Freecycle stash of Apples found.

Wed May 9 19:37:29 CDT 2007

Lots of good suggestions-- Thank you.  

And many are correct- what to keep depends on what I wish to do with 'em.  Sounds like a familiar topic here!

I leaning toward a rarer representative/useful machine-  A packed II, I guess.  I need to determine which cards will work in it and then what maxing it out means in a practical sense.  That is, understanding the associated limitations (memory, speed, languages, etc.)   I like the idea of a serial card (as a hope to interface with the current world), SCSI (to save on floppy wear and tear), etc, etc.  

Thanks again.
Scott

----- Original Message ----
From: Scott Austin <us21090 at yahoo.com>
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Sent: Sunday, May 6, 2007 4:58:39 PM
Subject: Freecycle stash of Apples found.

All,

About a month ago I picked a nice stash from a freecycler wishing to
clean out. The summary list: Partial Apple II, II+, IIe and lots of h/w
accessories and software. The fuller list is at the end of this entry.

I'm not a big collector (I have a Obtronix Apple Replica and Kim-1
(another 6502 SBC)). But I thought I'd piece together a nice
representative Apple 2 and sell off the rest. I haven't tested anything
yet.

Question 1: Which to keep: II, II+, or IIe? I need to review Apple
system hardware history, but I'd figure the IIe has the most
capability, but the II is more significant.

Question 2: Which accessories are significant to keep (you know, but
hate to say it: "VERY R at RE!!!")?  Some
things may be rare, but I doubt I'd use them. For example, the Switch-A-Slot
(see http://tinyurl.com/2m8b3e )

Thanks for any helpful suggestions!

Scott

Fuller lengthier list (my notes are shoddy in places)

***Systems***

Apple II  MN/SN: A2A0016/A2S1-61847
*  Manufacture Date (corner of mobo): 7928

    *  Missing Power supply

    *  Missing Cover (aaargh!!)

Apple II+ MN/SN: A2S1016/A2S2-102594
*  Ram Card (CSE/KS??)

    *  Disk ][ Interface card

*  Apple IIe MN/SN: A2S2064/A2S2-D45-055F

    *  Disk ][ Interface card
*  Mouse interface
*  Mockingboard

    *  Parallel Card - Precision S/W

    *  RAM Works II 

***Other Hardware***

Apple Disk ][  A2M0003 (Qty 3 older style, Qty 1 newer)

Transware Accelerator

Joystick

Koala Pad

Numeric Keypad IIe A2M2003

Synch Printer Interface card

IRQ Manager - Berkeley Softworks

Switch-A-Slot - South Calif. Research Group

IEEE-488 Card

MPC Peripherals AP-S10

SUP'RMOD VHF Converter

Interactive Structres A/D

Modem - Applied Engineering Datalink

Floppy Drive Controller for IIe 3.5" Drive

Disk ][ Interface Card

CMS SCSI II

Apple Super Serial Card II

Apple IIe 80 Col/64K Memory Expansion

Sequential Systems Ram80

Silentype Printer A2M0032

Hardrive in enclosure (I didn't open to get model, size)

Apple Monitor (I didn't note the model)

Commodore Monitor (I didn't note the model)

***Software***

Copy II Plus

DOS 3.3 Basics, System Manual

MousePaint

ProDOS

Start Smith's Adventure Construction Set

Apple Fortran

Apple Pascal

GEOS - includes GEOFile, GEOCalc,...

Merlin Pro Macro Assembler IIe, IIc

No Slot Clock

more (if I remember correctly)

***Software on Cassette***

Mastermind

Apple Lis'ner, Apple talker

RamTest

Forte' Music

Dynacomp - Poker Party, Teacher's Pet, Games Pack

Renumber/Append, Alignment Test Tone

MicroUsers Software Exchange (Baltimore) - UDraw, Music Box

Apple - Phone List, Brian's Theme

Apple - Hopalong Cassidy, Lemonade

Apple - Penny Arcade, Finance 1

Speakeasy Bulls & Bears

Avalon MicroComp Game - Computer Baseball Strategy 

***Books***

A Guide to Programming in AppleSoft (2nd Ed)

Apple II Basic Manual, Ref Manual

DOS Manual (DOS3.3, I think)

SuperSerial Card

AppleSoft Basic Programming Reference Manual

Apple Machine Language (Don and Kurt Inman)

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