Re: apple ][gs 1.44 superdrive

[yeo@pigeon.qut.edu.au (Willie Yeo)]

prawntoe (prawntoe@post1.com) wrote:

: In Singapore, where I live now, I can't get anything ][ related (then
: again everywhere else is the same), and I can only get softwares for
: my Apple ][e/GS from the Internet, of which I am accessing via Win95.
: I would then bring the disk (1.44) with the DSK image file to my Dad's
: GS (with this superdrive) to begin the xfer !

	If you are lucky, you may be able to find one of those computer 
parts 'junkyard' resellers. i.e. they buy old computers to either 
re-export or salvage them for parts.

	The Straits Times classified ads should have some of those of 
Fridays/Saturdays. Last time I been to one in Sims Avenue (nearby the 
Diamond Industries an SAFE superstore), I even seen //es and 128k Macs !! 
Of course, you have to keep your eyes open too. I remembered one garage 
sale in Bugis, I picked up a original GS (ROM 0) set for $100, and heaps 
of 3.5" drive for peanuts (years ago).

	Keep your eyes opened for the Apple Dealers sale as well, I used 
to wait for Diversitec/CompuMart half-yearly sale. Whether they have these 
anymore I ain't sure.

	Come to think of it, a nearby Griffith University here off-loaded 
their Apple IIGSes when they moved to a Mac network a couple of years ago, 
I picked up 5 complete GSes for $50 each, and heaps of bits and pieces.

	Regards.

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