Re: IIe Platinum rarity?

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

Charlie wrote:
> "schmidtd" <schmidtd@my-deja.com> wrote in message 
> 179014bd-a73e-4491-8e73-a33d9271f435@v38g2000yqb.googlegroups.com">news:179014bd-a73e-4491-8e73-a33d9271f435@v38g2000yqb.googlegroups.com...
> On Mar 18, 1:24 pm, nntha...@hotmail.com wrote:
> > They're common as hell - but good luck finding one whose case hasn't
> > turned the color of coffee-with-cream.
>
> > -------------
> Common indeed.  They're the longest-running II produced by Apple:
> http://apple2history.org/history/appy/ahc.html
> -------------<
>
> Although the chart shown is probably correct that the platinum //e is the 
> longest-running II produced it may not be completely accurate as to the 
> length of time others before it were produced.  For instance the chart shows 
> the II ending when the production of the Apple II+ (first quarter of 1979) 
> but in fact the Apple II was actively marketed well into 1980 (third quarter 
> and maybe longer) along with the Apple II+.

The actual end date for Apple II availability may be dealer-dependent.
I was offered the option by Computerland at the end of December, 1980.

-michael

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