My original 1983 Apple IIe computer is reunited with me after 31 years, returning a system that was part of my elementary school years in the 1980s. It stands as both a personal piece of history and an important example of classic educational computing.
This Apple IIe setup is explored in detail including hardware condition, upgrades, and restoration work such as the Apple IIe Enhancement Kit, Apple Disk II drives, controller cards, Alps key switches, motherboard date code, power LED repair, and RIFA capacitor replacement in the power supply.
Modern additions include a Floppy Emu from BMOW, a CFFA 3000 CompactFlash and USB storage card by Rich Dreher, and a ReActive Micro Mockingboard v2.2 sound card with SSI-263AP speech support. Classic Apple II software including The Oregon Trail and Crossfire is also shown running on the system.
For anyone interested in the Apple IIe, Apple II computers, Steve Wozniak designs, educational computing, Mockingboard audio, Oregon Trail nostalgia, and 1980s home computers, this is both a personal story and a hands-on look at one of the most important systems in early personal computing history.