Re: Apple IIgs ROM 3

["Paul Grammens" <grammens@svn.net>]

Adam Loiacono <aloiacono@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:3ad7db98$0$25466$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au...
> Hi,
>
> I'm looking to get an Apple II system of some type or other, and recently
> saw an Apple IIgs for sale. The ad made a big deal of the fact that it had
> the "rare" version 3 ROM. What I want to know is if this feature is worth
> the systems $AU30 price tag, which strikes me as too much to pay for an
> 8-bit? (In contast I have seen a Mac Quadra go on auction for $AU20)
>

You'd be paying for the convenience of easily getting what is advertised. If
you put enough time into it, you can find them for free or under $5. You're
not buying a computer, really, you're buying a piece of history and a
collector's item.

To me, the hunt is part of the fun, I only pay real money for things I
really want but have been unable to find myself.

The ROM3  is certainly desireable, it comes with more memory standard and
has the latest improvements. If you get a IIgs, hope you have as much fun
with it as I've had with mine...
-Paul