Re: What do you do with an Apple //?

[Equinox <Xoniuqe@tenffub.ten>]

Scott Moorman wrote:
> 
> OK, I'll bite.  I used to defend Apple ]['s vehemently.  My Uncle was a
> PC user, told me Apple ]['s sucked (in so many words).  I said Apples
> were nice, friendy, and cuddly.  I knew my ][e inside and out.  For a
> twelve year old I knew quite a bit, messed with Merlin, had tons of
> Beagle Brothers stuff, Pascal, etc.
> I got older, Appleworks was great for school.  It runs faster the MS
> Word, no doubt.  Used a //c for the first half of college.
> 
> Then, I bought a PC.  Wow.  No comparison (to a //c).  My question is,
> and I'm not dissing the II as I loved it, what do you do with a IIgs
> these days?  Are they powerful?  Are they fast?  Are they still around
> just for word processing and stuff?
> 
> The thought that people are still writing Apple ][ software and making
> hardware amazes me.  And then I hear that the C64 is still around?
> Wow.  I know it's not a price thing, cause you can get a used PC for
> ~$400.
> 
> Please, this isn't an insult in the PC/MAC genre.  I'm just curious what
> the Apple ][ user in 1997 does with their computer still.  Thanks.
> 
> Scott Moorman

My Apple II controls the security system for my house. This, of course,
includes the chemical laser in the cellar that can blast intruders via
fiber optic ports cleverly disquised as track lighting. Also the // 
will cook a variety of tastee dishes though it seems to prefer making
things from the 'Subroutine Sandwich' book. I've been trying to program
it to clean the house but it refuses because, in its words, 'I DON'T
do Windows!' Cheeky little thing ain't it?
						Equinox@Buffnet.net