Re: Mark Twain spotted on ebay? (Not for sale though.)

["Warren Ernst" <wernst@gmail.com>]

All,

Upon further staring at a blown-up copy of the photo in question, I
think I can see the floppy drive mechanism in front of the power supply
in the open IIGS. There also seems to be a hard drive card in slot 7
with an IBM drive attached, and the writing on the card behind it sure
*looks* like it says "TranswarpGS," though the card is rather blurry...


Hmmmmmmmm......

-Warr
Warren Ernst wrote:
> All,
>
> So I was cruising ebay, as I normally do, and saw the auction for a
> prototype //c mainboard here:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/Prototype-Apple-IIc-c-Motherboard-pre-release-II_W0QQitemZ140004638110QQihZ004QQcategoryZ51046QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
> (Item number 140004638110)
>
> Now here's the thing: scroll down to the photo with the monitor
> displaying "System OK." Look at what the monitor is sitting on.
>
> That doesn't look like any other Apple product I know of. It looks like
> the top of a IIGS case, missing any logo graphics except the Apple
> rainbow logo itself, but with a slot for a 3.5" disk. In other words,
> that looks like a "Mark Twain" Rom04 GS to me. Having never seen one
> personally, I couldn't possibly be sure. Notice the exposed IIGS, next
> to the monitor, and the empty ram card on the desk in front of the
> monitor. It all seems VERY interesting...
> 
> So, does anyone here care to comment?
> 
> -Warr