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NobleNick · 11-05-2002, 11:40 PM

Sir Goulum,

Yes, I think I know how you feel: I bought an Apple IIe in 1984. Soon after, I watched my software choices dwindle while the selection for MSDOS machines got beefier, until, by the late eighties, I could hardly find a thing for my machine. I finally gave up and joined the PC dark side. Even live here in "MS-country;" and have a brother who works for MicroSoft and lets me buy all sorts of MS software at his ridiculously low employee prices.

I still have my IIe and lot's of fond memories of my days using it to surf BBS, when the word "web" still meant something a spider did. But all that the machine has done for the last decade is collect dust. It's hard to argue with success. At some point you realize that the only one you're hurting is yourself. I think Apple's ploy of making their new machines "IBM-compatible" was a most excellent move: the ONLY thing they could do if they were going to do anything more than survive.

For now, if I were in your shoes, I'd try to overcome the small selection by shopping at some online stores (like Amazon.com) and auctions (like ebay.com).

Party On!

[ 11-05-2002, 11:48 PM: Message edited by: NobleNick ]

11-05-2002, 11:40 PM	#7
NobleNick Quintesson Join Date: February 5, 2002 Location: Huntsville, AL, USA Age: 65 Posts: 1,045	Sir Goulum, Yes, I think I know how you feel: I bought an Apple IIe in 1984. Soon after, I watched my software choices dwindle while the selection for MSDOS machines got beefier, until, by the late eighties, I could hardly find a thing for my machine. I finally gave up and joined the PC dark side. Even live here in "MS-country;" and have a brother who works for MicroSoft and lets me buy all sorts of MS software at his ridiculously low employee prices. I still have my IIe and lot's of fond memories of my days using it to surf BBS, when the word "web" still meant something a spider did. But all that the machine has done for the last decade is collect dust. It's hard to argue with success. At some point you realize that the only one you're hurting is yourself. I think Apple's ploy of making their new machines "IBM-compatible" was a most excellent move: the ONLY thing they could do if they were going to do anything more than survive. For now, if I were in your shoes, I'd try to overcome the small selection by shopping at some online stores (like Amazon.com) and auctions (like ebay.com). Party On! [ 11-05-2002, 11:48 PM: Message edited by: NobleNick ]