Re: You guys are NUTS !

[Ralph Glatt <mairsil@my-deja.com>]

In article <9cff4.144$iG6.16323@typhoon1.gnilink.net>,
  "Outsider" <shinlee@bellatlantic.net> wrote:
<snip>

> Hmm.... what can I possible do with it ?
> Hmm... cannt connect to the internet, unless anyone knows of a version
of
> Netscape for the Apple II.

You can get on the internet, provided you find an ISP with Shell
accounts. I've done it.

> Hmm... cannt do CAD.

Yes it can. email Software and More, SWMORETP@aol.com to get Akrocad, a
public domain CAD program.

> Hmm... cannt do C++ programming, or can I, I am not sure how much can
be
> done with 128K of memory.

I have fun just working with DOS 3.3.

> Hmm.... cannt watch DVD movie with it.

So what??

<snip>

> I know !!!!
> Anyone have a idea on how I can convert it to be used as a monitoring
system
> for my Fish Tank ! I am not joking ! It would look great by my fish
tank,
> monitoring the pH, temperature, hardness, controling the lights,
feeding the
> fish ! Any engineers out there ?

Go to comp.sys.apple2.marketplace and ask about one of those science
kits they used to have for the Apple //. I seem to remember one of them
had a temperature monitor that hooked through the joystick port.

Another thing you could do, if you were so inclined, is make a robot out
of your //c. The tricky part would be hooking things (motors, motion
detectors, and the like) up through the two serial ports.


Ralph Glatt


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