Re: Production #s

[shack@onyx.southwind.net (Randy Shackelford)]

Mitchell Spector (spec@vax2.concordia.ca) wrote:

:     I'd have to recheck, but I think my III has a serial number in the
: 15000's. It was still extreme luck that I found one in my area when
: you consider how relatively few were made (even more luck that it was
: given to me free). I think if I ever see a III Plus, I'm going to have
: to just grab it without thinking twice, they must be extremely rare.

I know about that. Today I found a Color Classic in one of the stores I check
regularly. It was in terrific shape and had a $199 price tag. I was on it
like a rat on cheese since people still usually want $350ish for 'em. They
can't be overly plentiful. Man I wish I could find a Mac TV like that.

: I _did_ see one in person at an Apple dealer when they were brand-new,
: but I had little idea what it was then (I thought it was a new type of
: Apple IIe at the time, and called it a "///e Plus". :) I was really
: more interested in the Apple Lisa then. At least I'm fairly sure it
: was a Lisa on display, there was a puzzle desk accessory with sliding
: numbers I was playing with). It being 15+ years ago, my memory is
: pretty fuzzy.

Yep I'm still looking for an original Lisa with twiggy drives but the odds
aren't so hot I expect. The XL and Lisa 2 will have to do most likely.
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