Fwd: Apple IIgs rescue in Florida
>From: Compnavi_at_aol.com
>Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 20:13:23 EDT
>Subject: Computer Donation
>To: jfoust_at_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_at_aol.com
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