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Infiltration Forums > UE Photography > Apple II Computers (1977) Found in Abandoned School(Viewed 5533 times)
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Re: Apple II Computers (1977) Found in Abandoned School
<Reply # 20 on 2/8/2019 8:26 AM >
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dang, I remember using these in elementary school. Super old but super cool! Nice find dude!



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Re: Apple II Computers (1977) Found in Abandoned School
<Reply # 21 on 2/9/2019 2:15 AM >
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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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Re: Apple II Computers (1977) Found in Abandoned School
<Reply # 22 on 2/9/2019 5:00 AM >
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Alex Jones wannabes










Give abandonment a reason for its sacrificial reclamation to nature. Love it. Remember it. Take a picture. Share it. Leave the decay to nature.

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Re: Apple II Computers (1977) Found in Abandoned School
<Reply # 23 on 2/9/2019 10:09 PM >
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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.


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Re: Apple II Computers (1977) Found in Abandoned School
<Reply # 24 on 2/9/2019 10:15 PM >
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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.



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Re: Apple II Computers (1977) Found in Abandoned School
<Reply # 25 on 2/9/2019 10:20 PM >
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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



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Re: Apple II Computers (1977) Found in Abandoned School
<Reply # 26 on 2/9/2019 10:29 PM >
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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.



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Re: Apple II Computers (1977) Found in Abandoned School
<Reply # 27 on 2/11/2019 4:47 PM >
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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.



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Re: Apple II Computers (1977) Found in Abandoned School
<Reply # 28 on 2/11/2019 4:57 PM >
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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!



Take nothing but Nazi VHS tapes, leave nothing but footprints, drink nothing but Dos Equis. Stay thirsty my friends.
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Re: Apple II Computers (1977) Found in Abandoned School
<Reply # 29 on 2/11/2019 4:59 PM >
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The debunking of these conspiracy theories is a major blow to the #maxpowerbad movement.



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Re: Apple II Computers (1977) Found in Abandoned School
<Reply # 30 on 2/11/2019 8:37 PM >
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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.





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Re: Apple II Computers (1977) Found in Abandoned School
<Reply # 31 on 2/11/2019 9:21 PM >
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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!!!



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Re: Apple II Computers (1977) Found in Abandoned School
<Reply # 32 on 2/11/2019 9:36 PM >
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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.


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Re: Apple II Computers (1977) Found in Abandoned School
<Reply # 33 on 2/17/2019 7:13 PM >
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Posted by Max Power @strangeplaces

Some people on this forum will stop at nothing to tarnish my reputation.





your reputation as a sniveling fuckboy?



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Re: Apple II Computers (1977) Found in Abandoned School
<Reply # 34 on 8/4/2022 6:35 PM >
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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.


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