----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Blumer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Apple2list" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2004 5:30 PM Subject: New Apple // owner with some questions
> Hi all. I just picked up an Apple //c at a thrift store. I am wondering > what it will take to get it powered up and running. I have the CPU and > nothing else. I tried searching through the "ball of cords" but didn't see > anything that looked like something that would power it. Also, I will need > to have some sort of a display for it. There were a couple of monitors > there, but nothing Apple and nothing that appeared that it would work with > it. Basically, the only experience I have with the Apple // series is with > the IIgs back in elementary school! Also, (a little OT) found an Apple > Keyboard II (PN M0487) and an Apple Desktop Bus (ADB) mouse (the boxy one - > PN G5431) which I am now using on my B&W G3! The total for those three > items plus a used audio cassette with sales tax was $2.65. I figured that > even if the //c didn't work, at least I have a decent mouse now! > > Bryan As Ian suggested, you can use any composite monitor or a TV with a RCA video-in port. If your ball-of-cords included the Apple RF Modulator, you can actually use *ANY* TV. Even one without a RCA video-in port, as the modulator should allow you to use the standard VHF antenna connector on the TV. I *HIGHLY* recommend against using a TV, though, as your //c is only going to be usable in 40-column mode in that case. The overall image quality is going to be a bit worse. If you have good eyesight, and a newer TV, you might be able to read 80-column text on the TV but you'll be doing a bit of squinting. A TV can be a good intermediate step to get your //c up and running but I wouldn't plan on making it your permanent display. Apple composite monitors are frequently available on eBay for not too much. In fact, there's one on there right now: * http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=51046&item=5150866724&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW As usual, I have no relation to the seller. Although I *did* just buy one of these from him, though it has not arrived yet. According to this page, this is his last one for sale. After you find a power brick for the //c, there is a simple BASIC program you can enter and run to find out which //c model you have. -- Apple2list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Apple2list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/apple2.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/apple2list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
