Re: eBay Item: Vintage Apple II IIGS Educational School Software 3-1/2

[Alex Lee <alelee@mac.com>]

On Dec 16, 8:29 am, "Bill Garber" <willy4...@garberstreet.com> wrote:
> "Alex Lee" <ale...@mac.com> wrote in message
>
> news:4b27f864$0$5424$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
>
> > Hi all,
>
> > I do hope that whoever ends up with the winning bid on:
>
> >http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Apple-II-IIGS-Educational.......
>
> > will consider sharing disk images of this lot. Of particular interest are the 3 Storybook Weaver programs specifically for the
> > IIGS.
> > The other 8-bit MECC software will also be of interest to many others as well.
>
> Yes, of course I will share.  8>)
>
> I, too, understand the pitfalls of foreign shipping.
> Part of the reason I have decided not to do any more
> shipping outside the US if and when I start up again.
>
> Bill

Great news re: sharing! :-) Just looking over the photos of the disks,
all the IIGS specific MECC software will be interesting, as they all
include newer versions than what are on archive at 'What is the Apple
IIGS?'.

Don't let the cost of shipping make you think twice about sending out
stuff overseas. If the item is just right, I'll still pay shipping.
For these disks however, where the shipping cost was going to be more
expensive than the actual cost of the item, I decided I couldn't
justify that sort of purchase.

I do miss the days of shipping from the U.S. to Australia by surface
mail. Sure, it could take 2 to 3 months to arrive, but it was much
more affordable. I'm glad I've purchased many heavy items (A+,
InCider, GS+, and other publications) before surface mail no longer
became an option.

- Alex