Re: The Network from Heck ver 5.0

["Simon Biber" <xbiber@bigpond.net.au>]

> I'm impressed that an 18 yo has an interest in Apple II's these days. Good
> to see. I also started my Apple interest at about 18 years of age in my
> bedroom at my parents house, but that was not long after the II+ was first
> released. I probably spent the same money on a single Apple then as you
did
> for your 20 machines. (assuming they are recent of course)

I got my first computer, an Apple II+ with Z-80 card, from my grandfather at
age 5 (in 1988). The next year he switched to PCs, and gave me his Laser 128
(similar to a IIc) and full collection of software including Zardax word
processor. The Laser 128 was my main computer for a few years. It broke down
though.

I then went to PCs myself, and the II+ was traded in on a second hand 286
with 512k of RAM, CGA graphics and a 40 meg hard disk -- still very old for
the time but it was fun.