> Yesterday I opened my Apple //c to take a picture, and I > found something strange: On the OS _EP_ROM is a batch > to close the window, handmade with the text "NOV 30, 83" > written on it. I always thought that the //c was released > in april '84 and first in the US - but this is an ordinary > (at least I think) german //c. There is no information > sticker on the case, so no serial number or exact modell > information is available (I forgot to check the revision > number on the mainboard). The character generator is also > 'only' an EPROM, but the sticker on the window is premade > (paper) with a copyright notice (APPLE 83).

Is the texture of the case smooth or rough? Does it have the Apple logo and the //c name imprinted on the top of the case towards the back end? If you still have it open, look under the power supply (it takes some force to pull the P/S out of its socket). What does it say underneath?