Apple IIc prototype, c. 1983, with Apple Computer Inc. label on bottom marked "Prototype" with "Serial No: P0892," Apple stamp to top right corner of label with handwritten description of machine in red ink, "FRUITI ][c Ω Rev A Logic/Mouse Mod." 12 x 11 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. Housed in the original briefcase-sized carrying case and power adapter.
[WITH]: Two original Apple Computer, Inc. property passes, from 1985 and 1988, showing the movement of this Apple IIc machine from the home of employee Richard L. Herndon to "Mariani" (20525 Mariani Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014 — a building occupied almost continuously by Apple from 1982 to today), and from "VG3" (20740 Valley Green Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014) back to the employee's home. The names of two longtime Apple executives, Fred Richey and Henri Aebischer, can also be found on the property passes.
As a rare preproduction prototype of the Apple IIc, this machine lacks the Apple and IIc logos normally found on the upper left and upper right corners, respectively; a printed black Apple logo is taped to the upper left corner, and an Apple Computer logo sticker is affixed above the keyboard. In addition, labels that were printed directly onto production models are here found taped to the machine ("80-40," "Keyboard," "Disk Use," and "Power.") In addition, unlike production models, the case of this machine has a smooth rather than matte texture.
[purchased from Sotheby's History of Science & Technology Including the life and Letters of Richard P. Feynman and Space Exploration in December 2022]
Computer hasn't be used or powered on since purchase
