Apple II for intro to microprocessors

From: Mike Ford <mikeford_at_socal.rr.com>
Date: Mon Jul 16 23:01:05 2001

>There's no doubt about it, Mike, the Apple was quite useful for a lot of
>things.
>I simply pointed out that with a different device, costing about $90
>rather than
>the considerably more that an Apple][ cost back in '79, you could do much
>of the
>same stuff, unfettered by the restrictions that the Apple hardware put on you.

Sure, BUT my first programming was on a AIM65 with backup to cassette. An
Apple II cost me close to $5000 vs the $500 or so for the AIM65, but having
floppy drives made it worth every penny. Now the tables are turned, and
Apple IIe is maybe $5 and the AIM65 $50 or $100.
Received on Mon Jul 16 2001 - 23:01:05 BST