Re: a white iigs???

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

thomas writes ...
> 
> hi - visiting a friend's town, I recently came across a IIgs (pre rom
> 03 - either 00 or 01 judging by the battery on the motherboard) that
> was pure white - not platinum - I'm not talking a 'clean' IIgs - this
> was the same color as the white IIc.
> 
> Question: did apple make white IIgs' - I've only seen the regular
> platinum color ones - if they did - was this a limited production run
> or was it simply aimed for a different market (country/etc.). btw - it
> was not a Woz edition - or else it'd be sitting on my desk right now
> :-)
 ....

     Many users have reported problems with yellowing of IIgs cases due to
long exposure to sunlight (e.g. in classrooms, etc.).  Maybe someone tried
white epoxy paint as a cure or just dunked their case in strong bleach.

     You might be able to tell if the plastic is genuinely originally white
with a close inspection. The condition of the multi-color logo and "Apple
IIgs" name on the front would be indicators.

     Never heard of a White IIgs. I guess it's possible that early prototypes
may have had cases made from the same white plastic used for some Apple disk
drives and other products. A true white IIgs would have to be fairly rare.



Rubywand