19 Nov
2009
19 Nov
'09
2:11 a.m.
Dan Roganti wrote:
Chuck Guzis wrote:
The solder mask. The dark green matte stuff they used to use hasn't been around
for at least 25 years, though oxidation of 20+ year old solder is a pretty easy
giveaway as well.
There's also an upper limit on the number of ICs (esp the MOS parts) with the
right date code range. I know a friend had a lot of trouble finding the MOS
shift registers and clock drivers when that first batch of replica boards was
produced.
Back to the Apple I--is there inherently anything
unique to the Apple
I to prevent the market from being flooded with fakes?