Apple IIe [15/1983]
The second computer I ever owned: an industry icon.
Narrative
- On a whim, I had picked up a copy of a state wide trade/swap paper (think craigslist, but tactile) and found this listed. The owner lived in town. It was a miracle! Acquired as part of a deal with my mother, I agreed to do a certain amount of housework in exchange for this and his companion for me to tinker. This machine is the reason I am a computer technician today.
Vital Stats
- Model Number: A2S2064
- Serial Number: 1A2S2-277998
- Board Revision: B
- Board Date Code: 15th week 1983
Acquisition Data
- Acquisition Date: March 1994
- Acquisition Method: Purchase
- Acquired From: Gift from Parent
Physical Condition
- Condition: Good. Yellowing is moderate. Video jack is a little wonky. Delete key center shaft is broken. Small nick in front bezel, and other signs of normal wear.
- 30 June 2018: Disassembled, cleaned, reassembled. Passed Apple //e Diagnostics.
- 31 January 2016: Works okay. Power supply is marginal and doesn’t operate properly with a CFFA3000 installed in Slot 7 with a USB device attached.
- 28 December 2014: Powered up, booted up.
- Other: None of the associated packaging is present. Applesoft Manual present, other original manuals not present. Came, however, with an Original Apple ][ manual instead.
Associated Accessories
- Home Brew Apple IIe Enhancement Kit installed 31 Jan 2016.
- Maxim Semiconductor No-Slot Clock under C-D ROM
- AUX: Applied Engineering Ramworks III card w/1MB RAM
- Slot 1: Apple II Super Serial Card
- Slot 6: Apple Disk ][ Card
- Two Apple Disk ][ Drives [A2M0003]
- Slot 7: Original Compact Flash for Apple II
- Apple Scribe Printer – discarded, bad print head, I didn’t preserve things very well back then!
- Apple Modem 1200 – just the board, no casing. Non functional. Again, I didn’t really preserve things…
- Apple Monitor II
- Assorted software manuals, cables and software.