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Re: A2 on eBay

  Most of the support chips near the ROMs have date codes in late '79.
Oh well.....

Raymond

Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> Mark Percival wrote:
> > rob wrote:
> >
> >>What's the deal with this auction ? Does the box add that much value
> >>to the price ?
> >
> >
> > The seller has in the description that this is a 1978 vintage Apple ][.
> >  Upon closer examination it is clear that it isn't.  The keyboard is
> > wrong, the serial number is too high and the date code on the
> > motherboard appears to be 8006.  That tells me that this is a 1980
> > Apple ][.  If the bidding went this high because of the 1978 claim,
> > then the buyer is going to be disappointed.
>
> I noticed that too, but it is quite common for a seller to list a
> copyright date as if it were a date of manufacture.  ;-(
>
> -michael
>
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