Re: Anyone have a broken Apple IIe they want to get rid of?

[Ron Garret <rNOSPAMon@flownet.com>]

In article 
<e2285a13-5225-48d4-a558-a19eeb20deac@b1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>,
 mswaine <mswaine681@aol.com> wrote:

> On Jun 16, 9:46�pm, Mitchell Spector <mitch...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Ron Garret <rNOSPA...@flownet.com> wrote:
> > >I have another broken IIe but I'm pretty sure I know what's wrong with
> > >it: the keyboard encoder chip is missing :-) �There are companies that
> > >sell surplus encoder chips but they have $300 minimum orders. �So if
> > >there's anyone out there who has a non-working IIe that they want to get
> > >rid of (or if you want my broken IIe) please let me know.
> >
> > � � I still have a spare Apple IIe I couldn't bare to throw out,
> > the keyboard is missing a few keys and the powersupply has
> > a blown fuse, but otherwise it works. I even have an old
> > Monitor III and clone Disk II 5.25 drive to go with it (there's
> > also a beige ImageWriter sitting beside it).
> >
> > � � You're welcome to it, but I rather give it away locally
> > to someone in the Montreal area (Canada).
> >
> > Mitchell Spector
> 
> I may have an (untested) IIe motherboard around here you can have for
> the cost of shipping (from Chicago). Let me know if you need it and
> I'll look.
> 
> M. Swaine

Thanks, but it turns out that iie motherboards are actually pretty easy 
to come by.  Oddly, they don't show up on Ebay if you just search for 
"apple iie" but they do if you search for "apple iie motherboard."

rg