Platinum Apple IIe Variants Compared
Table comparing known variants of the Platinum Apple IIe is a two-page community compilation, last revised 27 December 2022, that sets out the Platinum Apple IIe variants side by side: model numbers, introduction dates, factories, mains voltage, motherboard part numbers, video system, case and keyboard, with photographs of individual machines. It is not an Apple publication. The PDF's metadata gives the title "Platinum Apple IIe - USA & international versions compared" and the author as "cvxmelody".[1]
Contents
[edit | edit source]| Name | Model | Market | Introduced | Factory | Mains | Motherboard | Case and keyboard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Apple //e 128K" | A2S2064 | USA | October 1986 | Singapore | 120 V | Platinum Apple IIe, NTSC | Original IIe case and keyboard, no numeric keypad |
| Platinum Apple IIe | A2S2128 | USA | January 1987 | Singapore, Malaysia | 120 V | 607-0187-C, -D, -E; NTSC | Platinum case; new keyboard with numeric keypad |
| Platinum Apple IIe | A2S2128C | Canada | January 1987 | Singapore | 120 V | C607-0187-E; NTSC | Platinum case; numeric keypad; French-Canadian and US English character sets with a toggle switch under the keyboard |
| Platinum Apple IIe | A2S2128X | Australia, New Zealand | January 1987 | Singapore | 220/240 V | International NTSC, B607-0288-C, -D, -E | Platinum case; numeric keypad; UK and US English character sets with a toggle switch |
| Platinum Apple //e "Hybrid" | A2S2080 + country letter (D, F, S, P, T) | Europe | About January 1987 | Ireland | 220/240 V | International NTSC: B607-0288-C/-D (Britain), F607-0288-C (France), D607-0288-D (Germany), S607-0288-D (Sweden); 607-0288-E also seen | Original IIe case in the platinum colour scheme; original keyboard layout without keypad; dual character sets with a toggle switch |
All variants have 128K: a 64K motherboard with a miniature 64K extended 80-column card preinstalled. The compiler notes that the motherboard part-number list is incomplete. "International NTSC" is explained as NTSC/50, a 3.562456 MHz colour burst with 50 Hz vertical scanning, which ordinary NTSC or PAL displays generally show in monochrome. The notes also record serial-number date codes, keyboard PCBs made in Taiwan and by Mitsumi, and a possible Latin American Spanish model.[1]
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References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Table comparing known variants of the Platinum Apple IIe, revised 2022-12-27, Platinum Apple IIe Variants Compared.pdf, p. 1.