Re: How many Apple IIs left?

["Liam Busey" <buseyl@yahoo.com>]

Gabriel Morales <Usenet1@gabrielmorales.net> wrote in message
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> I was wondering how many "live" Apple IIs are left today. That is,
> even if they're in closets, how many still working Apple IIs are left?
> I mean, every time one gets fried that's one less, without
> replacement. More specific still, how many are left in the US and
> outside of the US? How many of specific models? Can anyone throw out
> an estimate? Any data on this?

I wouldn't lose any sleep over Apple IIs getting fried. For that too happen
they'd have to be turned on. ;)

I wouldn't worry about the 8bit Apple IIs. If every single one were to die
tomorrow a new one could be hacked together by the end of the week. They are
well documented and composed of off the shelf chips (well the ][ and ][+  at
least). In designing the Apple II Woz worked magic.

The IIgs may eventually become a problem. Its complexity is much greater.
Fortunately schools have been dumping them for the past several years so
they can be had for a pittance. Now is the time to stock up.

Of greater concern to me is the commercial software base.

- Liam Busey