25 Years of Mac: TekServe Exhibit Closes Sunday in NYC

Lonnie Lazar ()

25 Years of Mac: TekServe Exhibit Closes Sunday in NYC
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The TekServe store in Manhattan has been celebrating 25 Years of Mac this week with what it calls “a petting zoo” of Macs at the largest independent Apple shop in the US. The store’s exhibit includes an original Macintosh 128k signed by Steve Wozniak himself, a Lisa, the original Mac Portable, a Newton, a NeXT cube, the G4 Cube, various Powerbooks, the eMate, the legendarily laughable 20th Anniversary Mac, and the first iPod.

If you happen to be in the New York area and want to get a first-hand look at the Mac’s evolution, be sure to stop by TekServe by Sunday, the exhibit’s final day.

The event is free and open to the public. Tekserve is located at 119 West 23rd Street, just west of 6th Avenue. Store hours are Monday through Friday 9 am till 8 pm, Saturday 10 am till 6 pm, and Sunday noon till 6 pm.

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Lonnie Lazar

Lonnie Lazar is a writer-musician-web designer-attorney. He writes about Apple for Cult of Mac and Mac|Life, and about VoIP and telecommunications for Voxilla. Follow Lonnie on Twitter @LonnieLazar, join the Cult of Mac on Facebook, and find Lonnie's photos on Flickr.

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  • Adam W.

    I am so there. Can I bring my II+ and my Cube, just for bragging purposes?

  • Ridgerunner

    TekServe (as a store) has is good & bad points. Have never used them for service, so can’t speak to that part of their business.

    Worst is the terse, number assignment when you walk in the door. You are asked what you want, and given a number to go to the appropriate counter to wait your turn. No shopping around for you!

    Their prices aren’t the cheapest – you’ll do better online, but if you’re in Manhattan, and have to have that *one* product that is too obscure for the shelves at Best Buy, and not even on the shelves at the Apple 14th Street store, then it’s a good bet it’s at TekServe.

    Ironically enough, was doing some comparison shopping, and thought I’d pick up a set of the Harmon Kardon Soundsticks with the sub-woofer. Apple store had ‘em at $150, but the clerks at TekServe scoffed at me when I asked if they had them – as if “*nobody* buys *those* things anymore… sheesh”.

  • Bank Robbery

    The ticket system is just like a deli. It guarantees someone is going to help you, and you can always browse and shop while you’re waiting for your number, because you don’t have to wait in line!