Lucky on an Apple IIc Plus, I guess.

[snuci]

I was cruising eBay and saw an Apple IIc for a decent price ($26.50 Buy It Now).  Turns out it was a IIc Plus and I didnt really know the difference but I just knew I didn't have one and I thought it was cool because it didn't need a power brick. Shipping wasn't too bad either.  I grabbed it then looked to see how much they normally sell for.  Let's just say it's a little shocking.  I didn't even know it had a 3.5" drive.  That's pretty cool but the 4mhz Zip chip makes it worth that much these days?

Here's the auction:    http://www.ebay.ca/itm/191679011648

It's not exactly in prisine shape but I might be able to clean it up.  No idea if it works but I think it's worth the gamble.

 

[olePigeon]

Wow!  $50 and some change for a //c Plus with ZipChip?  Dude, that's CRAZY good.  The ZipChip alone goes for crazy insane prices on eBay.  Excellent job.  If you get a working power brick, you'll have quite the machine.

 

[snuci]

The IIc Plus doesn't have a power brick.  It has in internal power supply which is what drew me to it.  About a week ago I bought my first Apple IIc for around $60 (plus shipping) with a power supply and I had to wait quite a while to find one at a decent price and it's "untested".  Apple IIc's in general have gone up in the last couple of years, it seems.

 

[olePigeon]

If you want to make it look nice, you can always fill a clear bin with a few bottles of 3% or more H2O2 (Hydrogen peroxide), put the //c case bits in it, then fill with water to cover the plastics.  Leave it in the sun for a few hours, and they'll look like new.

 

[snuci]

I'm actually on the fence about Retrobrite. We all know that plastics will yellow with age and this is a normal progression for various models of computers.  In terms of the Retrobrite process there are two sides.  On one hand, it looks nice if done well but on the other hand, it is available to do so why bother?  I'd rather an even color as opposed to a computer that has one side darker than the other.  For me, those are worth Retrobriting.  Just my 2 cents.

 

[olePigeon]

The submersion method should be even color.  You run into color problems when you use the gel method.