----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Garber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Apple2list" <apple2list@mail.maclaunch.com> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 6:35 PM Subject: Re: Memory costs
> > All we're saying is, just because you're cheap, > doesn't mean that everyone else has to be. :o) > > Bill Garber I don't think Byron is trying to be cheap (although he IS frugal in real life). The point he is probably trying to get at in his own way is that spend money on the appropriate hardware for the task YOU envision the machine to perform and not to dump money in add-ons that do not help that specific function. My IIgs is a Rev 1 model with a plain Apple SCSI card (purchased from you Bill and upgraded to rev C ROM), a 120MB HD with GS/OS 6.01, a 1MB memory card (1.25MB total), SyQuest 44MB removable drive, 3.5" and 5.25" drive, Monitor, plus a joystick. The machine was purchased for gaming only (the few IIgs games plus the ability to play the older Apple II games). The reason I don't have a larger memory card is that all the games I want to play run fine on 1.25MB and I still have enough ram to boot GS/OS on the HD and convert disk images to disk with the appropriate utility (just to same me time flipping disks in and out). I have the plain SCSI card because the HS SCSI card costs allot more money and would be a problem when I want to start the machine from floppy with the HD's disconnected. I also don't need a CPU upgrade. If somebody did want to run GS/OS 6 exclusively then more ram, a CPU upgrade, and a HS SCSI card would be a wide addition (if they could afford it and justify the expense). I have seen people who wanted to perform a task on their newly acquired machine and end up changing their minds when the cost for the add-ons was more then they bargained for to do the task. Its up to the user to decide what if anything he is going to do with the machine (and decide on a budget), and up to the Apple II community to advise the person on the best equipment to get that job done (because the people "been there done that" already). I mean if somebody needs a work car somebody will automatically say a Rolls Royce is the only way to get to work and somebody else will say walk, sometimes the correct answer is in the middle. -- 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:apple2list@mail.maclaunch.com> 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
