Re: How to revive my dead Apple //e

[CUTjblakeney@sympatico.ca (Jeff Blakeney)]

On Thu, 23 May 2002 14:22:37 GMT, "Phil Abel"
<phil_abel@removethisfornospam.prodigy.net> wrote:

>It doesn't hurt to keep a couple spare machines hanging around in the closet
>for parts, either.  At some point you may blow a power supply or the
>keyboard may go dead on your primary machine and then you can just
>cannibilize your parts machines as required.  Some still show up at
>school/government surplus auctions, garage sales, thrift stores, etc. etc.
>They can usually be had for a couple bucks if not for free.  There are
>always some on ebay but with shipping costs, etc. etc. that can get out of
>hand fast.  I think the true art form is to seek out the non-ebay sources.
>If I knew how many of these fine machines are probably sitting in land fills
>right now I would be sick...

I generally don't have many problems finding hardware for older
machines (I have quite a few Apple IIs as well as an Amiga 500, a few
Atari STs and others) but hardly ever come across software for them.
:-/

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