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Re: What has changed in the Apple world last 6 months?
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In article <mc1V5.90668$U46.2931563@news1.sttls1.wa.home.com>,
Ernest <ernestls@home.com> wrote:
>"Supertimer" <supertimer@aol.com> wrote in message
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>> Since I left this NG, I have used my IIGS less and less.
>> It still sits on the other desk but I have since truly gone
>> over to the newer computer and it has been fun.
>
>See, I sort of went in reverse of you. My main computers have almost always
>been x86 based (except for my first couple of systems.) I became interested
>in the Apple II series as a collector, rather than an old time user, so
>while my various Apple II systems are not constantly used, they are on
>display in such a way that I can work with them easily on weekends, and
>people can admire them when they come to my home. My IIe is definitely a
>conversation piece, and I enjoy it when people take an interest in my old
>computers.
My parents bought my first II (a IIe) in 1985, to replace a TI-99/4A that
was just about tapped out (and not really useful without a buttload of
expen$ive upgrades). I upgraded it to a "stealth IIGS" in 1992 and have
since added another IIe and a II+ to the lineup.
I built my first x86 box (a 286-12) in 1991, originally to run my BBS so I
could have my IIe back. :-) The two machines received about equal use up to
around '94 or '95. The x86 boxen (now five of 'em, from a 5x86-120 to a
K6-III-450) are the workhorse machines, though I still tinker with the IIs
(mainly the GS) occasionally.
>>I truly do not believe
>> that any Apple II user who likes to tinker with hardware
>> and upgrade would ever truly be satisfied with a Mac.
>
>Or any other modern "black box" system. That's why these old systems are so
>much fun. Personally, I enjoy bringing an old, dusty, half dead system back
>to life more than actually doing productive work with it but I've begun to
>find my own productive uses for my Apple II's, like running a database of
>all of my vintage computer hardware, playing old games, and keeping a
>journal. I'm even trying to teach myself how to create my own programs on my
>IIe. My Apple II's get far more useage than any of my other vintage systems.
I snagged a Quadra 610 on eBay recently. I'd like to try getting Linux
going on it, but the processor needs to be upgraded from a 68LC040 to a
68040 before that can happen. (Another eBay auction will solve that
problem.) Since it speaks both AppleTalk and Ethernet, it seems like it'd
be a good candidate for putting the GS on my LAN, at least until the GS does
Ethernet natively (I'm on the list for the card described at
http://aiiethernet.tripod.com). Whether it ends up using MacOS or Linux to
do that, it's another "toy" with which to play. :-) (Why not a PowerMac? I
already have a TiVo that runs Linux for PowerPC...Linux for 68K is a bit
further off the beaten path. I already have Linux for x86 figured out,
having used it on-and-off for the past six or seven years.) At only $17,
it's cheap amusement. (It cost more than that to ship it here. :-) )
Who was it who said that Macs make good Apple II peripherals? :-)
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