dang, I remember using these in elementary school. Super old but super cool! Nice find dude!

Posted by ryanpics Whatever the actual reason that they're there is, let's just hope that they don't get smashed now.

The way some of you Alex Jones wannabes are going on & on about how there must be some sort of conspiracy for the computers to be found intact, I wouldn't be surprised if someone goes there & smashes them just to soothe you all.


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Posted by /-/ooligan Alex Jones wannabes

I was the one who dug them out of a nearby dark closet and set them up for this shot. I'm glad to see they're still there.

Apple IIe by ken fager, on Flickr

I specialize in vintage Apple hardware, and it took a lot of willpower not to scavenge for parts here. These models aren't the 1977 models, but later //e Platinum from the 1980's.

Posted by /-/ooligan Assuming those computers still survive intact, someone needs to make an anonymous tip to the school district or whoever owns the old school that they're sitting there, starting to be worth some $$ & staring to have some historic significance, even if just refurbished & put on-display in schools so that the current generation can see how us old-timers did work & amused ourselves when not outside our caves hunting dinosaurs for dinner.

I have refurbished plenty of Apple II series computers, and these unfortunately are not worth that much. Capacitors from that era tend to leak even in the best storage conditions, and the extreme midwest temperatures would have accelerated the damage. Over time the logic board traces can go bad in the presence of moisture. The ROMs on the board are probably salvageable, but those aren't worth the hassle of extraction.

Rare expansion cards that the Apple II had for education, such as SCSI controllers or adaptive peripherals are highly sought after by collectors. But, yes, I did look and no, there wasn't anything more than an 80 Column Card and 5.25" disk controller card.

Here's one of my restored Apple //e computers running as a webserver. As with anything hooked up to the UW-Madison network it got slammed by hacking attempts almost immediately.

The little illuminated box is a floppy drive emulator running off a microSD card.

Contiki Web Server by ken fager, on Flickr

Posted by kenfagerdotcom Capacitors from that era tend to leak even in the best storage conditions, and the extreme midwest temperatures would have accelerated the damage.

Electrolytic caps have a finite lifespan.
Oddly if the device is not used and the cap isn't exposed to voltage, it excelerates it's demise.
Fire up equipment one a month or so.

Posted by Mr. Bitey Surely such a revered and experienced MyTweetFaceInstaTube explorer wouldn't stage a shot or embellish on his findings for likes.... Bite your tongue!

Actually everything I post to my Youtube and Instagram is legitimate. Anytime I do something fake for a skit or a joke, I let my viewers know it was staged, or special effects were added.

Posted by kenfagerdotcom I was the one who dug them out of a nearby dark closet and set them up for this shot. I'm glad to see they're still there. https://farm1.staticflickr.com/911/39712555110_906e93f902_z.jpgApple IIe by ken fager, on Flickr I specialize in vintage Apple hardware, and it took a lot of willpower not to scavenge for parts here. These models aren't the 1977 models, but later //e Platinum from the 1980's.

Thank you for coming forward and clearing this up. Some people on this forum will stop at nothing to tarnish my reputation. Including creating conspiracy theories to delegitimize my findings, postings, photos, and videos. And btw, this was an incredible set-up and capture!

The debunking of these conspiracy theories is a major blow to the #maxpowerbad movement.

Posted by Max Power @strangeplaces Thank you for coming forward and clearing this up. Some people on this forum will stop at nothing to tarnish my reputation.

Been there. Done that. Still here. Still posting.

Posted by kenfagerdotcom Here's one of my restored Apple //e computers running as a webserver. As with anything hooked up to the UW-Madison network it got slammed by hacking attempts almost immediately. The little illuminated box is a floppy drive emulator running off a microSD card. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4873/46359350232_49c62a81bb_z.jpgContiki Web Server by ken fager, on Flickr

That is sweet!!!

Posted by Max Power @strangeplaces The debunking of these conspiracy theories is a major blow to the #maxpowerbad movement.

But it was your bm.
How you conduct yourself here largely determines your outcome.
That vid of yours I saw was terrible* and the last.
Just cause you're selling don't mean anyone is buying.
You been a quiet member for almost 2 years and now you're bum rushing us. Why?


*What killed it for me was your lame attitude and you continued doing it in your posts.
If you're going to grandstand here it better be funny and transparent or this is what will happen.
You got called on it and still you blame everyone except the perp; you.

Posted by Max Power @strangeplaces Some people on this forum will stop at nothing to tarnish my reputation.

your reputation as a sniveling fuckboy?

Posted by kenfagerdotcom I was the one who dug them out of a nearby dark closet and set them up for this shot. I'm glad to see they're still there. https://farm1.staticflickr.com/911/39712555110_906e93f902_z.jpgApple IIe by ken fager, on Flickr I specialize in vintage Apple hardware, and it took a lot of willpower not to scavenge for parts here. These models aren't the 1977 models, but later //e Platinum from the 1980's.

These computers need to be saved not left to get bulldozed. I'm not one to steal things from a location but it's sad to see that kind of fate for them.