9 Sep
1998
9 Sep
'98
4:17 p.m.
On Wed, 9 Sep 1998, David Williams wrote:
Don't worry Sam, this is one item that won't
find it's way up to
EBay. I'm already in the process of going through it and looking at
installing it in my Apple ///. And yes, I have a shrink-wrap gun so if
I wanted to make millions on EBay I can alway re-wrap it. :-) It
was just a small part of me didn't want to break the virgin seal.
I know exactly how you feel. There's something special about a piece of
computer equipment that's stayed in its original, pristine state for 15
years. I'm the same way, as are many other people for some strange
psychological reason. But if I really want to use it, there's no sense in
depriving myself of it just because its in such a state.
SOS and CP/M I see but DOS? Yes I know it's Apple
DOS 3.3
and not MS-DOS; I guess they are refering to the Apple //
emulation mode as I don't think the /// could handle DOS on its
own.
The Softcard came with additional RAM, so yes, they were probably
referring to the fact that you could access that extra bank of memory from
DOS 3.3 in Apple // emulation mode.
Hint for you young-uns: Apple's DOS hit version 3.3 about 4 or 5 years
before MS did. After that, they wised-up and started over with ProDOS.
While it had its failings, at least they had the balls to throw the old OS
out and begin from scratch. Something MS should have done with MS-DOS.
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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