Re: LOST Season 2 - an Apple II/II+ inside the "bunker"!

[Roger Johnstone <news2006@roger.geek.nz>]

In <1145220253.394709.230530@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com> Simon D. 
Williams wrote:

> 2010... a IIc used on the beach, presumably with a rather long
> extension cord. Don't recall if it had an LCD or just the 9" CRT.

It had an LCD. That's why he was using it on the beach, so he had enough 
light to see the screen :o) There were also third-party batteries 
available for the Apple IIc which along with an LCD turned it into a 
true portable.

> And
> didn't Scotty save the Earth with a Mac Plus in one of the Star Trek
> movies?

Yep. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.
"Just use the keyboard"
Scotty: "Keyboard. How quaint."

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