Re: How will the Apple II survive?

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coach41@pacbell.net (Donald Lee) wrote in message news:<f14de69b.0404172001.69d7bc8d@posting.google.com>...
> Maybe it's me, but consider me a diehard Apple II guy.  My Apple IIe
> is still alive, though as I mentioned here a long time ago, the video
> doesn't seem to work anymore.  I haven't booted the machine in a
> while, but I keep thinking I should pick up a used IIe to have around
> so I can try to boot it in another 20 years or so from now.
> 
> I don't know how many schools still have IIe's, but it would be a
> shame to have the II's replaced.  They still serve a useful function
> if programs like Appleworks or Math Blaster are used.  There's still
> plenty of life in them.
> 
> Perhaps in time, the Apple II will be forgotten.  I don't know how old
> the rest of you are (I just turned 30 this month), but I'll definitely
> keep the Apple II in my mind for as long as I'm around.  Hopefully, we
> all can teach a new generation to know about the II's and continue
> it's legacy!! :)
> 
> Don
> 
> 
> 
> Jeff Thomas <a2forever@usa.net> wrote in message news:<407FCE2B.9F77862D@usa.net>...
> > I pondered upon this question lately, how long will the Apple II
> > survive?
> > 
> > Three years ago, my Apple IIe computer died. The fault lay with the
> > motherboard, I
> > had known of one tradesperson, who could fix it, but he closed shop the
> > year before, due to trouble sourcing parts and rising costs for the
> > older computers, he specialised in servicing like mines. Nobody else
> > knew what, it was nor how to fix it. I was able to get a replacement
> > computer second-hand, but I can foresee that in possibly 10-years time
> > that might be impossible. My only insurance against this is to purchase
> > several machines. How would the ordinary person fair?
> > 
> > As time marches on, hardware and software becomes scarcer, pushing
> > prices for certain items up considerably. An excellent example, are
> > original Atari 2600 cartridge games.
> > 
> > Another barrier is the hectic pace of changing technology on our modern
> > computers.
> > Currently, it might be possible to adapt a PC high-density 3.5" floppy
> > disk drive to our Apple II's, but in 10-years that might no longer be an
> > option, as they are phased out together with the disks. Can we expect
> > that Apple II is compatible with whatever removable media format is
> > available in the future? or do we wait until all our disks die? Bootable
> > Apple II CD-ROMs?
> > 
> > What does the future hold for the Apple II community at large? How many
> > youngsters are keeping the tradition alive?
> > 
> > Whatever form, emulated or not, I am forever loyal, it's part of my
> > life, generation and part of me. :-)

guess what guys someone already has made a "new" apple II its called
the c1 http://c64upgra.de/c-one have a look jeri also is in the
process of making an apple II core as we speak!!!!!