Wednesday, February 23, 2005

Computer history up for auction

Computer geeks who love history have a chance to get their hands on rare documents and technical relics at The Origins of Cyberspace sale in New York next week, Christie’s auction house said on Friday. Lots on offer include an early version of a data storage disc dating from 1951, weighing 5.5 pounds which could only hold about the equivalent of one paragraph of text. Pre-sale estimates for the lots range from around $200 to $70,000 and the total for the collection adds up to between $800,000 and $1.2 million. At the sale on Feb. 23, buyers will have an opportunity first to bid for the entire collection as a whole and only if it does not reach an unspecified reserve will the lots be sold separately and the collection split up.

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