Re: Apple 2 Where/How much

[spec@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector)]

In article supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer) writes...

>I'm not looking for a fight, Mitch.

    Good, since I'm not either. :)

>I'm just answering your "I can't think of any example where it'd 
>be okay in my book asking some $300-$1000 for _any_ Apple II setup."
> 
>Yes, I understand that the SuperDrive card is rare and
>laser printers and SVGA units work on other computers.
>But you DID say "Apple II setup" and setup includes
>the peripherals.

    Well let's say we replace the Apple IIgs that is floating
among all those peripherals and replace it with an 8088 PC/XT.
Most of those things you bundled with the IIgs will function
on an 8088 (I've even seen a 17" monitor connected, using an
old ISA SVGA video card). 

    Now, would it then be fair to say 8088 PC's can be worth 
something in the $300-$1,000 range? Once again you would be
paying for the peripherals and basically getting the machine
for free.

>Tony Diaz seems to think that the TWGS is better.  It
>runs a bit faster at a given Mhz and it can be upgraded
>in more ways than a ZipGS.
> 
>For the ZipGS, you basically have the equivalent of
>the "most slow down" of the "slow down GALs" in
>the ASIC chip.

    When you have both cards running in the 12 to 15 MHz range,
is the "slow down" factor that much more noticable? If I can
one day repair my TWGS, I'd like to get it running at similar
speeds to my ZipGS so I can compare.

>The pre-1.5 ROM cards are rare from reports I've
>read and email I've gotten.  Also, the 2A GALs work
>fine with the RamFAST, it seems, if you install the
>newer 14Mhz 65C816 chip and/or have a Rev. D
>RamFAST.  The 2A GALs ALWAYS work with an
>Apple High Speed SCSI card.

    Well if 1.5+ ROM chips are so common, let me know if you find
anyone willing to donate a copy to me. ;-) 


Mitchell Spector
spec@vax2.concordia.ca