>Ive found a guy locally who has a GS for sale, but hasnt set a price. ( i
>hate that) what does everything think it's worth?
>details are sketchy, but here's what he said
>
>its a woz version
They're supposed to be a dime a dozen, having said that, I've never seen
one :^) The real question is what level or ROMs, as a Woz, it could be
Level 00, 01, or 03. Level's 00 and 03 are something I've never seen
either as the 01's seem to be the most common.
>coupla megs of memory. (exp card?)
Better have him define coupla megs. The bare minimum is 256k, which is
basically a fancy Apple //e. 1.25Mb seems fairly standard, and is what my
two have, I've found it limiting. 4Mb would be very good.
>external cms hard drive (scsi?)
I think I paid $30 new for my SCSI card recently. I'm using a 40Mb Syquest
for a HD.
>has a sound card. he says it's not the ensoniq sound chip, but an adaptor
>card.
Now this seems to be a plus, and something much sought after in //gs
circles. Still to my bad hearing the built in sound isn't that bad.
>3.5 drive.
Bare minimum. Keep an eye out at Goodwill, and you'll be able to add a
5.25 and another 3.5 or 5.25 drive or two. I think the max is 4 drives.
The 5.25 enable you to run most standard Apple // stuff.
>also has some books and sw.
This is ALWAYS a good thing, when I'm looking at a computer I'm always
willing to pay a little more than I think it's worth if it has the manuals
for the computer. Software with manuals included is even better.
>what would be a decent price for this? he may be interested in a basic 486 i
>have to barter with.
Well, you don't mention if it's got a monitor, keyboard and mouse (I assume
it does). I've seen ones no where near this good where people are asking
$200-300. Personally I don't see it being worth that much. I'd say if you
don't have a use for the 486 it's probably a good trade, although I find my
old 486 makes a great server, but then it's far from basic.
IF it's as good as it sounds it might be, I'd probably value the system at
$100-150.
Zane
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