Re: Aging Apple //'ers

["Greg Andrzejewski" <pressyourluck85@yahoo.com>]

"Shawn B." <leabre@html.com> wrote in message 
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> Lets face it, we're getting old.  I'm almost 30 (so I'm not complaining) 
> but in 50 years time, many people who love the Apple //'s so much won't be 
> around.  Will all the nostalgia die with us or will there be younger 
> people to keep the spirit alive, however little there may be at that time?
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> Thanks,
> Shawn

I just turned 20 and am an avid Apple II enthusiast. I'm not on a big 
nostalgia trip with the platform, though I do have fond memories of the tail 
end of the II's duty in elementary schools. Also, there are great games on 
the Apple.

I love the II partly because of it's collectable nature. I find fun digging 
around thrift stores, flea markets, garage sales, etc looking for some II 
gear to bring home and play with. Sometimes I find something cool or 
something that I'd been looking for, but mostly not. I see it as no 
different that collecting baseball cards. I collect computers. I'll never 
forget the time I popped off the lid of a thrift store GS to find a 
Transwarp staring back at me!

I love the II mostly because of it's insanely open architecture. It seems 
that every aspect of the platform has been documented and described in 
detail. With this knowledge, there is almost limitless potential to what you 
can make it do. I'd love to do some hardware/software hacking if I could 
only find the time. One day.....

I think as long as there are people like me who recognize and value 
engenious hardware design and as long as there are people who wonder how the 
words get from the keyboard to the screen there will be Apple II 
enthusiasts.

-Greg

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