> First, I noticed on the Apple ][e computers there were two slightly > different keyboards. On a few, the icon on the Apple key was larger

> that on the rest of the computers. Is this one way to identify early

According to the technical manual, the easiest way to tell the original //e from the enhanced //e is to power it up with a monitor connected An original //e displays 'Apple ][' while an enchanced one display 'Apple //e'. There is also an extended keybaord versions with a

numeric keypad, but spotting that one is trivial. There is no mention in this manual of a difference in the 'Apple' key. > Finally, I haven't checked the drives but are there common problems I

Mechanical problems. I've never had an electronic failure on a Disk ][ and I don't see why the //e drives would be any different. Mostly : Head alighment (Apple's trick of missing out the track0 sensor saved a few parts but is hard on the positioner), drive belt (on belt-driven drives, like the Disk ][, dirty heads. -tony