Great Hierophant
Veteran Member
Many people collect the oldest models of the Apple II/II+. I suspect many more would like to own one or more. I know people buy Apple IIs to repair and restore them.
But what do you do with that working, restored Apple II? Do you put it on a shelf, or in a plastic or glass display case? Do you show it off on occasion and get amused when someone types in something on the Basic prompt and gets a SYNTAX ERROR? Keep a sharp eye on the completed eBay ads to judge when to sell yours?
Or do you actually use it? Program on it, play games, chat on IRC, run WordStar, VisiCalc, AppleWorks or The Print Shop, connect to your favorite BBS? Test your prototype hardware on it? Learn all about digital logic and system design? Backup or crack your floppy disk collection? These machines are limited compared with the Apple IIe, IIc and especially the IIgs, but do those who own them actually use them?
But what do you do with that working, restored Apple II? Do you put it on a shelf, or in a plastic or glass display case? Do you show it off on occasion and get amused when someone types in something on the Basic prompt and gets a SYNTAX ERROR? Keep a sharp eye on the completed eBay ads to judge when to sell yours?
Or do you actually use it? Program on it, play games, chat on IRC, run WordStar, VisiCalc, AppleWorks or The Print Shop, connect to your favorite BBS? Test your prototype hardware on it? Learn all about digital logic and system design? Backup or crack your floppy disk collection? These machines are limited compared with the Apple IIe, IIc and especially the IIgs, but do those who own them actually use them?