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Looking for info about Pete Perkins Apple II

TempestGod

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Good Evening! I am hoping that someone here might be able to help me out with a big problem I have been having for a while. A while ago, I got a bare Apple II main board at an estate sale. From what I can tell, it is an unused main board for the Pete Perkins variant of the Apple II. It is made by Vectorio, but there are no revision marks or model numbers on it anywhere. I have attached a couple pictures and hope that someone might recognize something. These are the best pictures I can get to show the whole thing, but if anyone wants closer pictures of specific areas just let me know.

I am also looking for a local printing company that I can pay to get some high quality scans of the board. People in another group that helped me determine that it was an Apple II board asked if I could get scans so the board can be reverse engineered. No matter what variant it is for, it is still a very unique board that I cant seem to find any info on. That being said, I somehow wouldn't be surprised if someone points me towards an obvious place with all the answers I need.
 

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Arbee

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It looks largely similar to a later-rev II Plus board, although I don't think Apple used 4164 DRAMs like this does, and the function of the extra ROM socket is unclear.

Where is "local" for you?
 

bibilit

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This is not an original Apple II board, it’s a clone.
So not a variant, more a copy.
Was sold in Japan, by Pete Perkins ( this is true) in it’s shop (named Honda Computers)

You can have some information in this video :

 

TempestGod

New member
Yeah, I know it is not an original Apple II board. That is why I was asking if anyone had any information about the Pete Perkins clone. That video is literally the only information I can find on the Pete Perkins. I have been able to find out quite alone about Pete himself, just not the computer. About the only thing I have been able to confirm is that the Pete Perkins clone used a main board manufactured by Vectorio. What I can't confirm is if this board was ever meant to be used in production, or if it is more like part of an old kit made by Vectorio for building your own clone.

I was confused at first because the silk screening on the board isnt the same as in the video. I think I focused so much on that bit, that I never even bothered to look up Vectorio Apple II clone until now. And it seems like quite a few places do have info, but the vast majority either dont mention Pete Perkins at all, or if they do its a small footnote that it was designed by him. 100% my fault for not taking the time to read a little bit further!
 
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