Re: Want an Apple I workalike?

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

Scott Alfter wrote:

>I think this project has been brought up before, but now it's more or less
>finished and now available for purchase:
>
>http://www.vintagecomputer.tk/
>
>Wired has an article on the machine, dubbed Replica I:
>
>http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,60329,00.html
>
>The Replica I website's a bit sluggish...wonder why?
>
>
>http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/09/08/1045210&mode=neste
d&tid=107&tid=137&tid=187
>
>Prices range from $100 for just the board and programmed logic on up to $200
>for an assembled board.  It needs an AT power supply, a II+ keyboard or a
>PS/2 keyboard, and a composite monitor to get up and running.

I've been following this project, since I was interested to see if
it would actually be completed.

It's a curious thing.  It would not appeal to "collectors" since it is not
physically like the Apple I.  And it would not have much appeal to
"users" since there is so little to "use" about an Apple I--and that
need could be better satisfied with an eumulator.

It would seem to appeal to a special breed of folks who enjoy
replicating old machines in modern technology, which I expect
is a very small subset of "users" and "collectors".

-michael

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