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PhilC wrote: Mon Aug 30, 2021 10:34 am
Tomswork wrote: Mon Aug 30, 2021 12:00 am You must embrace the rifa caps and de smell the psu. What model apple did you get ?

Tom
I think it's an enhanced //e with the black lettering on the key caps but will know more when it arrives. I'll share the restoration photos.
Does it have the word 'enhanced' on the power light? Has it got a memory card in the aux slot?
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
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@rubber_jonnie no idea :lol:

It shall remain a secret (from me as well) until I receive it :)
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PhilC wrote: Mon Aug 30, 2021 4:24 pm @rubber_jonnie no idea :lol:

It shall remain a secret (from me as well) until I receive it :)
Expecting a full breakdown on receipt :)
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
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rubber_jonnie wrote: Mon Aug 30, 2021 6:57 pm
PhilC wrote: Mon Aug 30, 2021 4:24 pm @rubber_jonnie no idea :lol:

It shall remain a secret (from me as well) until I receive it :)
Expecting a full breakdown on receipt :)
I hope that it's not in so bad a condition that @PhilC breaks down and cries. :-)
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@stephen_usher working or not I'm looking forward to owning my first ever Apple IIe.

Besides, where's the fun if it arrived and it was fully working?
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PhilC wrote: Mon Aug 30, 2021 9:10 pm @stephen_usher working or not I'm looking forward to owning my first ever Apple IIe.

Besides, where's the fun if it arrived and it was fully working?
Indeed! :)

Each new dead machine is a puzzle to be solved. Once it's working it's not as fun.
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stephen_usher wrote: Mon Aug 30, 2021 10:52 pm
PhilC wrote: Mon Aug 30, 2021 9:10 pm @stephen_usher working or not I'm looking forward to owning my first ever Apple IIe.

Besides, where's the fun if it arrived and it was fully working?
Indeed! :)

Each new dead machine is a puzzle to be solved. Once it's working it's not as fun.
My thoughts exactly:)
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
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Can't wait for the Floppyemu to arrive, but it is moving :)

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Fingers crossed just another week and it'll be here, then I can try my memory card properly and also Petscii Robots that I also got last week for both my A8s and Apple IIe. $20 for both as digital download, so very cheap IMHO and actually quite addictive from what I've played so far on my 800XL.
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
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Still only having a Californian road trip at the moment though.
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ZX81->Spectrum->Memotech MTX->Sinclair QL->520STM->BBC Micro->TT030->PCs & Sun Workstations.
Added code to the MiNT kernel (still there the last time I checked) + put together MiNTOS.
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stephen_usher wrote: Tue Aug 31, 2021 10:13 am Still only having a Californian road trip at the moment though.
I'll take that as long as it's moving :)
Collector of many retro things!
800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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