Re: Apple II+ in the trash!

["Phil Abel" <phil_abel@removethisfornospam.prodigy.net>]

A computer rescued from the trash is a good find.  A spouse that will dig
through said trash can to get said computer is an even better find!


"Tim Haynes" <trhaynes@NOSPAM.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:QpUf8.4737$635.3147@news1.bloor.is...
> Wow... never thought I'd see something like this in these parts, with II's
> being as scarce as they are!
>
> While driving to the commuter train station with my wife this morning, she
> said to me, "Is that a computer in the trash?".  I, not having looked,
asked
> her to check it out on her way back to the house.  It, in fact, was a
> computer!  An Apple II+!  She brought it home for me and I have just
> finished checking it out and testing it.
>
> It's in really great cosmetic condition!  a couple of the keys have their
> letters worn off, but the owner diligently painted them back on.  Wow.
For
> cards, it has:
> - a 16K "Orange Computer" language card
> - a Grappler+ card
> - a Microsoft CPM card
> - an Apple super serial card
> - a disk ][ interface card
>
> It comes complete with an amber AMDEK monitor, Disk ][ drive (with dust
> cover!) and a system saver.  No books or software.
>
> It's really in great shape!  I should go back to the house and see if they
> are getting rid of other Apple stuff. :) :)  the owner also put on an
> externally mounted joystick port with 2 ports and a switch to choose which
> port was active.  The ports have ZIF sockets.  Very cool.  It's called a
"E
> Z Port II" by Versa Computing.
>
> What a great find!
>
> Tim
>
>