Huxley
Well-known member
Hi all!
I have an opportunity in a couple hours to buy a (supposed) Apple II - not an Apple II+ or IIe, but an original Apple II. Other than the badge on the case lid, what are some of the visual clues I should look for to help verify that it's a real non-upgraded original II? The circumstances here mean that I likely won't be able to plug it in to a display and power it up, so any identification I can do will need to be unpowered and visual.
From a quick skim of Google I gather that there were a lot of original II's that were upgraded with II+ motherboards, which I'd like to avoid (or just be aware of) here if possible. I do have one moderate-resolution pic of the motherboard from the seller - any clues here?
Thanks for any assistance you can offer!
Huxley
I have an opportunity in a couple hours to buy a (supposed) Apple II - not an Apple II+ or IIe, but an original Apple II. Other than the badge on the case lid, what are some of the visual clues I should look for to help verify that it's a real non-upgraded original II? The circumstances here mean that I likely won't be able to plug it in to a display and power it up, so any identification I can do will need to be unpowered and visual.
From a quick skim of Google I gather that there were a lot of original II's that were upgraded with II+ motherboards, which I'd like to avoid (or just be aware of) here if possible. I do have one moderate-resolution pic of the motherboard from the seller - any clues here?
Thanks for any assistance you can offer!
Huxley