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Apple II A2S1-0868 offered in NL... [message #366606] Sun, 22 April 2018 09:12 Go to next message
STYNX is currently offline  STYNX
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I found this A2:

https://www.classiccomputershop.eu/Webwinkel-Product-2474705 97/Apple-II-A2S1-0868-rev.0-computer-set-very-early-rare-spe cial-vintage-retro-70s-1977-1978-Integer-BASIC-Steve-Wozniak .html

I wonder if the CPU is original since It looks strange and no date code is visible.
The price seems a bit too much for what is offered.

- Floppy is a bit too new
- Floppy controller from '79 with 16 sector patch (original prom is separate)
- Monitor too new
- CPU maybe wrong
- no original memory select blocks
- modifications (holes) base plate
- no original packaging
- upper 32k of memory from '79

+ low serial
+ matching PSU
+ very nice case condition
+ rev. 0 mainboard
+ many age appropriate cards
+ tape-software
+ original paddles!

-Jonas
Re: Apple II A2S1-0868 offered in NL... [message #366633 is a reply to message #366606] Sun, 22 April 2018 21:18 Go to previous message
Steven Hirsch is currently offline  Steven Hirsch
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On 04/22/2018 09:12 AM, STYNX wrote:
> I found this A2:
>
> https://www.classiccomputershop.eu/Webwinkel-Product-2474705 97/Apple-II-A2S1-0868-rev.0-computer-set-very-early-rare-spe cial-vintage-retro-70s-1977-1978-Integer-BASIC-Steve-Wozniak .html
>
> I wonder if the CPU is original since It looks strange and no date code is
> visible. The price seems a bit too much for what is offered.

> - Floppy is a bit too new - Floppy controller from '79 with 16 sector patch
> (original prom is separate) - Monitor too new - CPU maybe wrong - no
> original memory select blocks - modifications (holes) base plate - no
> original packaging - upper 32k of memory from '79
>
> + low serial + matching PSU + very nice case condition + rev. 0 mainboard +
> many age appropriate cards + tape-software + original paddles!

That units is only slightly older than mine (Serial 1178). From what I can
see in the photos (couldn't find a close-up of the motherboard) it looks
legit. The power supply with metal toggle switch is definitely period
correct. Would be interesting to know when Astec started using the plastic
rocker switches. All the ]['s with 5-digit serial numbers seem to have the
later switch, so must have been not too long after mine came off the line.

I wish him good luck getting that asking price. There have been a couple
4-digit serial ]['s sold on eBay and none went over $5k USD.
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