Re: calling for price/packing lists

["Rodney Hester" <rod3@mindspring.com>]

Apple II - Apple 5.25 Drive

Packing List

This package contains the following items:

1 Apple 5.25" Drive (699-0465)
1 Manual: Apple 5.25" Drive Owner's Guide (030-1480) With Tell Apple card
(inserted in the manual (030-1373)
1 Drive label (825-1348)
1 Warranty card (030-0967)

If you have a question, please contact your authorized Apple dealer.

030-1479-A 2/25/87

"thomas" <thomas@pathlink.com> wrote in message
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> hi folks,
>
> first of all, if this has been attempted before, just point me in that
> direction.
>
> ok now the request - I know personally as I'm starting to slowly put
> together my A2 collection, it's becomes very difficult to know 'what'
items
> originally shipped with the various A2 hardware (both from Apple and 3rd
> party vendors).
>
> In addition, personally - I think it would be neat to be able to take a
> current system (either put together piece by piece) or picked up at a flea
> market/etc. and refer to a chart to figure out what that system 'would'
have
> cost back when it was introduced (i.e. what was the cost of a HS-SCSI
board,
> or a AE internal HD - how much DID apple charge for a ROM-3 GS?).
>
> soooo, if there is enough interest out there, and you've got a packing
list
> or a price list, I'd like to ask you to either email me or reply to this
> posting with the following:
>
> o the item name, price (and the currency), source and date of the price
(if
> at all possible, try to keep it to the manufacturer's original price since
> mag prices varied way too much depending on sales/clearance/etc.)
>
> o if you own a packing list, the items originally shipped with that
product
> (name, and product number/id/etc.) or if you must, a scan (zip it please
as
> I'm not blessed with a large mailbox limit) of the list.
>
> I'm willing to put together the stuff into a FAQ of sorts and repost -
both
> the packing lists and an item-price list/chart. I fear that this sort of
> info is quickly being lost as mags/boxes/etc. are being thrown away; some
of
> the info regarding the original A2/A2+ packlist/price may already be gone.
>
> thanks,
> thomas
>
>
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