Re: Some simple questions....

[nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates)]

In article <323F49FC.E8E@wlv.ac.uk>, Robert Manuel  <cm6065@wlv.ac.uk> wrote:
>A freindly sort has just donated to me an Apple II Europlus with two
>external 5 1/4" floppy drives marked 'Disk II' & a RGB monitor. I have
>never used one of these machines before & I have some questions.

   And I've got a a lot of answers to most of these questions in the
comp.sys.apple2 FAQ. Drop by http://www.visi.com/~nathan/a2/faq/csa2.html

>What capacity are the drives?
>Are PC 5 1/4" disks interchangable, for the exchange of data?

   140K, not without rare addon hardware.

>Is the disk drive usable from the basic?

   After loading the Disk Operating System, just like any other
computer.

>How much is this system worth? (Out of curiosity, as I have no desire to
>sell it, well unless it turns out to be worth $10,000 :) )

   A plain system? Not much at all. If it's got some more rare addon
hardware, it might be worth more.

Nathan Mates
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