What to do with a working Apple IIe

[Death Metal Moe]

http://www.herschy.com/images/apple_iie.jpg

This of course is not the EXACT Apple IIe I have but it's the exact same model.

My grandmother has had this thing sitting in the corner of a room under a cover for probably 18 years or so now. She wants to be rid of it but I just can't throw away something that still works.

Plugged it in, everything still works. I was playing Transylvania and Oregon Trail on it briefly to make sure it was working. Even the printer with it still turns on.

Anyone have any ideas what I can do with it? (bisides "Stick it up your ass" and "sell it.") I looked them up on Ebay and "mint condition" ones were going for like $100 bucks. I don't feel it's really worth selling it on Ebay, then they take out their percentage, then I have to wrap and ship it and take that liability. If I put it on for Local Pick Up no one will bite. Craigslist is an idea I guess.

[boosterp]

I'd keep it. Store it for a few more years then try selling it if you wish. Damn, that thing brings back memories.

[razorboy]

Play some Oregon Trail.

[Liverspot]

I'd say that's a museum piece:bye:

[Hottub]

Just let go. It is pretty much useless for todays applications. Don't let nostalgia get in the way. I recently purged my basement of old laptops, boards, printers, etc.

When you are done, you will feel like a Spring Rain.

[SatCam]

if you love it set it free

[underdog]

Play more Oregon Trail.

[IMSlacker]

Get a pad of graph paper and start playing Wizardry!

http://www.tk421.net/wizardry/graphics/wiz1sux.gif

http://media.classic-gaming.net/screenshots/normal/65/650-1.jpg

[Judge Smails]

Wrap it up and give it to your niece for graduation. Tell her it's the latest thing in pc technology.

[Chigworthy]

Play Carmen Santiago, then play more Oregon Trail.

[Judge Smails]

http://images.cafepress.com/image/23975926_400x400.jpg

[Fez4PrezN2008]

Use it to store your logic bomb worm on it like Hugh Jackman on Swordfish - you never know when Halley Berry and John Travolta might come around to rough you up.

[tanless1]

set it up for guests, then they wont stay to long( keep it on dial up) i just came up w/ an aol 3.0 start up, new and in the wraper. ( to bad it apple. . . maybe you could table top it under glass.... do sumthn artsy w/ it.
do sumthn dumb w/ it like rig your garage( slot car track, lava lamp.....or your tooool chest.

[tanless1]

oooooooo-you could put the printer in the house and print messges from the garage ... need beer , need cookies,,,,, can i come back in the house.

[Death Metal Moe]

....

THESE SUGGESTIONS ARE AWESOME! They are the EXACT OPPOSITE of a pile of festering yak feces!

Thanks everyone!

[Enabler]

plan your next vacation

http://starringthecomputer.com/snapshots/national_lampoons_apple_ii_1.jpg

[Fez4PrezN2008]

Turn the parts into art !
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Fzq94YVbHHM/R6huhK5_xnI/AAAAAAAAHbk/ApLSJEDAo8M/s1600/computer_art_01.jpg

[Death Metal Moe]

Ah to hell with you all! I'm gonna go back to playing REAL computer games with it.

http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/apple-ii-games/160-1.jpg

[tele7]

plan your next vacation

http://starringthecomputer.com/snapshots/national_lampoons_apple_ii_1.jpg

Nice picture pull!

"cut it out Russ!"

[silks]

http://loderunner.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/karateka.png

I'm coming over to play Karateka!

[joethebartender]

plan your next vacation

http://starringthecomputer.com/snapshots/national_lampoons_apple_ii_1.jpg

Nice picture pull!

"cut it out Russ!"

"Nice shot, Audrey!"

[Enabler]

Nice picture pull!

"cut it out Russ!"

"Nice shot, Audrey!"

"Rusty, please do not eat the truckster"

[mikeyboy]

You could do something like this (http://gizmodo.com/379708/ben-heck-mods-apple-iigs-into-a-bright-shiny-laptop), but I really don't se the point.

[The Ogre]

My pop decided to hook an old apple IIe up to the internet just for the hell of it. After that he threw it in a dumpster. So there's that option. I woulda taken it off his hands just so i could play karateka and law of the west again.

[ToiletCrusher]

Logo

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[JerseyRich]

Fishtank Conversion!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2234/2469283411_c68def572f.jpg?v=0

[furie]

dude, sell it on ebay

some geek will want it.

[underdog]

dude, sell it on ebay

some geek will want it.

This was already brought up in this thread.

[instrument]

sadly it's not nice enough for a aquarium..

it's sad that i'm sorta waiting for my old cube to die..
(http://home.comcast.net/~jleblanc77/cube/)
http://home.comcast.net/~jleblanc77/cube/light2.jpg

[ToiletCrusher]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c2/PrtShop1.gif

[silks]

http://extralives.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/cg_iof_1.jpg

[EliSnow]

The next time there's a rumor that O&A are getting fired, you should use it to smash your XM radio.

[furie]

This was already brought up in this thread.

i know, moe himself brought it up.
but he shot the idea down, i was affirming it.



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[Death Metal Moe]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c2/PrtShop1.gif

I have that program in a box with 2 Carmen Sandiego games, Transylvania and Oregon Trail. The rest of it seems to be very uninteresting documents made with Apple Works.