Recent content by applequack

Hmm, that makes sense. I did a little reading about this. And yes, the PVC safety coating has melted down onto the PCB, which is no fun.

I have the opportunity to buy a pretty rare system, but it's also in terrible condition. My understanding is that these units weren't well designed, and had thermal issues that plagued the floppy drive, particularly, and made it require constant realignment. Being an S-100 fan, I already have...

Thank you, I appreciate being here!

Hi thanks everyone for the replies, I greatly appreciate the insights. Clone board it is. I still love it, and I think I might keep it and frame it. It's just a cool piece of technology history. I do have a protoype Apple keyboard, so that's why my eyebrows were raised when I unpacked this...

I've been an Apple collector for awhile, have a slew of Apple II, IIe, and II+ machines, and plenty more that have passed through my hands. I have a few rare pieces, but I've never seen one of these before. From what I can tell, it's an Apple II prototype motherboard. It doesn't say Apple...