Re: Apple II plus clone?

[Sam Latella <powergs@macgui.com>]

Patrick Schaefer wrote:
> Am 03.11.2012 19:42 schrieb Sam Latella:
> 
>> Anyone know any history on the above?
> 
> These Taiwanese clones were sold in almost any electronics store. They 
> all share the same two mainboard types (with 24x 4116 RAM and eight 
> slots, or with 8x 4164 RAM, Z80 and seven slots, where slot 0 holds a 
> ROM board), but every vendor gave them his own name.
> 
> In the US Apple took legal actions against clones, but in Europe the 
> clone vs original ratio was around 4:1. Therefore a genuine Apple II 
> Plus is rare here, a clone is not.
> 
> 
> Patrick
>

Hi Patrick,

Thanks for info... It looks like this one has 7 slots and slot 0 holds a
strange ROM board.
What do you mean by Z80?  The Z80 card itself? Or is that the 80 column
card?

So, I'm presuming you mean an original Apple II plus in Europe is rare? 
Correct?

Thanks for the info.
Sam