That's a Franklin Ace. They were Almost Completely But Not Quite II compatible. Great machines tho, had a bunch of those under my wings in high school.
That's a Franklin Ace. They were Almost Completely But Not Quite II compatible. Great machines tho, had a bunch of those under my wings in high school.
Exactly. Here's a better photo:
Exactly. Here's a better photo:
https://pic8.co/sh/lhGmfM.png
Ah those old friggin drives that would bang the head on the stop multiple times as it started up.
I wonder what ever happened to the ones the school had. Probably trashed.
Ah those old friggin drives that would bang the head on the stop multiple times as it started up.
I wonder what ever happened to the ones the school had. Probably trashed.
I bought most of my Apple II systems at a school auction. IIRC it was originally 16 II+ and IIE systems with floppy drives, monitors, and memory cards. Pieced out about half the systems on ebay over a couple of years and the rest are still with me. Damn robust machines.
I bought most of my Apple II systems at a school auction. IIRC it was originally 16 II+ and IIE systems with floppy drives, monitors, and memory cards. Pieced out about half the systems on ebay over a couple of years and the rest are still with me. Damn robust machines.
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