Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!mcnc!lipkin From: lipkin@mcnc.UUCP (Lori A. Lipkin) Newsgroups: misc.wanted,comp.misc Subject: Re: Cheap computer for kids wanted Message-ID: <2403@alvin.mcnc.UUCP> Date: Wed, 22-Jul-87 08:43:10 EDT Article-I.D.: alvin.2403 Posted: Wed Jul 22 08:43:10 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 24-Jul-87 03:44:01 EDT References: <575YZKCU@CUNYVM> Organization: Microelectronics Center of NC; RTP, NC Lines: 39 Summary: Apple II+ for sale- Great for kids! Xref: mnetor misc.wanted:1191 comp.misc:869 In article <575YZKCU@CUNYVM>, YZKCU@CUNYVM.BITNET (Yaakov Kayman) writes: >WANTED: > Computer (not home-assembled, and > capable of 80 character display) > RGB monitor with sound (preferably color) > printer capable of at least 80 character line > disk drive of some sort > operating system > > Monitor and printer to be AT(/clone)-compatible > I have an Apple II+ for sale. It inludes 1 disk drive, monochrome monitor, Z80 card, Multifunction card, and an Okidata 82 printer. I also have several hundreds of dollars worth of programs that come with the machine. The printer and monitor are compatible. I am wanting to get about $450-$500 for the system. (We have well over $1000 in it.) In my opinion, the Apple II's are the perfect computers for kids. I have a lot of programming aids to make learning to program less painful, and I also have scads of utilities programs, not to mention games. The Apple II+ is an exceptionally good deal. It doesn't have the raw power behind it that the Apple IIe does, and so it therefore is very low priced, but it can do anything one wants, it just may be a little slow at times. It is, in my opinion, the best thing to learn to program on. I have Basic, Fortran, Pascal and an Assembler for it. Apple Basic, unlike IBM Basic is easy to work with, and can be learned in 1-4 afternoons, depending on how fast you catch on. I am selling my Apple II+ because I have recently gone over to the MacIntosh, not because there is anything wrong with the machine itself. If you are better with the email system than I am, I would prefer you email me directly, as to whether you're interested or not. (I haven't figured out how to email out of my company yet.) Thank You! Lori Lipkin