D Finnigan

Others might be interested in this:
http://applefritter.com/content/earl...ii-rev0-system

Plenty of photos.

"I am the new owner of a very early 1977 Apple II system, serial number
A2S1-0101. The machine is in amazing condition, having been zipped up in its
brown vinyl Apple bag in the closet of the original owner for the better
part of three decades. Remarkably the components are all original, never
upgraded, including the completely unmodded rev.0 motherboard serial number
1.303 with Integer BASIC ROMs. Also, the early case has no vents, and
appears hand-painted and rather crudely finished at the edges."

--
]DF$
Mac GUI Vault - A source for retro Apple II and
Macintosh computing.
http://macgui.com/vault/

Steven Hirsch

On 10/24/2011 02:56 PM, D Finnigan wrote:
> Others might be interested in this:
> http://applefritter.com/content/earl...ii-rev0-system
>
> Plenty of photos.
>
> "I am the new owner of a very early 1977 Apple II system, serial number
> A2S1-0101. The machine is in amazing condition, having been zipped up in its
> brown vinyl Apple bag in the closet of the original owner for the better
> part of three decades. Remarkably the components are all original, never
> upgraded, including the completely unmodded rev.0 motherboard serial number
> 1.303 with Integer BASIC ROMs. Also, the early case has no vents, and
> appears hand-painted and rather crudely finished at the edges."

Nice! Now maybe folks will believe me when I claim that the mini-toggle style
power switch on mine is original. And, the green slot connectors are way cool.

Steve

(Owner of A2S1-1195)

Sean Fahey

On Monday, October 24, 2011 3:05:01 PM UTC-5, Steven Hirsch wrote:

> Nice! Now maybe folks will believe me when I claim that the mini-toggle style
> power switch on mine is original. And, the green slot connectors are way cool.

I wasn't aware there was any dispute that toggle switches were used on the earliest machines.

Steven Hirsch

On 10/24/2011 04:29 PM, Sean Fahey wrote:
> On Monday, October 24, 2011 3:05:01 PM UTC-5, Steven Hirsch wrote:
>
>> Nice! Now maybe folks will believe me when I claim that the mini-toggle style
>> power switch on mine is original. And, the green slot connectors are way cool.
>
> I wasn't aware there was any dispute that toggle switches were used on the earliest machines.

Neither was I, but after describing mine on the list a few years back, several
folks weighed in with opinions that it "..must be a modification or repair".
Not an earthshaking issue, either way :-)

D Finnigan

Also, don't miss the second batch of photos near the bottom of the page too!

"In addition to the computer itself, I received a nice selection of
documentation including the original direct-from-Apple sales receipt (check
out the price in 1977 dollars!), and among the accessories and disks a pair
of very early paddles. These were a big surprise, as they look to be the
ones shown in the original advertisements, but I always thought they were
just mockups that were replaced with the familiar square paddles with big
round spinners when the systems actually shipped. Has anyone else seen these
before?

Here are some more photos...enjoy!"

--
]DF$
Mac GUI Vault - A source for retro Apple II and
Macintosh computing.
http://macgui.com/vault/

Brian

On Oct 24, 11:56*am, dog_...@macgui.com (D Finnigan) wrote:
> Others might be interested in this:http://applefritter.com/content/earl...ii-rev0-system
>
> Plenty of photos.
>
> "I am the new owner of a very early 1977 Apple II system, serial number
> A2S1-0101. The machine is in amazing condition, having been zipped up in its
> brown vinyl Apple bag in the closet of the original owner for the better
> part of three decades. Remarkably the components are all original, never
> upgraded, including the completely unmodded rev.0 motherboard serial number
> 1.303 with Integer BASIC ROMs. Also, the early case has no vents, and
> appears hand-painted and rather crudely finished at the edges."
>
> --
> ]DF$
> Mac GUI Vault - A source for retro Apple II and
> Macintosh computing.http://macgui.com/vault/

What a score! The condition looks perfect, too.

David Chiu

On 10/24/2011 4:10 PM, Brian wrote:
> On Oct 24, 11:56 am, dog_...@macgui.com (D Finnigan) wrote:
>> Others might be interested in this:http://applefritter.com/content/earl...ii-rev0-system
>>
>> Plenty of photos.
>>
>> "I am the new owner of a very early 1977 Apple II system, serial number
>> A2S1-0101. The machine is in amazing condition, having been zipped up in its
>> brown vinyl Apple bag in the closet of the original owner for the better
>> part of three decades. Remarkably the components are all original, never
>> upgraded, including the completely unmodded rev.0 motherboard serial number
>> 1.303 with Integer BASIC ROMs. Also, the early case has no vents, and
>> appears hand-painted and rather crudely finished at the edges."
>>
>> --
>> ]DF$
>> Mac GUI Vault - A source for retro Apple II and
>> Macintosh computing.http://macgui.com/vault/
>
> What a score! The condition looks perfect, too.

Now if you can get Woz to autograph the unit (maybe he'll share a story
or two about it...)

MdntTrain

On Oct 24, 1:56*pm, dog_...@macgui.com (D Finnigan) wrote:
> Others might be interested in this:http://applefritter.com/content/earl...ii-rev0-system
>
> Plenty of photos.
>
> "I am the new owner of a very early 1977 Apple II system, serial number
> A2S1-0101. The machine is in amazing condition, having been zipped up in its
> brown vinyl Apple bag in the closet of the original owner for the better
> part of three decades. Remarkably the components are all original, never
> upgraded, including the completely unmodded rev.0 motherboard serial number
> 1.303 with Integer BASIC ROMs. Also, the early case has no vents, and
> appears hand-painted and rather crudely finished at the edges."
>
> --
> ]DF$
> Mac GUI Vault - A source for retro Apple II and
> Macintosh computing.http://macgui.com/vault/

Amazing that someone would just come across something like that. How
does that happen?!

But I wince to see that he just turned on a 34 year old SMPS (power
supply) after so many years of non-use without precautions first.

- JS