Apple IIc
In September 2009 I started to downsize this collection to a few items and then archived this section to its own subdomain at the start of October 2011. Remaining items sold off in mid 2024.
"Introduced in April of 1984, the Apple IIc was the first compact Apple
II. It came in a small white case, and was built around an enhanced 65C02
processor, running at 1.4 MHz. It had 128k RAM, (expandable to 1 MB) a
built-in 5.25" floppy drive on the side, and could be used with a mouse. The
Apple IIc+ was introduced in 1988, with a 4 MHz 65C02, RAM expandable to over
1MB, a larger ROM, and an optional internal 800k 3.5" drive. The Apple IIc+
was discontinued in November of 1990."
This system
This system made its way to me via a hard rubbish collection and works
perfectly. I presume it was discarded because it was simply too old and wasn't
any use to the owners anymore. A few hours were lost playing the classic game
Lode Runner through the TV Out Module...
A second IIc was purchased from the US via eBay in mid 2005 for the sole
purpose of obtaining a Disk IIc, the matching external floppy disk drive.
Ironicaly I obtained another Disk IIc a few month later from a local
seller.
Images
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iic-01.jpg, 1200x900, 134KB |
| A complete IIc system including the extreemly rare (in Australia at least) Disk
IIc.
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iic-02.jpg, 1280x1024, 134KB |
| Viewed from the rear it can be seen how the handle acts as a stand and the
system unit sits inside the monitor stand.
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iic-03.jpg, 1280x1024, 159KB |
| The rear of the system unit with the PAL modulator attached. From left are:
joystick/mouse port, modem (serial 2) port, PAL modulator, floppy disk port,
printer (serial 1) port, power input, and power switch.
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iic-04.jpg, 1280x1024, 168KB |
| Removing the PAL modulator exposes the colour display output and the monochrome
dispay output. The PAL modulator utilises the colour signals to generate a
composite TV signal as well as reproducing the monochrome signal (that
connector is blocked by the modulator).
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iic-05.jpg, 1280x1024, 146KB |
| Located on the right side of the unit is the built in 5.25" floppy disk drive.
Above the keyboard on this side are the power and disk activity lights.
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iic-06.jpg, 1280x1024, 149KB |
| The left side of the unit features a headphone socket and a volume control
towards the front. The buttons above the keyboard are the reset button, to
toggle between 80 and 40 columns and to toggle between Dvorak and Qwerty
keyboard layouts.
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iic-07.jpg, 1280x1024, 169KB |
| An overview shot of the system unit from the front.
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iic-08.jpg, 1280x1024, 189KB |
| The underside of the system unit contains the identification label. The small
speaker is also visible towards the front.
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iic-09.jpg, 1200x900, 136KB |
| A Disk IIc, the matching external floppy disk drive.
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iic-10.jpg, 1600x1200, 292KB |
| A selection of Apple IIc manuals and software diskettes.
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