Re: Apple II DIY systems?

[Wayne Stewart <waynejstewart@gmail.com>]

On Apr 4, 5:52 pm, "N.N. Thayer" <nntha...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> This ad, which Vectronic's Apple World dates as 1978, indicates that
> the Apple II motherboard was once offered as a standalone product:
>
> http://www.vectronicsappleworld.com/ads/ads/appleii/introappleii2.jpg
>
> However, I've yet to find even a single case of a hobbyist making one
> into a complete system with third-party and/or self-produced
> components.  Can anyone testify to this?

Pretty hard to verify at this date unless you know the original
purchaser. An Apple II motherboard in a hand made or third party case
in itself wouldn't be proof of anything.
I once picked up an Apple II plus motherboard fastened to a piece of
plywood with third party power supply, keyboard and no case.
On the opposite end, a little over a year ago, I picked up what was
purported to be an early Apple II but was actually a clone with an
Apple II badge on the case and an Apple power supply. I was a little
disappointed but still I got a badge, power supply, oddball disk
controller and a working motherboard as a source of chips.