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Posted by: Denus on 2015-01-10 03:07:08
I didn't knew such a LCD screen existed for the Apple IIc...
But here it is, and the people are bidding like crazy!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Extremely-Rare-Apple-IIC-Flat-Panel-Model-LCD-New-in-Box-Pristine-Condition-/321636402259?pt=US_Vintage_Computing_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4ae3060453
Not my cup of tea for such a high amount, but I wouldn't mind testing one for 10 minutes....
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Posted by: unity on 2015-01-10 03:25:55
Yup. Not really rare, but not really common either. For its time, it was an expensive add-on. I *think* $300?? Not sure.
The reserve is over $1,000. I think $1,200 or $1,400 even. So it will be interesting to see how high it goes for.
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Posted by: Denus on 2015-01-10 03:48:50
It's a nice collector device, but I prefer my charming little CRT on his monitor stand.
However I'm also curious to see how high it will go.....
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Posted by: Timbo on 2015-01-11 01:29:24
I've got one- the novelty wears off quickly.
Crt display is a whole lot nicer on the eyes.
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Posted by: Denus on 2015-01-11 03:45:49
I guess LCD screens from 1984/85 weren't that good yet.
No backlight, slow...
But it's a nice piece for in a collection though (for a reasonable price that is).
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Posted by: markyb86 on 2015-01-12 08:21:58
I remember something about them being text-only as well, is that true?
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Posted by: TheWhiteFalcon on 2015-01-12 08:30:16
The Apple one couldn't even display everything fully.
It got a nice plug in 2010 though, Roy Schneider uses it on the beach.
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Posted by: Elfen on 2015-01-12 09:35:07
My friend had three of them for his IIc's when they came out. None of them did color and they were all that yucky grey scale as in an LCD Watch. And the resolution was awful, though it was that of what an Apple II did, the display was wide and flat.
Only good thing about it was that he was able to take it to China when he did some work with some university there, and ran off the battery pac we made for the system (2 - 12V gel packs in parallel).
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Posted by: TheWhiteFalcon on 2015-01-12 09:41:25
There's a third party version called the CVue which is supposed to be better.
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Posted by: waynestewart on 2015-01-12 13:33:52
They were probably the worst screen you could have on an Apple IIc but if you had to run off batteries then they were pretty much the only choice at the time
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Posted by: david__schmidt on 2015-01-12 13:45:28
If it was good enough for Roy Scheider, it was good enough for you!
http://www.starringthecomputer.com/feature.php?f=35
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Posted by: waynestewart on 2015-01-12 15:05:40
And if he can do it without power so can the rest of us
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Posted by: CelGen on 2015-01-13 09:13:53
It only feels like yesterday they were $50 on ebay.
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Posted by: Denus on 2015-01-14 09:15:59
For $50, I would'nt mind getting one for my collection...
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