Whilst I don’t know anyone with a working machine that old [wish I had kept mine .. :-( ], I have a group asking around in Melbourne. Small online upgrade companies such as one here called Macfixit could help ... http://www.macfixit.com.au/shop
Regards Roland 2009/8/7 Caryl Bigenho <[email protected]>: > Hello All, > > I asked this question about a year ago, but would like to ask it again. I > have been given some educational math software for elementary school written > in Basic (or,maybe, "machine language") for the old Apple ii series. I also > have a copy of an excellent program for Algebra I, also for the Apple ii > series. Both of these are "teacher tested and approved." > > About 2-3 years ago I gave away my old Apple iie along with the dual disk > drive, monitor, and printer. I have looked on ebay and there are some for > sale there for very low prices plus a high price for shipping. Of course, > they all claim they work, but have no guarantees. > > I would like very much to be able to put these old 5 1/2" floppies in, boot > them up and print out the code so some enterprising Python programmer could > convert them for Sugar. I'm not even sure the disks will still work. They > are probably 20+ years old. > > Does anyone reading this list have access to a working Apple ii system with > monitor and printer? If so, I could send the disks to them and they could > do the print out of the code. These are excellent, public domain programs > (one is from the old "softsawap" we used to have in California. > > I have one of the disks here in MT. The other is at my home in CA. > > Caryl > > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > [email protected] > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > -- Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead _______________________________________________ Devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/devel
