Re: Your first A2.

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

sirarlias@webtv.net writes ...
> 
> I'm sure this has been asked before, but how many of you still have and
> use your first Apple II-series computer?
> 
> I still have and use daily my //c, which my family bought for me for
> Christmas 1986. If I recall the CPU, color composite monitor, and
> joystick cost $1200 or thereabouts.
> 
> The monitor gave up the ghost a couple years back, and the "brick"
> recently blew a capacitor (which I still need to replace). But the CPU
> is still going strong.
> 

     You need to get it going again. There's something kind of neat about
doing stuff on your original machine.


     My dad got our II+ back in 1980. Lost track of how many HAAUG basement
swap sessions we carted it to. Many a niece and nephew has learned about the
wonders of computers playing Donald Duck's Playground, Conan, and Supper
Bunny on that machine.

     It's been through many changes since then-- stuff like a better keyboard
and power supply, ROM mods, ... . It still looks good and works fine; and, it
still gets plenty of use.



Rubywand