Re: How will the Apple II survive?

["John Van Winkle" <appleiieman@charter.net>]

I just hope that if someone creates a new Apple II that all the other
hardware and software companies don't copy the ideas and use it in their
machines and programs again.....after all, can't appreciate what you have
now until you see what it was like then.........

-- 
John Van Winkle
appleiieman@charter.net
Home of the 2 Enhanced
Apple IIe's
"Jeff Thomas" <a2forever@usa.net> wrote in message
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> 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. :-)
>