Computer auction where Wikipedia was created and an NFT

The bookmaker Christie’s auctioned last Wednesday for almost a million dollars the iMac computer of 20 years ago and an NFT that represents the first publication of Wikipedia.For the NFT, non-fungible token, which commemorates the first edition of the founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, they gave 750 thousand dollars. While for the Strawberry iMac where the digital library was designed they offered 187 thousand dollars; for a total of 937 thousand dollars. The NFT is the first on-screen image of the famous encyclopedia, when Wales published the words “Hello World”. Read more: Video. The Strawberry iMac was the personal computer it “used for development and research at the time of the website’s launch on January 15, 2001,” Christie’s said. The same bookmaker explained that the NFT has a JPEG format, is interactive, and the buyer can edit the page, “which can be restarted with a timer to return to its original state.” Part of the proceeds from the auction will go towards funding Wales’ WT Social project, a “non-toxic alternative” social media network that uses an ad-free model. NFTs have gained popularity among collectors and investors who regard them as a modern art form. Therefore, these formats became basic elements in auction houses and art houses. It is worth mentioning that Wikipedia is a free, polyglot encyclopedia edited collaboratively by each user who can contribute their knowledge on any topic with the aim of contributing to the creation of a database accessible to Internet users. Read more: Competition for Twitch? Tik Tok streaming app Tikikipedia was founded on January 15, 2001 “as an open publishing project that aimed to streamline and make more flexible the development of the now defunct peer-reviewed encyclopedia Nupedia, and has continuously grown in number of articles and language editions to this day.” CDMX official accused of running over cyclist and fleeing

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