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Re: Replacing the 6502 with a faster chip



only if this works...what are the odds....come on guys i only need 6 of you
to move to southern minnesota....for an apple ii club....

wait a min...would not have time for that either...rats.....

brad




"Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast DOT net> wrote in message
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> Brad, you've missed your calling. Can you say Motivational
> Speaker???  Sure you can.   :o()
>
> Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprizez };-)
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> "brad" <mrbrad@(remove)ll.net> wrote in message
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> : i'm lately (since sept 2002 when bbs went down) one of those
> apple //
> : collectors who is great at collecting (i work nights at a group
> home..and
> : have mucho free time..to play with laptop/ebay etc) ....so that
> works
> : good..but that is my computer time...i teach shotokan karate at
> MSU
> : (Minnesota State U. mankato) 4x a week and run my butt off like
> most people
> : the rest of the week...and try to get a life the 3x weekend
> every 2wks i get
> : off....)...fix house ...try not to be in total isolation ..etc
> :
> : so...don't have a shop (need to yank out cisteren ..make
> shop...) don't have
> : time....as some of you know i have a nice dozen siders i need
> to fix..so i'm
> : afraid i'm worthless for getting anything done but sniping
> things off ebay
> : for furture projects ..for that supposed day "when i have time
> to do
> : it"...endless loop...
> :
> : now ..if say 1/2 dozen of you guys would move to mankato..for a
> retro
> : computer club..i'd pop up the gonzo www site and the tpro 4.2f
> RPG BBS on
> : one gs and the fv/metal 4.0xev BBS on the other //gs and the
> applenet dos
> : 3.3 ver 1983 BBS (per prodos applenet) on the bell and
> howell...and apple
> : files etc..and viola all would be accessable again via www page
> and internet
> : for all to play on...
> :
> : but ...unless i get some strang....er i mean motivated folks to
> stick around
> : southern minnesota for more then 2yrs to help...well...it is
> gonna be one
> : great apple // estate sale..(or landfill....),,when i kick
> off...
> :
> : so anyway...i need a shotokan black belt and apple ][
> enthusiast to go to
> : school or teach at MSU .and hang around mankato....so i can
> wrestle some
> : time to get something done.......kill 2 birds with one stone...
> :
> : (for those interested i did get the house re-wired more/less
> and the
> : computer room etc..that only took me 1yr and 1100 bucks...for
> those who said
> : it could not be done...)
> :
> : heck i'm still p/o'd at the other 4 sysops..moving away to
> bigger and better
> : things....root adm at unisys, nasa, pc net adm in colorado and
> ski
> : instructor....another guy a bartender/web
> designer.....jeez..didn't these
> : guys realize they were supposed to stay and mankato and not
> have a
> : career/life and wives to hold my hand and help me play bbs
> sysop/apple //
> : fixer'uper?....ungrateful/selfish buggers....
> :
> : end of rant
> :
> : but your right i need to do more and yell yes..but again it is
> 10:09 and i'm
> : off to the nite job....w/laptop.....i'll lurk here later...
> :
> : (the whole zen thing where all you own is a bowl for food/and
> water..seems
> : attractive some days...)
> :
> : brad
> :
> :
> : "Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast DOT net> wrote in message
> : rbCdnYwO_J-eKLXcRVn-sQ@comcast.com">news:rbCdnYwO_J-eKLXcRVn-sQ@comcast.com...
> : >
> : > "brad" <mrbrad@(remove)ll.net> wrote in message
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> : > : had another thought (i hear those groans..but it only
> happens
> : > occasionally)
> : > :
> : > : maybe not a metal bottom plate...what about say a clear
> lucite
> : > : ...plastic..the thicker kind like the same width of the
> orig
> : > //e or plus for
> : > : example only clear...
> : > :
> : > : you could still use the old hacksaw and template on your
> old
> : > //e bottom
> : > : plate..but instead of having to stamp a metal backplate
> with
> : > //gs ports etc
> : > : you could do the same with a clear plastic setup with
> : > brackets...that i
> : > : would think could be more proffesionally done...perhaps
> even an
> : > entire clear
> : > : //e to //gs upgrade bottom plate made completely out of
> plastic
> : > (molded?) or
> : > : cutout already? ...clear lucite...type pexiglass? etc etc
> : > :
> : > : heck make a whole case clear like they do for modding pc
> cases
> : > these
> : > : days...add a little neon..tubing lighting...jeez...we could
> : > start a t.v.
> : > : show called "pimp your apple ]["
> : > :
> : > : boy..i re-read the above i really need to get a life
> : > :
> : > : well..anyway...even just a simple //gs backplate that you
> could
> : > mod on the
> : > : remainder of your current //e bottom plate ..after taking
> off
> : > the orig //e
> : > : ports in back..with the old hacksaw...would be a nice
> little
> : > thing to have
> : > : ...toss the template for mounting holes on to the old //e
> : > bottomplate
> : > : .....smooth out the cut metal edges..mount the //e to //gs
> : > upgrade plastic
> : > : (maybe clear) heavy lucite backplate on....viola....or the
> : > whole bottomplate
> : > : made out of clear plastic..would be even better...
> : > :
> : > : anyway.....re-reading the above there would prob be a
> better
> : > market for a
> : > : //e case that was made out of completely clear
> plastic...with
> : > the //gs
> : > : upgrade ports in the back setup (or sides?)...for some
> reason
> : > people still
> : > : buy clear phones.....
> : > :
> : > : i'd prob pay something for a clear case like that ...again
> : > because
> : > : re-reading the above i obviously don't have a life
> : > :
> : > : gonna have to watch what kinda topics i trip over on this
> : > group...
> : > :
> : > : anyway..again my 2c worth....from other posts metal may be
> more
> : > hassle and
> : > : cost then it could be done for....
> : >
> : > The best thing would be to build one, a prototype if you
> will,
> : > and post the pics on a web site for all to see. Then, offer
> them
> : > to the rest of us at a price and make them, custom even. Or,
> if
> : > you don't want to make them, sell the plans. People made a
> fairly
> : > good side income for years selling plans for things they had
> : > built
> : > and wanted to offer to the rest of the world. My uncle spent
> a
> : > small
> : > fortune on plans for model radio controlled planes. He must
> have
> : > had
> : > 3-4 dozen working models built and flying at the time of his
> : > death.
> : >
> : > So, stop talking and start building. We'd love to see it.
> :o()
> : >
> : > Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprizez };-)
> : > Web Site - http://garberstreet.netfirms.com
> : > Email - willy46pa @ comcast DOT net
> : > Change DOT to a dot to contact me
> : >
> : >
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