Re: APPLE IIgs

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In article "Paul Pietromonaco" <paulp@wrq.NoSpam.com> writes...

> Say - about those Platinum IIe's  - how rare are they?  I just bought 
>two (!) from the local Goodwill store here in Seattle for $12.00 (The first
 was
>$8.00 - the second $4.00).  They were in mint shape - just a little dirty. 
>I know that they're not worth a fortune or anything - I'm just curious if
>anyone knows how many were made, how to tell the machine count from the
>serial number, etc.   Right now, I have one of them in my office at work
>running little BASIC screen demos in the background as a conversation piece
>- less dangerous than a LavaLamp in an office, you know. (^_^)

By the the time the Platinum IIe's came out Apple had pretty much discontinued
advertising them. I would guess that the largest number ended up in schools. In
 
the next few years I'm sure they will become more plentyfull on the used market
as they are replaces in the schools.

Owen