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'Star Trek' Creator's Vintage Mac Computer Up for Auction

by Warren Riddle on September 19, 2009 at 12:15 PM

Beginning October 8th, the Profiles in History auction house will be offering a one-of-a-kind item with which one lucky 'Star Trek' fanatic can wholly demonstrate his unconditional love for the show's iconic creator Gene Roddenberry. The item is an "early production Macintosh 128 (#776), which was then upgraded by Apple for Gene to a Macintosh Plus."

According to TUAW, Apple's gift to Roddenberry, with its lovely (and yellowing) old-school beige exterior, is expected to yield $1,000 to $1,200. This might seem somewhat low given the extremism of Trekkies. But then again, the old model won't be very practical for squabbling on 'Star Wars vs. Star Trek' message boards or looking up any of that crazy 'Star Trek' porn. [From: TUAW]

Tags: funny, gene roddenberry, GeneRoddenberry, mac, nostalgia, Star Trek, StarTrek, trekkies

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