Apple IIa

[Teo Zenios]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cameron Kaiser" <spectre at floodgap.com>
To: <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2010 12:47 PM
Subject: Re: Apple IIa


>> The IIgs is a 16 bit machine, and is a box with a detached ADB keyboard.
>> These are very common too, and usually not worth anything unless they've 
>> got
>> some third-party upgrades like an accellerator, a SCSI controller, or
>> something like that.
>
> The GS is my favourite Apple II -- they really are wonderful computers and
> it's a shame Apple hobbled them to avoid stealing Mac sales. With a
> Transwarp, SCSI HD, GS/OS and Marinetti, it makes a surprisingly useful
> little system.
>

Sure if you spent more then the cost of a mac to get all those upgrades when 
new. I like my IIgs and have one setup like the one you mentioned without 
the Marinetti (TCP/IP stack, will try it). Even the base units with RAM 
expansion are decent for old IIgs games, or Apple II games. I just never 
wanted the older II's even when offered a II+ locally for free.