[Rhodes22-list] How to reduce your apparent stupidity(macintoshonly)

[Bill Effros]

Philip,

We went through this while you were off list.  My partner bought Apple 
II serial number 1935.  Floppy drives were $500 extra.  You loaded the 
machine operating system and programs with cassette tapes, from cassette 
players with audio outputs (cassette players not provided.)  I believe 
they came with 8K of memory, and there was jubilation around the office 
when we upgraded (at great expense) to 16K.

The original PCs also were available without floppy drives.  I still 
have an original PC-DOS on a cassette tape.  We bought IBMs stripped 
down, and added memory, drives, etc. and sold them for 1/2 what IBM was 
selling them for--and double what all the parts cost us.  This was 
illegal, and IBM sent the Feds after everyone doing this.  (By Federal 
Law PCs had to be licensed by the FCC to ensure their radiation was 
within proscribed limits.)

Most of us just tried to keep our heads down, but many were driven out 
of business.

Michael Dell was doing this in Texas at the same time we were doing it 
in NY and California.  He hired lawyers, stalled, and repeatedly broke 
the law.  It turned out well for him.

Bill Effros

Philip wrote:
> I paid 1300 for an Apple IIe with 128 kb and two floppy drives (no hard
> drive) about 20 years ago.
>
> Philip
>
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org]  On Behalf Of L. Sailor
> Sent:	Saturday, October 28, 2006 10:17 AM
> To:	The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Subject:	RE: [Rhodes22-list] How to reduce your apparent
> stupidity(macintoshonly)
>
> Funny boy ;^)
>
>   Actually, I do remember paying @$1000 for a 20mg HD...thought I'd died &
> gone to heaven....& when I upgraded my MacPlus from 2 to 4 (or was it 4 to
> 8 )MG of Ram....WOW! ANd the $$$$$
>
>   elle
>
> Philip <3drecon at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>
> I found an upgrade for Elle's computer (I hope the pic goes through).
>
>
>
> Philip
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Joseph Hadzima
> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 10:49 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] How to reduce your apparent stupidity
> (macintoshonly)
>
> Hi Elle
>
> Your PC would also make a good dingy anchor :-)
>
> At my work we have a big old DEC VAX with not one but two 4
> foot high hard disk drives! It's still running, and used
> daily to support an older radar system still in the field
> working hard in Iraq. I guess when it's no longer needed
> we can use it as a mooring anchor! It would be too large to
> put on a Rhodes ... though it would be a good test of it's
> unsinkability (is that a real word?)!
>
> The the good old machines die hard, don't they elle.
>
>
>
>
>
> HADZ (a.k.a. joe)
>
> If I'm so "crazy," then why did they choose me to be their
> spokesperson to the people of Earth?
>
> (this email sent using 100% recycled electrons)
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