Reminds me of how I started my MicroVAX collection, I saw a couple at a closed auction and had to bid the minimum to see the price they went for. Turns out it was the only bid and I found myself the owner of a couple of MicroVAX 3's in the ginormous BA123 roll-around chassis.
The other thing that it reminds of that things in context are more valuable than things in isolation. Specifically by going to the trouble to research the systems, understand their place in Apple history, the exhibit takes on a value that simply having an old Apple computer would not.
Ok, that is sad. I get it, really I do, but its sad to see what were once machines doing service to some goal somewhere, being smashed together for kicks like that.
The other thing that it reminds of that things in context are more valuable than things in isolation. Specifically by going to the trouble to research the systems, understand their place in Apple history, the exhibit takes on a value that simply having an old Apple computer would not.
My hat's off to the kid.