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 _________________________ Joshua Marc Mendelsohn 3101 North 47th Avenue Hollywood, FL 33021 (954) 962-0505 compnavi(a)aol.com