Re: II+ good for anything?

[rmallory@silicon.csci.csusb.edu (Rob Mallory)]

a04435@giant.rsoft.bc.ca (Cameron Smith) writes:
: I've got a II+ with 64K (!) of RAM sitting in my closet. Is there
: anything I can do with it? Will it run any of the latest software --
: system or application? Is there any way to hook it into my AppleTalk
: network? Can it be upgraded to, say, a IIe? Or should I just wait until
: my kid starts showing interest and then let him rip it apart the way
: I ripped apart radios when I started showing interest in electronics?

  If you are still interested in electronics, and getting your hands
dirty, there are many wonderful things you can do to an older
apple. Ive etched my own interface cards and created a digital/analog
IO system that can sample audio to almost 17,000Hz! 
You can also make an alarm system, weather station, fuel-injection
system(my next project-no kidding!) or a controller for a light-show
at Xmas or something... There are *excellent* articles in mags
in the library from the mid-late 80's when everybody and his mother
was hacking apples.
"apples can be preserved with just a little salt!"

-Rob Mallory  [rmallory@silicon.csci.csusb.edu]
:ps: the D/A I/O board was cheap ($15), easy (a weekend)
and tons of fun.