FT: A3000D for your Apple ][

[skurk]

Got an Apple ][ (c, e, +, gs)?  Fancy a (stock) A3000D?  Let's talk - PM me for details.

My requirements: Must be a working Apple ][ system with disk drive(s).  230V PSU a big plus.

We each pay our shipping and that's that.

[Tenacious]

You've got to be kidding!  Are Apple IIs harder to find than Amiga 3000s in Norway?

I gave an Apple IIc away last year.

I think there is an Apple emulation pkg (on Aminet?) that will rum on your 3000.  

[save2600]

Wow. Great deal. People throw Apple ]['s away here in the states all the time. They're even too lazy to bring 'em to thrift stores or Salavating Amy's  :-(  

I had one a couple of years ago to play Conan, Moon Patrol & Pinball Construction Set, but ended up selling it.  I'm into retro and all, but couldn't go back to the Apple 8-bits for gaming. That little speaker inside the computer drove me nuts!  lol

Wouldn't mind a TRS-80 Model II laying about the house though. If I recall... that was the first computer I ever touched. Definitely the first computer I ever learned and programmed on. Just looks cool. As does an Apple ][ I guess.

Wish I still had my Apple... I'd do the trade in a heartbeat. Might even throw in a voltage converter... lol

[tone007]

I would love to ship one of my Apple IIs to Norway.

[da9000]

Sending you a PM

[Computolio]

    Believe it or not, Apple ][s are That Rare outside of the United States. They were in pretty much every elementary and high school in America during the 1980s only because they were made available to educational institutions at a greatly discounted rate.

    The rest of the world kind of had to pay through the nose for them; they cost much more than the competition did and were unable to gain a foothold before superior machines arrived.

     As a result, Japanese and European collectors will pay quite a lot for one, especially if it's been upgraded or is in good condition.

[skurk]

Oooh, replies!

Yes, I am serious, and yes - as Computolio states - they are very rare over here.

I own a Norwegian Apple ][ clone called the "West PC 800", which is a ][+ clone (IIRC) with some nifty extras (modem, house alarm, IR keyboard, on-board Z80 ++), but unfortunately it's not working anymore, and I don't have enough spare time to fix it.  I will one day, eventually, but it's not happening just yet.

Until then, I'm aiming for nostalgia on a real Apple ][. To program on and see my own old programs, which must be over 20 years old now...if the floppies are still readable.

I'm in the talks with a couple of guys now, and hopefully the trade will take place in the near future.

[skurk]

Tenacious wrote:
I think there is an Apple emulation pkg (on Aminet?) that will rum on your 3000.  

I've tried a few emulators, and they are pretty OK, but none of them will read my floppies.  I haven't been able to read any of them on the Catweasel either, I don't think the software behind it is mature enough yet.

[quarkx]

Computolio wrote:
    Believe it or not, Apple ][s are That Rare outside of the United States. They were in pretty much every elementary and high school in America during the 1980s only because they were made available to educational institutions at a greatly discounted rate.

    The rest of the world kind of had to pay through the nose for them; they cost much more than the competition did and were unable to gain a foothold before superior machines arrived.

     As a result, Japanese and European collectors will pay quite a lot for one, especially if it's been upgraded or is in good condition.

Canada is/was the exact same. You can't give them away here, they are more common than a C64. CBM lost the educational market out to Apple. First all schools had PETS then Apples. Over the years, I personally have had about 30 given to me at one time or another, and haven't kept one.

[Tenacious]

I'm guessing that you have many Amigas and trading one is no big deal.  I can understand wanting to collect samples of the early pioneering computers before they are all recycled.

I have one Apple IIc left and some software for it for my museum.  After playing with it for 10 minutes (or less), it was clear that any Amiga is far more capable, flexable, updatable, fascinating.  If I had to settle on just one old machine, it would not be an Apple II.

OTOH, I'm glad to have found a good sample of Apple II and will probably pull it out again in few years.



Another thought, if you just want to run your A2 software.  A Mac LCIII expanded with an A2 card and 5.25 floppy drive works well.  You can also preserve your floppy based stuff on a hard drive.  A LCIII (or Quadra 605, Performa 475) is an interesting computer in it's own right.  You may even be able to move files to CD rom.  

[skurk]

Tenacious wrote:
I have one Apple IIc left and some software for it for my museum.  After playing with it for 10 minutes (or less), it was clear that any Amiga is far more capable, flexable, updatable, fascinating.  If I had to settle on just one old machine, it would not be an Apple II.

I know, I used to own one many years ago.  So this is more than just a item of curiosity for me... :-)

Anyway, I just made a deal with a mate from down under, so thanks to all who contacted me.