Apple III (was: Apple III motherboard)

From: Louis Schulman <louiss_at_gate.net>
Date: Fri Jun 16 16:14:30 2000

Hi Doug,

Well, I haven't programmed on one, but I have worked with
them a fair amount, and don't entirely disagree with you.
I think the hardware is in general poorly designed, and the
SOS operating system is one of the worst ever. It is the
only one I know that doesn't let you change the current
drive, and requires a "loader program" in Drive 1 to run
programs on any other drive. Someone said in response to
your remarks they booted theirs from a ProFile; in
actuality, that is not possible, you have to boot from
Drive 1.

However, I have to add that an astonishing number remained
in service for very long periods of time, up until
recently, and after the initial problems were solved, they
were in fact quite reliable.

In an event, they are interesting none the less, and as you
can imagine I am not using mine to run a business. So, I
still would like the motherboard.

Louis

On Fri, 16 Jun 2000 08:28:05 -0400, Douglas Quebbeman
wrote:

>
>> Speaking of searches, I have been searching and searching
>> for an Apple III motherboard. Mein ist kaput, I am afraid.
>> Anyone have a spare they would like to part with?
>
>Louis-
>
>Not meaning to be rude, but even when they work, an
>Apple /// is kaput.
>
>Are you aware of how buggy those things were? Did you
>ever do any extensive programming for one?
>
>Again, sorry, I truly mean no offense, but I grew to
>loathe Apple for making this machine, and it's a wonder
>that I was able to overcome that loathing and buy a Mac.
>
>-doug quebbeman
>
Received on Fri Jun 16 2000 - 16:14:30 BST