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Tloewald
I'm surprised that the IMSAI from Wargames would be valued at only $25,000 but at that price it's far from the most valuable personal computer ever, for a start there's the Appls I sold for roughly $400k at auction:

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30447563

Another sold for nearly $1M:

http://www.newsweek.com/1976-apple-1-computer-sells-auction-...

harel
Apple has more current street cred i guess. The IMSAI is only valuable to people who grew up on the film.
davelnewton
Or like the machine; I knew about them well before Wargames.
danmaz74
If I had money to throw away, I would gladly buy this computer. War Games is by far the best "hacking" movie I remember from my childhood.
harel
Amen. I owe my career to that film, and I'd love to thank Matthew Broderick in person one day over a raspberry pie or some pints. That movie was like a revelation to me. All that computer stuff! And he got the girl! And he saved the world! Gotta get me some of that sugar.