Re: Apple 2 Where/How much

[enochamr@sgci.com.spamstopper (Douglas Taylor)]

Don't forget about the LC //e card that runs in any Mac LC computer with
a 680x0 processor and an LC PDS.  It's basically an enhanced //e on a
card the size of a pocket calculator.  It runs at either 1 or 2 Mhz, and
uses the Mac video and speaker, as well as its 3.5" floppy.

  The cards themselves are not too hard to find, but the funny cable
that plugs into it and splits off for a 5.25" floppy drive and Joystick
are a little scarcer.  If nobody else has the pinouts for that cable,
one of my winter projects is to map out the pinouts on my LC //e "Y"
cable so that others can make their own...

Mitchell Spector <spec@vax2.concordia.ca> wrote:

> In article markevans@my-dejanews.com writes...
> 
> >How hard is it to get a hold of a working Apple 2 nowadays,
> 
>     Depends which model your looking for. By far the most common (due
> to it having an almost 11 year production run) is the Apple IIe model.
> I frequently see these at thrift shops, garage sales, and if you walk
> into most primary and secondary schools, your bound to see literally
> dozens of them still hanging around.
> 
>     The next most common would probably be the Apple II Plus, which is
> the predecessor to the IIe, followed closely by the Apple IIc (which
> is basically a semi-portable version of the IIe with built-in "cards").
> Actually I may have that backwards, it's quite possible there are more
> IIc's than II+'s floating in circulation. 
> 
>     After this would come the Apple IIgs (a 16-bit Apple II/Macintosh
> kind of hybrid; Apple's Amiga contender) of which about 1 million were
> manufactured. This is the most powerful Apple II model, and where most
> remaining developement has moved to. Makes sense since it can do many
> things not possible on 8-bit Apple II's, yet fully backwards compatible.
> 
>     Less common Apple II models include: The original Apple II with
> Integer ROMs (circa 1977-1979), and the Apple IIc Plus--a souped up
> IIc with built-in 3.5 drive, internal powersupply and accelerator.
> There are also varients of each model of which some are less common
> than others (i.e. B&H licensed II+, memory expansion IIc, Platinum
> IIe, ROM 3 IIgs).
> 
> >and how much would one sell for?
> 
>     Well for the II Plus, IIe and IIc, assuming someone doesn't give
> one away to you free, I would expect to pay from between $5 and $20
> depending on what is included.
> 
>     The IIc Plus is a little less common, so I'd expect its starting
> price to be higher than others (not by very much though). An original
> Apple II that is unmodified would also probably be worth more, mostly
> as a collector's item. I have a 1978 ][ with serial #11985 and I'm
> hanging onto it. :)
> 
>     The Apple IIgs is worth more than 8-bit Apple II's, but you can
> generally find a complete base system (CPU, 1 MB RAM, 3.5 and 5.25
> floppy drives, RGB monitor, keyboard and mouse) for under $50. All
> in all, if not given away, most Apple II's sell in the low to medium
> double-digit price range. It has to be *heavily* loaded to be worth
> over the $100 range. Now before anyone flames me, you have to put
> things in perspective compared with going prices for used 32-bit PC
> and Mac computers. The only time it is valid to ignore that is when
> your selling a very rare item (e.g. LCD screen for IIc, SuperDrive
> controllers, Video Overlay Cards) or a very, very heavily loaded
> system (though I can't think of any example where it'd be okay in
> my book asking some $300-$1,000 for _any_ Apple II setup).
> 
> Mitchell Spector
> spec@vax2.concordia.ca


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