16 Aug
2001
16 Aug
'01
8:16 a.m.
From: Compnavi(a)aol.com
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 20:13:23 EDT
Subject: Computer Donation
To: jfoust(a)threedee.com
Mr. Foust -
Due to the fact that computers have so drastically revolutionized the world
and the way we live, and due to the fact that proper history of computers and
a collection demonstrating this history will be more valuable than a
collection of historical automobiles or planes, or any item collected
previously, it would be my pleasure to offer you a piece of computer history
for your collection.
I would like to donate to your museum a perfectly working and complete Apple
IIgs setup. ? This setup includes the computer itself, the standard issue
Apple monitor, a 5.25" floppy drive, a 3.5" floppy drive, a dot-matrix
printer, and a full suite of software. The software diskettes still sit in
their original boxes. ? The equipment is in perfect condition ??? neither a
scratch nor a crack to be seen. All is Apple brand equipment purchased at
the same time.
The IIgs became a staple in classrooms around the country, and in American
homes. ? Its role as one of the first computers to be mass-produced and
integrated into education deserves special recognition. ? As a member of the
teen generation ??? a generation that has grown up with Apple and the IIgs ???
this computer is a part of our history, and part of our memory. Just as
exhibits regarding the fifties and sixties make the baby boomers blush and
remember fondly their childhood when regarding tinker toys, Lincoln Logs, and
tin lunch boxes ??? and then remember Armstrong stepping on the moon, Kennedy
being shot, and King???s great words, my generation will look back at our
computers, and other electronic amusements, and wander back to a time we long
to remember ??? and yet we might not have such great men and shining moments to
draw an association to. ? Our technological triumph may be the only great
endeavor of my generation's childhood, but its effect will be long lasting.
Use the Apple IIgs I offer you in an exhibit now, or store it for display
later, but please don't let it end up where it is currently destined: the
county dump.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or assorted points
of inquiry.
Sincerely,
? - Josh Mendelsohn
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Joshua Marc Mendelsohn
3101 North 47th Avenue
Hollywood, FL 33021
(954) 962-0505
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