On 01/23/2013 04:54 PM, Howard Poe wrote:
On Wednesday, January 23, 2013 10:05:52 AM UTC-8, Steven Hirsch wrote:Is there any obvious reason why a recent Rev 0. ][ went for $5k and this one: 251214826923 only bid up $999? Is there an important difference I'm overlooking?
The first one you mention had a serial number under 2500 (rev 0). The second one has a serial number around 30000, and has a rev. 3 or rev. 4 motherboard.
Ah, ok. After noticing the second unit had the older style bus connectors (with panel-mount ears) I just assumed it was a Rev. 0. When exactly did Apple stop shipping them with the original green connectors?
I'd hate to see what one with a single digit or two digit serial number would go for.
Did they ever actually start with less than 4 digits? Sometimes vendors will begin at some arbitrary number, e.g. 1000.
I have an Apple ][ plus, serial number A2S2-68931, with a rev. 4 motherboard. Probably the closest I'll get to owning an early Apple ][, unless I find someone local.
About ten or twelve years ago I was fortunate enough to luck into a mint Apple ][ with serial #1195. It's a prized possession and I have no plans to part with it. But it's interesting to see some of the prices folks will pay.
Steve