Re: APPLE IIgs

[spec@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector)]

In article shack@deimos.frii.com (Randy Shackelford) writes...

>In article <3432E7D8.4CCF@swbell.net>, Rubywand  <rubywand@swbell.net> wrote:
>>Austin Barton writes ...
>>>
>>>
>>> I have an Apple IIgs. On it it says Limited Edition with some signiture.
>>> Can anyone fill me in on this?
>>
>>     You are the lucky owner of a "Woz GS", or, at the least, a Woz GS case.
>
>What aside from the case makes a IIgs a "Woz GS"?

    Actually it is even less than a case, it is just the lid cover that
was different (extra printing on the right side). The complete case is
nice to have mind you, since you would have the low serial number too.

>>     Other interesting GS items which original purchasers received include
>>the "Apple IIgs Certificate of Authenticity" and a letter from Woz. The
>>letter ends with the words: "I hope you enjoy your new machine, and help
>>pioneer new solutions with it for years to come!"
>
>Yep you got it when you sent in the registration card. I never sent it in
>hence I have the card but no certificate :(

    Heh, and to think I was disappointed I didn't send in the registration
card for my ROM 3, and missed out on a plastic disk carrying box with an
Apple logo on it. ;) I wonder what the chances are of finding one of those
old certificates today, and in decent condition.

>There's a ROM 3 logic board in my one owner signature edition now, and a
>few months back I found one with ROM 0 and the original VGC still in place.
>It's in primo condition and lives in the attic now with all the other 
>machines which I have no room to leave set up.

    I just swapped the lid on my ROM 3, but probably would have changed the
whole case if it I had it. One of these days I wouldn't mind finding a mint
ROM 00 box with Woz signature and the original (faulty) VGC chip like you 
did. I suppose a IIgs in a IIe case would be neat too, though I think a
Platinum IIe would make a more interesting collectable. :) (Not really
anything unique about the IIe upgrade, other than the metal base plate 
and sticker plate IDs). 

Mitchell Spector
spec@vax2.concordia.ca