'Duston-2' Apple-1 computer

There is a very good relationship with David Larsen and his wife. In 2015, he invited me to stay at his home in Virginia, and we talked for almost two days. Eventually, he offered his entire collection for sale, including four Apple-1 computers. His small museum was impressive, and even more impressive was his huge barn full of rare computers. At that time, I was very busy, and the offer came as a complete surprise. When the decision was finally made to call David and buy the whole collection, including all four Apple-1 computers, Lonnie Mimms of the Computer Museum of America in Roswell, Georgia, had already taken everything except two Apple-1 computers. Between 2015 and 2018, many other rare computers were added to my collection, and David’s last two Apple-1 computers were not much on my mind. We simply exchanged a few emails. In 2017, David sold one of his remaining Apple-1 computers at auction. In spring 2018, I visited Lonnie Mimms in Roswell, Georgia, saw his upcoming huge museum and met David again. We talked a great deal about many things, including the upcoming auction of his last Apple-1. Corey Cohen wrote a condition report and also carried out some restoration work. Corey and I talk from time to time about Apple-1 computers. In 2018, after the auction, I bought David’s last Apple-1 in a private deal. David had received offers even higher than mine, but fortunately he sold it to me. I visited David and his lovely wife to pick up the Apple-1, and they invited me to stay at their home in Virginia again. We had a wonderful time, and this piece of history became part of my collection.
David Larsen had offered me his complete vintage computer collection over a glass of wine in the afternoon. I was completely unprepared for such an offer. His collection was unbelievable. Unfortunately, by the time I got back to David, he had already sold most of it to Lonnie Mimms.