there's a guy that's selling me the first mac, the very first one. how much should i give him?

$20 Well, heh, it depends in what condition it's in.

Well if your talkin the orig Mac classic, and it's serial number 000001 (or whatever they began with) then it is worth a lot to APPLE computer or somoen (M.U.G., Museum, etc) for a display or something. The chance of this being THAT computer is beyond the realm of sensibility. That said...it's worth, as formerly stated above...about 20 bucks if you are generous and really need a doorstop.

"fier," you should know the original Mac wasn't a Classic. It was simply called "Macintosh." If indeed it is serial number 1, which I highly doubt as the first several were all given to Macintosh development team members, it's worth a freakin' fortune. If it's simply "an" original Macintosh - that is, model M0001 - then it's worth about $30-40 in working, clean cosmetic condition. Add $10-20 if it doesn't say "128" on the back in red lettering. If it comes with keyboard and mouse, add another $20. If it comes with the keyboard that lacks the numeric keypad, add another $5. If it comes in original packaging, with manuals and whatnot, add about $200. If it's not working, it's nothing more than a nice doorstop unless you're proficient at component- level board repair and diagnosis, which, judging by your ignorance of this topic in general, you probably aren't. I *might* pay $15-20 for a non- working one, but only if I knew up front what the problem was and could decide my course of action for fixing it. p