Re: Putting a system together

[a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector)]

"funtos" <sdzierza@adelphia.net> wrote:

>Way back when I could not afford one, now I can pick one up on eBay for
>pennies on the dollar. OK, my question is would I have gotten the duodisk or
>two of the single drives had I put an Apple IIe together in 1982?

    Neither, as the IIe and DuoDisk hadn't been introduced yet.
Someone purchasing an (Apple brand) Apple II in 1982 would 
most likely have ordered an Apple II Plus, Disk II 5.25 drive 
(metal casing; black front) and a Monitor III with stand.

    The Apple IIe wasn't introduced until January 1983, followed 
by the DuoDisk 5.25 much later on--May 1984 to be exact.

> Also, would I have gone full out for the color monitor or was everyone just happy
>with the monochrome.

    At that point in time the most typical display was monochrome
(green or amber). It was affordable and could display 40 and 80
columns text sharply. If you did want color, most users bought
an RF-modular and used their TV sets. If you were lucky enough,
you may have had a VCR or TV with RCA inputs for the II to plug
directly into.

    My first color display was a Zenith ZVM-131 composite/TTL
RGB monitor which I picked up in 1985. Even then I can tell
you I was the envy of all my friends in who still all had mono-
chrome monitors on their Apple II's. I actually had two monitors
on my desk back then, a monochrome for using text and the 
color display for graphics and games. I remember thinking it
how neat it was, when I bought my IIgs, that my AppleColor
RGB could display both color graphics and sharp text on the
*same* screen. What a concept! heh.

Mitchell Spector
a_specto@alcor.concordia.ca