Re: what apple is this?

[scott@alfter.DIESPAMMERSDIE.us (Scott Alfter)]

In article <1ibi0rr.qcs1uc1tsrac7N%dempson@actrix.gen.nz>,
David Empson <dempson@actrix.gen.nz> wrote:
>Guillaume Tello <houten.van@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
>
>> I need an identification of this Apple whose label has been lost.
>> 
>> http://pagesperso-orange.fr/gtello/whatapple1.jpg
>> http://pagesperso-orange.fr/gtello/whatapple2.jpg
>
>That isn't a genuine Apple ][. It is a clone of some kind.
>
>The general shape of the case and the layout of the main part of the
>keyboard are similar to an Apple ][ or ][+, but a genuine Apple ][ has
>no numeric keypad.

The Franklin Ace 1000 has a keypad, but the entire machine is physically
larger (wider and deeper) than any Apple II, so we can eliminate that from
consideration here as well.  Its motherboard layout is similar to that of a
II+, but the board is a fair bit larger.  There's a bit more spacing between
columns of chips, and there are two extra rows of chips that implement 16K
of language-card memory.

It's most likely yet another clone from Hong Kong or Taiwan; they sometimes
had some non-standard extra features thrown in.

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