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Re: Apple IIe/IIGS Upgrade - How many were made?



On 5/13/2013 10:22 AM, Scott Alfter wrote:
In article <b363f362-6259-4f38-9f9d-d028fb9c557f@googlegroups.com>,
David Schmenk  <dschmenk@gmail.com> wrote:
On Tuesday, 7 May 2013 14:52:36 UTC-7, Brian  wrote:
I plan on doing a video about this upgrade but haven't been able to
get a number (even ballpark) on how many IIGS upgrades were made
(official upgrades by Apple dealers with baseboard, logos, and serial
number).

The one I bought off ePay many moons ago is a ROM01.  Also, I asked this
in FB too, but does anyone have an upgrade that works with the original
IIe case (the painted, II+ like case)?  Mine only fits the later case.

I bought an upgrade kit from Sun Remarketing maybe 20 or so years ago.  I
think the bottom plate was one they had made for them, not one that Apple
would've shipped; it's brushed aluminum, and has no serial-number sticker.
No replacement badges were provided, so my lid still says "Apple IIe."  A
ROM 01 motherboard was included, with power-supply and keyboard connectors
installed.  At some point, I added a connector to plug in an external
keypad.  I doubt that mine is the only IIe upgraded in this manner,
especially since the kit cost only about half what Apple used to charge.

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i can never quite figure out why someone has not already just scan'd the bottom plate (metal) or i suppose you could make it out of heavy plastic........................the bottom plate i mean....with 3d printers etc make a prototype and just go to a metal shop and stamp them out..i'm sure some folks would buy them...make a cheap upgrade //gs sticker for it for the cpu in front

anyway

brad