A 15-year-old boy is using his pocket money to finance his amazing collection of old Apple devices!
Every teenager has a passion for something, whether it's video games or coin collecting or reading books. However, for this 15-year-old in Maine, his passion is Apple.
Yes, you read that right! Alex Jason is on the verge of opening a public museum featuring a collection of vintage Apple devices. Alex's collection includes more than 250 rare originals from the company, most of which he bought with money he earned mowing his neighbors' lawns.
According to Cult of Mac, Alex started collecting old Apple stuff at the age of 10. In just 5 years, he has become one of the top 20 Apple collectors in the world.
“I just wanted a nice computer,” the young student said. “But I realized that these computers were being thrown away. So I wanted to create a collection, share it online and create a museum.”
Alex and his father, Bill, were gifted an old Carnegie Library to house his collection, which currently outgrows the 1,000-square-foot basement of the family home. With renovations, including finding secure display cases, the museum could be ready for the public very soon.
Jonathan Zufi, whose photo book iConic is a comprehensive visual history of Apple products, said, "Alex is an amazing kid. He definitely has a huge collection and will probably be in the top 20."
According to Cult of Mac, Jason has every major model computer except for a rare Lisa 1. He has prototypes of PowerBooks, code manuals, Newtons, an Apple 1, and even a Next computer.
The boy's father recently quit his job to prepare for the opening of the museum, which they plan to call the Maine Technology Museum, and will also include other science and technology topics.
