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Re: Apple II on ebay. Real or fake?



On Jan 30, 5:43 am, "Paul R. Santa-Maria" <paul...@buckeye-
express.com> wrote:
> If a customer walked into an Apple dealership
> in 1981 and insisted on buying an Apple II,
> the dealer might swap the ROMs and the nameplate
> converting an Apple II+ into an Apple II.
> Would you consider that a genuine Apple II?

No.. more like a "dealer customized" Apple.  Interesting, due to being 
100% Apple parts but not 100% Apple II due to wrong serial number, 
perhaps mobo, etc.

I wonder if this is what Mahon experienced.. a dealer offering rather 
than a factory build.