14 Feb
2004
14 Feb
'04
5:21 a.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ernest" <ernestls(a)attbi.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 12:15 AM
Subject: Re: sol-20 (apple II clones)
On Friday 13 February 2004 19:31, Brian Mahoney
wrote:
Orange+
Not a great pic though.
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/9107/Decider2.JPG
So are Apple II clones what you primarily collect? Your Decider and 
are very cool clones. I've heard of the Decider
but I've never seen one
until
now. I have a couple of different ads for the the
Orange+ from Byte
magazine
-one looks like your Orange+ and the other has a case
that looks more like
the original Apple II but with a larger label. Do you have any other
unusual
clones? I have a few myself.
Ernest
Other than a couple of Franklins, a Laser 128 the two mentioned above, most
of my Apples are just Apples. I've recently got into some Macs but due to
space limitations, I have pretty well stopped collecting. I have a few boxes
of mags with ads for most of what I have and someday I will match them with
the pics on my new site. I guess the bulk of my collection is Hyperions. I
have 7 or 8 plus a couple of storage towers (that's what I call them) and
endless amounts of software and manuals. Probably my favorites are the
quirky tiny Tandy things plus a wonderful Osborne Executive, several Compaq
portables and a Panasonic Executive Partner. I'm in the process of taking
each of these out and testing them to make sure the humidity of the basement
hasn't ruined anything. So far so good. If I could figure out a way of
keeping power supplies linked to computers, I would have more time to play!
If I find any neat Apple clones, I will post here. I'll get the Decider out
too and see if it still cranks. It has both chips onboard, the Zilog ? and
the Motorola. Wish I had more info on it.
B.M.