Why did you choose an Apple II?
comp.sys.apple2
Copyright (c) 1996 Apple Users' Group, Sydney
Republished from Applecations, a publication of the Apple Users' Group, Sydney, Australia.
The above question was asked in the comp.sys.apple2 internet newsgroup recently. This is the second response in a series to be published in Applecations.
Please feel free to write in with your own contributions and not only will they be published here but I'll post them into the internet newsgroup too!
Quite frankly, because I found it cooler than the Atari ST and the Amiga, and less expensive than the PC. The Bard's Tale was the first game I ever had, and it blew me away. You can imagine my amazement when I first saw games like Thexder, Rastan, and Task Force, as well. The GS had... character. And I dug Music construction set too. Why do I still use it? Because of a dwindling user base, GS people seem like a big family. The GS still can hold its own against those Macs, with new software like Quick Click Calc, Morph, Animasia, and Wolf3D (if it's ever released.) All in all, the II is one damn neat computer. Would I have bought a PC or Amiga if I could go back nine years ago today? Not a chance. The "II Infinitum" spirit keeps all of us on comp.sys.apple2 optimistic.

THIS CONTENT COPYRIGHT © 2007, APPLE MACINTOSH USERS' GROUP, SYDNEY
Permission has been obtained to make this material available on the Internet.

Permission is hereby granted for non-profit user groups to republish this content.
PLEASE CREDIT THE AUTHOR AND THE SOURCE: Applecations, publication of the Apple Users' Group, Sydney, Australia

THIS PAGE COPYRIGHT © 2007, ANDREW ROUGHAN