Re: A2 dream machines on-line!

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Louis Cornelio writes ...
> 
> Louis Cornelio <cornelio@crl.com> wrote:
> 
> : Folks!
> 
> : Remember those amazing Apple Dream machines, circa 1988?
> : Remember 1988 prices? I have transcibed a few of them from A+ magazine
> : for your pleasure.
> 
> : They can be viewed at http://www.crl.com/~cornelio/a2/dream.html
> 
> gee, I thought you guys would like this! no visitors yet, boo-hoo.
> maybe I should raffle off one of the machines listed as an incentive to
> drop by? ;-)
 ....

     Oh, all right, you now have at least 1 visitor. (And, yes, enter my
name in the raffle!)

     The late 1980's and early 1990's 'Dream Machine' stuff from A+ and
other Apple II magazines is kind of instructive. For example ...

>>

Apple IIGS Graphics "Dream Machine"

Apple IIGS (Apple computer)                           $999
GS-RAM Plus, 6Mb (Applied Engineering)               $3139
Apple Hard Disk 20SC with SCSI card (Apple Computer) $1198
Two Apple 3.5 Drives (Apple Computer)                 $798
Two Apple 5.25 Drives (Apple Computer)                $598
Apple Color RGB Monitor (Apple Computer)              $499
Apple Color composite monitor (Apple Computer)        $379
KroyKolor Plus (Kroy)                                 $875
Apple Extended Keyboard (Apple Computer)              $229
IS/ADB graphics tablet (Kurta Corporation)            $395
Thunder Scan ( Thunderware)                           $219
Computer Eyes GS (Kensington Microwave)               $250
Serial Grappler + (Orange Micro)                       $89
Paintworks Gold (Activision)                          $100

                                            Total: $17,205

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     The $17,205 total must include some items not listed. The total for
the prices shown is just $9767-- a bargain! (Is the GS-RAM Plus price
from AE a misprint?)

     After so many years, looking at prices like $1198 for a 20SC Hard
Disk w. controller reminds me just how grossly Apple blew it.

     Thanks for making this available.



Rubywand