Re: Why apple2

[dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Dave Althoff)]

Jeffrey A. haun (sundog@mailhub.icx.net) wrote:
: I was just given a fuly functional Apple IIc about a weekago. So I jump o
: the Web to see if anyone still uses these thing and SHAZAM!!!,  Bunches of
: pages and newsgroups appear.  Now I thought I was a sucker for Jurassic
: computers.  I'm still using a Mac IIci.  But compare to this humble A2c, I
: have to ask why do you guys (Yeah! you out there) do you guys still use
: em'?   
: Just want to know.

: Jeff

Why not?

At home, I have a IIgs, a pair of ][e's, and a //c that needs repair. 
Between them, they do most of the things that I want a computer at home to
do, and then some...word processing, email, data storage, expense
tracking...and as a bonus, I can program all of them in Applesoft or 6502
Assembler.  I do have a Psion 3a for my portable computing, but at home,
the ]['s are all I use.  They are more than adequate computing horsepower
*for me*.  And for what I have invested in *all* of the A]['s (including
all of the upgrades I have bought for the IIgs), I could probably buy a
brand new Pentium MMX *cpu*...and perhaps a box to put it in.

Besides, I've been using Apple ]['s since about 1981...that predates the
IBM-PC, mind you...and that is the machine I am comfortable with.  Not the
only one I use, mind you...I mean, at work I have to deal with PC's,
Macintoshes, Suns, and an Amiga.  But the A][ is still my favorite.

--Dave Althoff, ][.
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