Jolt Country

Hello,

I just discovered this forum and I hope you don't mind...

I was given a stash of Apple II items, some of which I'm selling on ebay. One item is Adventure Construction Set for Apple II:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0271402616

Thanks for letting me stop by.
Scott

I have an Apple IIc sitting on my desk next to me that I might just have to put that in. :) (I'm all about the retro stuff!)

Chris H wrote:I have an Apple IIc sitting on my desk next to me that I might just have to put that in. :) (I'm all about the retro stuff!)

And if it's too much trouble to do, I might buy your //c. I've got ][+s, //es,. and a IIgs. And a ]|[ that doesn't actually work. A //c would be a nice addition.

Bruce

Hi Bruce,

I bought mine on ebay just a few months ago, they seem to appear there now and then. I don't want to part with it though :)

Impressive collection you have, I assume you're already familiar with the ADTPro software? That was a lifesaver for me -- My IIc didn't come with any working disks, but I was able to create any disks I needed for it once I managed to get the transfer cable to work. :)

Chris H wrote:Impressive collection you have, I assume you're already familiar with the ADTPro software?

Yep.

There's something magical about doing "IN #1" and then watching an assembly program to do disk transfers automatically put itself together and save itself, isn't there?

Bruce

Yeah. Between that and the X1541 cable for the Commodore 64 (that computer sits on my desk at work) I have access to more software for these old computers now than when I had them in the 80's... which is kind of neat. :)

Just to reinforce the Apple II/ADTPro love, a pic I took last month:

Recursive image is recursive. :)

An unposed photo. Like, I was using all three of these machines (working on getting AppleTalk networking going).

But it's:

An Apple from about 5 years ago, an Apple from about 15 years ago, an an Apple from about 25 years ago.




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Awesome, a family reunion. :) With bonus Atari 2600 goodness?

Chris H wrote:Awesome, a family reunion. :) With bonus Atari 2600 goodness?

Yeah. I've got a thing for 6502s.

Bruce

So is the winning bidder someone from here? C'mon, fess up! :)

Chris H wrote:So is the winning bidder someone from here? C'mon, fess up! :)

Not me. My original still works.

Bruce

Not me, I also have my own beloved original ACS.

I do still wonder what became of Stuart Smith. I know ICJ dug up a sentence on him that stated "In the late 1980s Smith elected to provide more stability for his family and took a position as a programmer outside the industry." -- but I wonder what non-game software he moved to, and if he ever checks on the legacy he left. It's a shame there seem to be no recorded interviews with him, as there are with other 'golden age' game authors.

I've wondered the same. Richard Garriot has turned out to be much easier to keep track of. :)