Welcome to my ...

... Collection!

Let's take a trip back in time. A time when 8-bits was enough and 128K was easy to understand.
Here, in no particular order, I present to you my collection of Apple II computers ... Enjoy!

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Exhibits (15): the not-so early //e | the new ][+ | the blue //e | the platinum //e
the green //e | the IIc+ | the graphics tablet //e | the early //e | the mac //e card
the deux chevaux //c | the non-Woz IIgs | the PDA //e emulator | the 2nd mac //e card
the Irish Bastard | the Woz Limited Edition

Thank you for visiting my Apple II collection!

Codename: The not-so-early Early //e.
Specs: Revision B model Apple //e - Unenhanced 6502.
Features: 64K/80-Col card, Disk ][ Controller card, Parallel Interface, Mouse Interface.
RAM: 128 KiloBytes.
Date aqcuired: November 15th, 2004.

Manufactured: From January 1983 - February 1985.

To say this early //e is in good shape would be an understatement. To say perfect, would be an overstatement. Somewhere in between those two points around near-flawless suits me just fine though! Hardly ANY yellowing on the case, the keys are in perfect shape and the logic board mounted on the base pan cleaned up effortlessly. As shipped, this computer's expansion slot contents were partially a mystery to me. For in the auction, it only showed a disk ][ and a mouse. One can almost *always* assume a used //e is going to have a 64k/80 Col card too, so that came as no surprise. What did surprise me is instead of a Super Serial II card, this //e has the parallel interface card installed. Someone must've wanted to use a 'big-blue' printer back in the day! Why do I codename this one the 'not-so-early' //e? Simple. This //e, despite having the pedestal mount keyboard and the white key caps, utilizes the later, much more common style case and power supply.

Codename: The NEW Plus.
Specs: Apple ][ plus 6502.
Features: 48K Ram w/ 16k 'language card', Switchable RESET key, Autostart ROM.
RAM: 64 KiloBytes.
Date aqcuired: October 26th, 2004.

Manufactured: From June 1979 - December 1982.

Here it is finally! My long awaited Apple ][ plus has arrived. You see many years ago, a ][+ was my main computer. Fast forward to the mid 90's and my ][+ collecting dust. It got tossed in the dumpster unused. A day later, I was back in that dumpster to rescue the ][+ - I couldn't bring myself to throw it out. Instead, I gave it to a co-worker who collected them 'old computers' back then. Now I'm into collecting them old computers. And I knew I'd have to have a classic Apple ][+ again someday. Patiently watching the prices on eBay, I scored this ][+ in an auction that included an Apple //e, a monitor //e and a broken generic joystick. Considering I almost threw out my first Apple ][+, I can guarantee you this Apple ][+ has a much better home to stay in. The Generic joystick on the other hand? It's in the dumpster and there's no way I'm going to retrieve it! :)

Codename: The Apple /BLUE/ e .
Specs: Revision B model Apple //e - Unenhanced 6502.
Features: Late style ext 80-Column card, disk ][ controller card, IEEE-1394 (?) "Graph" card.
RAM: 128 KiloBytes.
Date aqcuired: November 2nd, 2004.

Manufactured: From January 1983 - February 1985.

This recently painted arrival to my collection was the most yellowed when I received it. So I warmed up the primer and prepared the electric blue paint to 'restify' this old //e. In addition to the 5.25" floppy disk ][ controller card, this apple originally shipped to me with a generic 80-col/64k card and a "Graph 1.0" card. The cable connecting to the Graph 1.0 card appears to be a IEEE (1394?) style of cable and I currently have no idea how to utilize it. Now you might be wondering whats up with the "dice" covering the power on indicator. Well the original cover is MIA and the power-on bulb is burned out. So I replaced them both with a "sectioned" dice to cover the hole! Neat, huh?

Codename: The "Irish Bastard" Apple ][ europlus.
Specs: Apple ][ europlus - made in Ireland
Features: 48K Ram w/ 16k 'language card', Switchable RESET key, Autostart ROM.
RAM: 64 KiloBytes.
Date aqcuired: April 15th, 2005.

Manufactured: From June 1979 - January 1983 (unconfirmed.)

Here's a wonderful addition to my apple II collection. A co-worker owned this machine for a fairly long time, yet we spoke once-in-a-while about this elusive import apple ][+. You see, back in the 1980's and early 90's, Canada had an air-force detachment in Germany. To be more exact, Baden-Sollingen, Germany. My Co-worker knew a fellow posted there during that time frame who returned to Canada with this europlus in tow. Many moons later here in 2005, I've acquired it for my "museum/collection" of all things apple II related! It's interesting to note, it was built in Ireland, and despite appearances differs somewhat from a USA spec ][+. Thus the moniker: the Irish bastard!

Codename: The Platinum IIe.
Specs: Apple IIe Platinum Enhanced 65c02.
Features: 64k/80 Col, SSC-II, Mouse interface, 3.5 SD/5.25 drive controllers, CFFA2+128MB.
RAM: 128 KiloBytes.
Flash Memory: 128 MB Compact Flash for Apple 2 (4x 32MB ProDOS drives.)
Date aqcuired: November 28th, 2003.

Manufactured: From January 1987 - November 1993.

This was the IIe that started it all again for me. Bought very inexpensively off eBay, it came with only a 64k/80 column card installed. That soon changed as I won another auction for a Super Serial II card, a mouse interface card, etc. The Compact Flash for Apple II card is made by Rich Dreher and it allows you to use a compact flash card (from 32-256 MB in size) as a psuedo hard drive. It works fantastic, quick and reliable - two things I like! As you might be able to guess, this IIe is currently my workhorse of the crowd. It gets exercised regularly, if not weekly!

Codename: The Green Apple //e.
Specs: Revision B model Apple //e - Unenhanced 6502.
Features: extended 80-Column card, Mouse interface card, 5.25 disk controller card.
RAM: 128 KiloBytes.
Date aqcuired: December 10th, 2003.

Manufactured: From January 1983 - February 1985.

Now you don't see this everyday! Ok really, it started life as a beige Apple //e, but with the advent of time and yellowing of the case, I had to do something. Enter stage left, a can of GM sparkle lime green. The rest is history. I originally bought this //e off eBay and the guy took SOOO long to ship it, he ended up throwing in a free Super Serial II Card. The SSC-II card has since been 'pirated' for another //e to use.

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Codename: The Apple IIc+.
Specs: Apple IIc plus - 4 Mhz Enhanced 65c02.
Features: //c ROM ver 5, 3.5" 800k drive, odd firmware, mini-din serial ports.
RAM: 128 KiloBytes.
Date aqcuired: March 24th, 2004.

Manufactured: From September 1988 - September 1990.

When I first saw a IIc+ on ebay, I knew someday I would have to get one. As you can see, I did in fact get one! I really like this little computer, it's fast, clean and efficient if I do say so myself. The 3.5" disk drive was a constant source of trouble for me for many months. I had no 3.5" software and no way to put anything on a 3.5" disk. That's all resolved now, since two things have happened. 1) I've bought the system utilities v3.1 on 3.5" disk and 2) I now have a superdrive controller in my platinum //e to work with 3.5" disks.

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Codename: The Tablet Apple //e.
Specs: Revision A Enhanced model Apple //e - Enhanced 65c02.
Features: extended 80-Column card, SSC-II card, 5.25 disk controller card, graphics tablet card.
RAM: 128 KiloBytes.
Date aqcuired: July 17th, 2004.

Manufactured: From March 1985 - January 1987.

The Tablet Apple //e started out life much different than you see here. When I received it - a local pickup I drove to get from eBay, it had only a 64k/80-column card installed. I added the Super Serial II card (from the green //e!), 5.25 disk controller card, and of course the graphics tablet card!. This was the second enhanced //e I added to my collection, the first being a later style Platinum //e. It really is a blast to hook this unit up to a color monitor and fool around with 8/16 paint and the graphics tablet. Be forewarned, you gotta have a lot of desktop-realty to house the tablet!

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Codename: The Early Apple //e.
Specs: Revision B model Apple //e - Unenhanced 6502.
Features: unextended 80-Column card, SSC-II card, Disk ][ controller card, numeric keypad.
RAM: 64 KiloBytes / 1088 KiloBytes with AE Ramworks III installed.
Date aqcuired: Sept 3rd, 2004.

Manufactured: From January 1983 - February 1985.

The earliest Apple //e in my collection strangely enough is now my fourth most recent aqcuisition. It features the orignial Disk ][ style of drives, with one of them being the early //e Disk ][ as you can see in the back view of the computer. Also Of note is the computer's case, doesn't it look strangely familiar, perhaps a little like an Apple ][+ case? Future plans for the early Apple //e are to keep it clean, original and operational!

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Codename: The Apple IIe in a Mac.
Specs: Apple IIe Card for Macintosh.
Features: Most popular slot expansion cards are emulated via software.
RAM: 128 KiloBytes / 1152 KiloBytes with 1 MB memory card emulated.
Date aqcuired: September 10th, 2004.

Manufactured: From March 1991 - May 1995.

Now this was a good idea Apple Computer had: Make a Macintosh think it was a IIe. And with a quick key-stroke combination, back to native Mac mode! All the popular expansion cards for the //e are emulated through the software for this card and cable setup. The y-cable is interesting in that it allows you to externally connect a 'platinum' 5.25" disk drive or a Unidisk (white) 3.5" drive, and an Apple //e joystick or paddles. Talk about making the experience ultra realistic.

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Codename: The Deux Chevaux //c
Specs: Early Apple //c [ PEEK (64447) = 255 ] 65c02.
Features: No support for 3.5" external drive, bad serial port baud rates, early firmware!
RAM: 128 KiloBytes.
Date aqcuired: July 17th, 2004

Manufactured: From April 1984 - October 1985 [255 ROM].

This Apple //c, I bought from the same people I bought the Tablet //e above. I picked this //c up on the exact same day as the Tablet //e in fact. This is a fun little computer, but of the 4 revisions or so (255, 0, 3 and 4) this one is a 255 so it's the least capable and least expandable of the //c line. No 3.5" drives will connect, thats firmware "0" nor does it have the memory expansion slot (firmware "3") installed. No matter, it's still a fun little machine for what it's intended, and you can see above, it plays games just fine!

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Codename: The non-Woz IIgs
Specs: 16-Bit 65816 (2.8 Mhz) with full backward 65c02 compatibility.
Features: ADB - Apple desktop bus, RGB Monitor and most card options built into ports.
RAM: 256 KiloBytes. 1280/1792 KiloBytes w/ Apple/AE Ramcard
Date aqcuired: July 25th, 2004

Manufactured: From September 1987 - July 1989 [01 ROM].

Here's my IIgs that a co-worker had collecting dust in his garage. I never used the IIgs 'back in the day' so it's a strange beast indeed as far as I'm concerned. I'm still not 100% sure if I like the "bell" sound it makes, even though I know it can be changed in the control panel. Still the IIgs is a good machine, even if it was too little too late. It's real bright side is that I can utilize all my old Apple //e applications on this IIgs! Now if I could only find a //e to //gs upgrade, I'd be in heaven!

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Codename: The Sony Clie NX-70 V/U - "//e"
Specs: XScale PXA-250 (200 MHz ARM Compliant) ... 65c02 emulated under Appalm ][
Features: Palm OS 5, Calendar, Address book, Camera, MP3, video recording and playback.
RAM/ROM: 16/16 MB. Memory stick drive for media up-to 128MB (1 GB with MSPro Patch.)
Date aqcuired: Jan 3rd, 2003

Manufactured: From November 2002 - October 2003.

I have finally found the ultimate application for my PDA. Appalm ][! A full featured, if not alpha release Apple //e (65c02 enhanced) emulator for Palm OS. Having scored my Clie NX70V from eBay back in January of 2003, I yearned for games more exciting than the many tetris knock-offs that are out there for the PDA world. Enter Appalm ][ and the thousands of games written for the Apple II computers. Now there's no problem finding quality (nostalgic!) games and software for my Clie! Just imagine using Appleworks on a PDA in the year 2005 - who would have ever thought that would happen?!

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Codename: The (2x) Apple IIe in a Mac.
Specs: Apple IIe Card for Macintosh.
Features: Most popular slot expansion cards are emulated via software.
RAM: 128 KiloBytes / 1152 KiloBytes with 1 MB memory card emulated.
Date aqcuired: November 8th, 2004.

Manufactured: From March 1991 - May 1995.

Realistically, there is little difference between this card and the first one I came across. Although this card has a Black connector shell instead of the white connector shell. Is there any difference? Well, you got me, I really don't know. You see, I still have to get a Macintosh Color Classic to try these cards out in! :) I'm assuming the black connector is early style (would've come in a white box with red lettering) and the white connector is later style (brown box with black lettering) - Anyone know differently?

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Codename: The IIgs Woz (not-so) limited edition.
Specs: 16-Bit 65816 (2.8 Mhz) with full backward 65c02 compatibility.
Features: ADB - Apple desktop bus, RGB Monitor and most card options built into ports.
RAM: 256 KiloBytes. Additional 4 MB (not pictured) with Bill Garber's Ram-4-GS.
Date aqcuired: March 21st, 2005.

Manufactured: From September 1986 - August 1987.

Let's talk rare or limited for a minute. The Apple IIgs Woz 'Limited Edition' you see here, was in name only a limited edition. The production run of the Woz IIgs was approximately one year, but as you can well imagine, Apple Computer, Inc., had pretty much aced the ability to mass produce computers by 1986. As a result, numerous Woz IIgs apples were unleashed into the wild making them not so much rare or limited as their name would imply but rather commonplace. Still though, this machine is a very nice addition to the collection and I look forward to building it into a complete system. Perhaps it will become my main GS/OS machine?!

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Apple II *.DSK and *.HDV images for your favorite emulator

       

Apple II literature scanned in *.PDF and *.PNG format

     

             

         

Coming soon: the Mac Color Classic //e

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