16 Apr
2001
16 Apr
'01
1:08 a.m.
The "gray" rather than black color suggests that it was left outdoors for at
least a season, or in the window for a year or two. They were originally black.
I doubt that will affect things much, though. It's the innards that matter.
What all's inside this critter?
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Arthur Clark" <aclark(a)enviroweb.org>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2001 9:02 PM
Subject: Re: Belle & Howell Apple II
If in excellent condition, these units can fetch $100+
on Ebay. I've been
collecting Apple ][ & /// computers for over three years now, and I have
yet to see one "in the wild" or see a decent one sold online for a
reasonable price. They are very sought after machines in the vintage Apple
market. While their "absolute scarcity" may not be that high (in the
technical meaning of the term), I can personally attest to their "relative
scarcity."
If you have a nice one to sell, I have some nice cash.
Arthur Clark
At 09:51 PM 4/15/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Rich Lafferty wrote:
>
> > [...]
> >
> > There are certainly fewer B&H Apple IIs than normal ones, and as we
> > all know, black computers are faster :-), but I don't think it's
> > particularly /rare/.
> >
>
>Not particularly rare, but of interest. I sold one on ebay a few months
>back for
>$40,
>that simply powered on (didn't know if it actually worked) and had two keys
>missing!
>
>But even if they sold 100 to 1 compared to their regular Apple II
conterparts,
they
wouldn't
be rare.
BTW, the guy I sold it to was into restoring old Apple computers.
Eric
>
> -Rich
>
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