Through the co-worker of a family member, I recently learned about an Apple II Plus that was destined for the trash. I was told that if I paid shipping costs, it was mine! I gave them my address, they gave me their PayPal, and the deal was done!
They went to a pack and ship place (like the UPS Store). Unfortunately, the bill was $200, but I gotta admit that they did a great job. I did laugh at how meticulously they wrapped and padded the floppy drive ribbon cables and power cable!
There were all kinds of goodies in the box! The Apple II Plus itself, an Apple floppy drive, a non-Apple drive, a Grappler+ card, and a stack of floppies. Basically, a full Apple II setup!
The machine needs a light cleaning, but looks pretty good!
This little guy was attached with double-sided tape. I'm completely new to the Apple II ecosystem (I grew up exclusively on PC's), so I'm not familiar with interfaces like this.
There's also some interesting homemade stuff inside! I have no idea what is going on here.
As neat as the Paddle-Adapple is, I don't have paddles for this machine, and I prefer things to be clean and stock, so I decided to remove it. The double-sided tape was very stubborn, but Goo Gone made great progress on it.
And there's the machine all cleaned up! I think this is a 10/10 example of an Apple II Plus - there isn't a scratch on this thing.
I'd like to power it on pretty soon, and see if everything works. Is there anything I need to know before doing so? Should I replace the Rifa caps? If someone has a preferred part on Digikey or Mouser, I'd appreciate being pointed to it. Is there any other preventative maintenance I should do?
They went to a pack and ship place (like the UPS Store). Unfortunately, the bill was $200, but I gotta admit that they did a great job. I did laugh at how meticulously they wrapped and padded the floppy drive ribbon cables and power cable!
There were all kinds of goodies in the box! The Apple II Plus itself, an Apple floppy drive, a non-Apple drive, a Grappler+ card, and a stack of floppies. Basically, a full Apple II setup!
The machine needs a light cleaning, but looks pretty good!
This little guy was attached with double-sided tape. I'm completely new to the Apple II ecosystem (I grew up exclusively on PC's), so I'm not familiar with interfaces like this.
There's also some interesting homemade stuff inside! I have no idea what is going on here.
As neat as the Paddle-Adapple is, I don't have paddles for this machine, and I prefer things to be clean and stock, so I decided to remove it. The double-sided tape was very stubborn, but Goo Gone made great progress on it.
And there's the machine all cleaned up! I think this is a 10/10 example of an Apple II Plus - there isn't a scratch on this thing.
I'd like to power it on pretty soon, and see if everything works. Is there anything I need to know before doing so? Should I replace the Rifa caps? If someone has a preferred part on Digikey or Mouser, I'd appreciate being pointed to it. Is there any other preventative maintenance I should do?