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Bob Bishop’s own, personal, APPLE II computer, serial number A2S1-0013 (that’s the 13th Apple II out of the box!). Bob specifically asked for #13 because the 13th is Donald Duck's birthday (March 13, 1914, to be precise; Bob's first love was all things Disney). This is the computer on which Bob wrote all his programs for Apple, including APPLEVISION (see the apple2history webpage “spotlight on Bob Bishop” for details). These programs also include Saucer Invasion & Star Warriors. This is the computer Bob traded his old Apple I for (argh!)… at a discount! As stated on the aforementioned webpage, this computer had the case replaced because the lack of ventilation slots on the original design caused the cases to sag from the heat. This lot also includes Bob’s original offer letter from Apple, dated December 15, 1978, in which he became Apple employee #178 (that’s not in the letter, but it is on the webpage); letter signed by Thomas M. Whitney and mentions that Bob reported directly to Steve Wozniak. In fact, after Bob joined Apple, he & Steve were the only two members of R&D for the Apple II. Bob worked for Apple from 1978 until “Black Wednesday” in February 1981 when there was a purge. The lot also includes the original manual for the Apple II, along with power cord, 1 cable, and a carrying case. Bob had this computer up and running in his living room when he died. The power supply is serial number A2M001-7523 (it was clearly replaced at some point early on – probably when the case was swapped out). The motherboard is 1-202 and is original to the machine. Overall EX condition (although could use a little cleaning).


On Dec-08-15 at 16:12:02 PST, seller added the following information:

Forgot to mention that the winner also gets a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Bob's brother attesting to the provenance of this fine machine.


On Dec-09-15 at 09:33:39 PST, seller added the following information:

Just in case I was not clear about the case, it is the TOP of the case that was swapped out; the bottom (with the serial number label) is original to the machine.