What do you do with an Apple //?

[Scott Moorman <techs@integrated-tech.com>]

OK, I'll bite.  I used to defend Apple ]['s vehemently.  My Uncle was a
PC user, told me Apple ]['s sucked (in so many words).  I said Apples
were nice, friendy, and cuddly.  I knew my ][e inside and out.  For a
twelve year old I knew quite a bit, messed with Merlin, had tons of
Beagle Brothers stuff, Pascal, etc.
I got older, Appleworks was great for school.  It runs faster the MS
Word, no doubt.  Used a //c for the first half of college.

Then, I bought a PC.  Wow.  No comparison (to a //c).  My question is,
and I'm not dissing the II as I loved it, what do you do with a IIgs
these days?  Are they powerful?  Are they fast?  Are they still around
just for word processing and stuff?

The thought that people are still writing Apple ][ software and making
hardware amazes me.  And then I hear that the C64 is still around?
Wow.  I know it's not a price thing, cause you can get a used PC for
~$400.

Please, this isn't an insult in the PC/MAC genre.  I'm just curious what
the Apple ][ user in 1997 does with their computer still.  Thanks.

Scott Moorman