haplain
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That's right folks. I am the proud owner of Mr. Steven Job's personal Apple IIe. Here's the backstory:
I found it in a dumpster outside his mansion before it was torn down (The Jackling Mansion), as well as a few other odds and ends. Very unique stuff, property deeds, letters to Steve, old Apple dealer pricing guide, blue prints, contracts for items to be sold inside the house, copies checks for said contracts, lots of 800K floppies one says "Book Keeping". I still have the machine, it works, it will stay with me. Now that I have a machine old enough to read the floppies, I've been able to gain access to Steve's personal expenses during the 80's.
The Apple IIe isn't special, no prototype or cool parts buts its all there, works and most importantly was SJ's. The machine has been engraved and I've had some expert weight in on the signature. They say its real but since it's an engraving it's "really tough to say". Regardless the serial number is 1501 which I'm not sure if that means the first or what but it is low. Moreover, I know this is/was Steve house and I'm sure people will be skeptical, as they should, but considering I could drive you back to the spot, right down the street from my house, and have all these weird documents I'd rather not argue about how is is or isn't real. I know what it is, and what I have but wanted to share with people who would appreciate something of this nature. There are some other disks I have yet to check out since my Portable is out being recapped. I think some of them had poems and stories which I will touch on more in the future once I have my machine back.
I'm sure Steve had many computers at that house at one time, but for some reason he left this Apple IIe. Who knows when it was left/abandoned or maybe Steve didn't even know if was still there. Either way the computer came from a dumpster outside his house, with all sorts of documents that were to him or about him.
I could certainly see how the story seems outlandish but I assure you its not. I have my own set of photos entirely different from the ones that were posted many years ago here of the Jackling Mansion on a gorgeous night. The difference between my photos and the others are extremely apparent. In the original photos posted on MR the lights at the mansion were on. My photos taken probably 2 years later have no lights on. I do have a different angle/photos of the Godfather VHS tape, pool table, organs, and bedrooms that have never been displayed publicly.
I only picked up the computer from the dumpster because it was the oldest computer I had ever seen (born the same time this machine was new). Not until many years after having it did I actually open it up and see the S. Jobs. I also have a good amount of very unusual documents from the same location. I know I have Steve computer which is the closest I will ever get to him at this point. If I wanted to stage this story, I would have found a much rarer machine than an Apple IIe. I think they are one of the most common older Mac around. It's more just a very interesting talking piece.
I found it in a dumpster outside his mansion before it was torn down (The Jackling Mansion), as well as a few other odds and ends. Very unique stuff, property deeds, letters to Steve, old Apple dealer pricing guide, blue prints, contracts for items to be sold inside the house, copies checks for said contracts, lots of 800K floppies one says "Book Keeping". I still have the machine, it works, it will stay with me. Now that I have a machine old enough to read the floppies, I've been able to gain access to Steve's personal expenses during the 80's.
The Apple IIe isn't special, no prototype or cool parts buts its all there, works and most importantly was SJ's. The machine has been engraved and I've had some expert weight in on the signature. They say its real but since it's an engraving it's "really tough to say". Regardless the serial number is 1501 which I'm not sure if that means the first or what but it is low. Moreover, I know this is/was Steve house and I'm sure people will be skeptical, as they should, but considering I could drive you back to the spot, right down the street from my house, and have all these weird documents I'd rather not argue about how is is or isn't real. I know what it is, and what I have but wanted to share with people who would appreciate something of this nature. There are some other disks I have yet to check out since my Portable is out being recapped. I think some of them had poems and stories which I will touch on more in the future once I have my machine back.
I'm sure Steve had many computers at that house at one time, but for some reason he left this Apple IIe. Who knows when it was left/abandoned or maybe Steve didn't even know if was still there. Either way the computer came from a dumpster outside his house, with all sorts of documents that were to him or about him.
I could certainly see how the story seems outlandish but I assure you its not. I have my own set of photos entirely different from the ones that were posted many years ago here of the Jackling Mansion on a gorgeous night. The difference between my photos and the others are extremely apparent. In the original photos posted on MR the lights at the mansion were on. My photos taken probably 2 years later have no lights on. I do have a different angle/photos of the Godfather VHS tape, pool table, organs, and bedrooms that have never been displayed publicly.
I only picked up the computer from the dumpster because it was the oldest computer I had ever seen (born the same time this machine was new). Not until many years after having it did I actually open it up and see the S. Jobs. I also have a good amount of very unusual documents from the same location. I know I have Steve computer which is the closest I will ever get to him at this point. If I wanted to stage this story, I would have found a much rarer machine than an Apple IIe. I think they are one of the most common older Mac around. It's more just a very interesting talking piece.
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