Re: How many Apple IIs left?

[Steve Nickolas <uNsOoStPsAuMkSi@verizon.net>]

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003, Liam Busey wrote:

> I wouldn't lose any sleep over Apple IIs getting fried. For that too happen
> they'd have to be turned on. ;)

Heh.

> I wouldn't worry about the 8bit Apple IIs. If every single one were to die
> tomorrow a new one could be hacked together by the end of the week. They are
> well documented and composed of off the shelf chips (well the ][ and ][+  at
> least). In designing the Apple II Woz worked magic.

I'm surprised that once I figured out how to interface to a CPU core, I 
had a working Apple ][ emulator in a matter of a couple hours. O_o  Simple 
but powerful, LOL

> The IIgs may eventually become a problem. Its complexity is much greater.
> Fortunately schools have been dumping them for the past several years so
> they can be had for a pittance. Now is the time to stock up.

Heh yeah.

> Of greater concern to me is the commercial software base.

T_T I'm still dying because I don't have my favorite IIgs arcade port evar 
- Arkanoid Revenge of DOH ;)

-uso.