Re: Will it break my AppleII?

mores_p@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Actually, it's an Apple IIe. I found out that i can get machine with
part cheaper than a part alone on ebay. For the past month, i tried to
buy a pair of disk II drives and a duodrive.
from about 3 bids i observed.
a pair of disk II drives costs about 50-60 dollars
a duodrive costs about 50 dollars

The funny thing is that i got
2 disk II drives + apple IIe about 37 dollars
duodrive + apple IIe + mouse about 30 dollars

Oh--when I see "parts" I think of taking things apart, as opposed
to simply moving peripherals around. So nothing is being rendered
non-functional in this process. ;-)

I saw twice that one SSC costs nearly about 20 dollars. Again, if i
want to buy one, i will certainly look for SSC+apple IIe as it will
cost you about the same amount. This includes shipping cost already.
This phenomenon is going on for about a month now. I don't understand
why?

Many bidders are unskilled in searching, and fail to find the
better deal that you did. ;-) Or they fear higher shipping...

And yes, i found that Apple II or II+ cost a lot more than IIe. It's
rarer but for me, IIe will do. It still gives me a feel of Apple II and
it's a lot cheaper and easier to find.

And, from a *use* (as opposed to *collector*) point of view,
the //e is a much better system all around.

Michael J. Mahon wrote:

mores_p@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Hello!,

I got my new AppleII yesterday. (I plan to use it for parts)

I haven't been following the details if you already told us, but...
*if* it's really an Apple ][ (or even an Apple ][+), using it for
parts would be a very expensive way to get some very inexpensive
parts!

-michael

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