OT: Apple ][

[Nil]

I have, collecting dust in my basement, an ancient but working Apple
][+ that used to belong to my Dad. Do these things have any practical
or collectors value, or should I just chuck it in the trash?

 

[Paul]

I have, collecting dust in my basement, an ancient but working Apple
][+ that used to belong to my Dad. Do these things have any practical
or collectors value, or should I just chuck it in the trash?

I see one on Ebay right now, with a current bid of $81.

If it was to have any value, it would be in the software
collection that the owner accumulated for the thing. The
machine itself wouldn't be much good without something to run
on it. The new owner needs to be entertained...

Paul

 

[Nil]

I see one on Ebay right now, with a current bid of $81.

If it was to have any value, it would be in the software
collection that the owner accumulated for the thing. The
machine itself wouldn't be much good without something to run
on it. The new owner needs to be entertained...

That's a good point. There is a decent collection of software, I think.
It's got all OS disks and a programming language, database, word
processer, geneology package, MIDI sequencer (the only think I ever
used it for), some games.

I'm getting sick of it taking up space, but maybe I shouldn't be so
hasty. I'm looking at Ebay now, and I'm thinking maybe I can part this
out and make better money than trying to sell it complete.

 

[Paul]

That's a good point. There is a decent collection of software, I think.
It's got all OS disks and a programming language, database, word
processer, geneology package, MIDI sequencer (the only think I ever
used it for), some games.

I'm getting sick of it taking up space, but maybe I shouldn't be so
hasty. I'm looking at Ebay now, and I'm thinking maybe I can part this
out and make better money than trying to sell it complete.

I didn't mention it in my reply, but that thought crossed my mind as well.

I saw in a picture, it has separate cards in it, so you might be
able to sell those separately, drives, joystick or whatever. If
it had any custom cards in it, those might get a better price.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II_series

Paul

 

[Charlie]

I have, collecting dust in my basement, an ancient but working Apple
][+ that used to belong to my Dad. Do these things have any practical
or collectors value, or should I just chuck it in the trash?

What ever you do don't chuck it in the trash. I strongly suggest you
post your question on comp.sys.apple2. And if you are looking to sell
try comp.sys.apple2.marketplace. Both these newsgroups are active.

Charlie

 

[Nil]

What ever you do don't chuck it in the trash. I strongly suggest
you post your question on comp.sys.apple2. And if you are looking
to sell try comp.sys.apple2.marketplace. Both these newsgroups
are active.

It hadn't occurred to me that there would be any Apple II newsgroups.
Thanks for the heads-up.

 

[Michael Black]

I have, collecting dust in my basement, an ancient but working Apple ][+
that used to belong to my Dad. Do these things have any practical or
collectors value, or should I just chuck it in the trash?

I see one on Ebay right now, with a current bid of $81.

If it was to have any value, it would be in the software
collection that the owner accumulated for the thing. The
machine itself wouldn't be much good without something to run
on it. The new owner needs to be entertained...

That's not quite right. Software is out there. Apple IIs generally
don't have that high a price now, since there were so many, and
a limited interest in having one. It was a popular computer at the time,
and all those clones.

They can go higher in price if they include enough or the right
accessories, sometimes the accessories are more valuable than the Apple
II.

Michael

 

[Michael Black]

It hadn't occurred to me that there would be any Apple II newsgroups.
Thanks for the heads-up.

Why not? Usenet dates from 1979, so it existed at the same time as when
the Apple II was popular. I have no idea when the Apple II newsgroup was
created, I gather at least 20 years ago but there maybe have been
something before the time of the great renaming. A lot of now classic
computers had newsgroups devoted to them from when the computers were
still reasonabley prime, and I imagine some had newsgroups created for
them when their time was somewhat passed but still an interest in them.

Michael

 

[Krypsis]

Why not? Usenet dates from 1979, so it existed at the same time as when
the Apple II was popular. I have no idea when the Apple II newsgroup was
created, I gather at least 20 years ago but there maybe have been
something before the time of the great renaming. A lot of now classic
computers had newsgroups devoted to them from when the computers were
still reasonabley prime, and I imagine some had newsgroups created for
them when their time was somewhat passed but still an interest in them.

Michael

I've had Macs for quite a while. My first was an Apple 2c. Now that was
a much nicer little package than the earlier Apple 2 versions. Can't
recall what I did with it now, probably passed it along to a friend. Now
I make do with a couple of old G3 iMacs and a Dual Processor G5 2.3 GHz
Powermac. The iMacs, though iconic in their day, aren't worth a lot now.
See them on EBay for $500 or less. The Powermac is only 7 years old but
it's worth only $300-400 now. At least mine will last better than the
2.5 and 2.7 GHZ models with their leaky water cooling.