Talk me into an Apple II computer

[Kroogah]

I just checked local garage sale listings. One lists an Apple II computer.

I sort of want it, but I can't think of any reason to other than Oregon Trail and the Dizzy games. And the old text adventures I will pay too much for and never play. LOL

Sale starts in about 9 hours, DPers. You have until then to talk me into it!

....watch it be priced at $100 when I get to the damn sale.

[Kid Ice]

I would buy any working classic computer (one I don't/haven't had) for $10 or less, probably more if it came with lots of games. I enjoy the experiment. Yeah, it'll probably be yet another piece of hardware taking up space that I'll never play, but to me the first couple days of checking it out is worth the price of admission. Plus you add to your knowledge base a little bit.

[Jorpho]

Methinks you'll have a tough time doing very much with it if it doesn't come with a serial card.

[Kroogah]

Well, I went to the sale, and it was in one huge pile (drives, monitor, keyboard, printer, etc.) couldn't find a price tag but judging from the prices of everything else, it would've been too much. (I looked around at the $60 ceramic figurines, $50 Little Mermaid VHS, etc)

Maybe someday. Hell I don't even have room for it now anyway.

[Jibbajaba]

I would buy any working classic computer (one I don't/haven't had) for $10 or less, probably more if it came with lots of games. I enjoy the experiment. Yeah, it'll probably be yet another piece of hardware taking up space that I'll never play, but to me the first couple days of checking it out is worth the price of admission. Plus you add to your knowledge base a little bit.

I agree. What's to talk you into? Go check it out, and if it is cheap and comes with cool stuff, then buy it. If not then leave it.

Chris

[Kid Ice]

Well, I went to the sale, and it was in one huge pile (drives, monitor, keyboard, printer, etc.) couldn't find a price tag but judging from the prices of everything else, it would've been too much. (I looked around at the $60 ceramic figurines, $50 Little Mermaid VHS, etc)

Ahh, Freddy Kroog, you know better.

"Hey, will you take ten bucks for all this junk?" :)

Plus digging through the huge pile is half the fun.

[Jibbajaba]

I am very disappointed. What kind of Apple II was it? What if it was an original Apple ][. Those are worth some serious bank. You should have at least made an offer.

Chris

[Kid Ice]

I guess he was distracted by finding those two Adventurevisions. (http://www.digitpress.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=90166&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=100)

Forgiven.

[Flack]

You have until then to talk me into it!
Weren't you the one who laughed after I bought DangerBoy's big Apple IIc pile of goodies for $20? :)

Emulation should give you a good idea of whether or not you would enjoy the system, but ultimately it's not the same (especially with older computers). I play C64 games via emulation probably every day, but it sure is nice to throw a real disk into a real system and play them that way sometimes too.

I wouldn't get into the Apple II stuff if you're expecting to amass something worth any real cash, but real Apple games aren't *too* hard to find still. It would be an inexpensive and pretty rewarding diversion, IMHO.

[ghostangelofcky]

if anything just for all the great bronderbund games, oh yeah and Dino-eggs & Seafox