Apple II vs Apple II+

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On Thu, 21 Jul 2005, Marvin Johnston wrote:

> In cleaning out one of the closets, I ran across a number of Apple II+
> machines and what I suspect might be an Apple II. The top cover has the
> Apple II logo on one of the machines and it looks identical to the Apple
> II+. Is there an easy way I can tell the difference between the two
> machines? If I indeed have the Apple II, then all I am looking for will
> be the Bell & Howell Black Apple II+ to complete the Apple II series of
> machines through the Apple //e enhanced.

Marvin,

Compare the motherboards.  The earliest Apple ]['s will have a small
breadboarding area underneath the keyboard at the front of the MB.  You
also want to check the revision on the board.  I don't know off-hand the
revisions that help you determine what is what but that info is available
online.

Keep in mind that many Apple ]['s were upgraded over the years with ][+
motherboards.  Hopefully yours is a straight ][.

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