Raw: Apple 1 Computers Sells for More Than $650k
One of the only six surviving original 1976 "Apple 1" computers still in working order sold for the world record price of $671,400 at an auction on Saturday. (May 25)
Vintage Apple computer auctioned off for $668,000
An auctioneer says one of Apple's first computers — a functioning 1976 model — has been sold for a record 516,000 euros ($668,000). German auction house Breker said Saturday an Asian client, who asked not to be named, bought the so-called Apple 1, which the tech company's founders Steve Jobs ...
Police: 'Thong Cape Scooter Man' not breaking law
A man who wears thong underwear and a cape while riding his scooter through Wisconsin's capital city may be a strange sight. But police say he isn't breaking any laws. Earlier this month, staff at John F. Kennedy Elementary School in Madison called authorities after the man rode by in ...
Raw: Tightrope Walk Between Cathedral Spires
An Austrian daredevil on Friday became the first man to walk a tightrope strung between the two towers of St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna's most famous landmark. (May 24)
Brown hounded for calling Manila 'gates of hell'
Dan Brown's description of Manila as "the gates of hell" in the American novelist's latest book has not gone down well with officials in the Philippine capital. The book "Inferno," which is being sold in the Philippines, describes a visitor to the city who is taken aback by poverty, crime ...
Fugitive in LA attempted-murder case held in Colo.
A man wanted for 13 years on attempted murder charges in Los Angeles was captured in Colorado after someone called police to report he was urinating on a wall outside a KFC restaurant. Miguel Sanchez, 59, initially gave officers a false name when he was arrested Wednesday, according to the ...
SeaWorld: Penguins Are Coolest Thing in Florida
On Friday, SeaWorld Orlando opens its "Antarctica _ Empire of the Penguin" attraction. With a ride, restaurants and 250 live penguins, it's the largest expansion in the park's history. (May 23)
Council members abstain from vote on abstaining
Three members of a Michigan city council have abstained from voting on a measure that would have prevented them from abstaining on future votes. AnnArbor.com reports (http://bit.ly/13JeOBH ) that Ypsilanti City Council member Pete Murdock proposed a resolution Tuesday that would have required council members to only vote "yes" or ...
A Slice of Apple History Up for Grabs
A German auctioneer is selling one of Apple, Inc.'s original 50 computers on Saturday. The Apple I computer is with a black and white monitor and original tape deck is expected to sell for upwards of $250,000. (May 23)
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