Apple II

Got a Darth Vader edition.

This query about integer ROMs has led me to a couple questions. My goal for this Apple II I have is to get it as close to original spec as possible. Here is what I know about the case and keyboard which were the genesis of this:

Case serial is A2S1-38495
Keyboard is date stamped Dec 17, 1979

Would I be more correct with the black slot Rev 04 board I have now (date code: 8024) or with something earlier? I understand the green slot Rev 04s ended sometime between mid 79 and early 1980.

What date code of Integer ROMs would most likely have been in there?

Is there something I'm missing with Integer ROMs on ebay these days? When I wasn't looking for them, the Integer ROM cards were going all day long for $65-100.. now I am and suddenly there are bidding wars on each and every card. This one I put in a bid at $150 and was outbid. Would I be best to just give in and buy the $49.99 ones on ebay? And are some worth more than others? Are they *that* rare?

Hello again everyone. I have been hunting down several different IC's for a couple of Apple II cards. Specifically a Z-80 Microsoft Softcard clone and a Mountain Hardware, Inc. Apple Clock. Got the chips no sweat but the Mountain Card is missing the crystal. I found a nice closeup of the same version of the card but I know diddly squat about how to identify (and subsequently search for) these things. i never even knew what those little cans/canisters were when I was originally using this stuff, I just knew when something did or did not work!