Showbits » artifact http://www.showbits.net A blog of news, reviews, commentary, and quirks from Hollywood and Broadway, with a focus on quirky, geeky stuff like Star Wars, Star Trek, and superheroes. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:23:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Showbitshttp://www.showbits.net/wp-content/uploads/twitter-icon.jpghttp://www.showbits.net7373Showbits - http://www.showbits.net To Boldly Go Where No Mac Has Gone Before http://www.showbits.net/2009/09/17/gene_roddenberry_mac_plus_auctioned/ http://www.showbits.net/2009/09/17/gene_roddenberry_mac_plus_auctioned/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:48:14 +0000 Ken Gagne http://www.showbits.net/?p=503 Every now and then, something will pop up in an auction that sets geeks drooling. Whether it's an undiscovered Macintosh prototype or a famous movie prop, the chance to own a piece of history can drive us to extremes. But the combined fanaticism of Apple devotees and sci-fi fans will likely have more destructive potential than the Genesis device when this relic shows up on sensors: an early Macintosh Plus, given by Apple Computer Inc. to Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry.

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