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The Apple II goes to work

March 4th, 2013 11:27 AM
by Ken Gagne

Filed under Hacks & mods, Musings;
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It’s been almost two months since my Apple IIgs and I left Computerworld. It’s been almost as long that I’ve been in my new position — the first one ever to afford me an office with windows. As much as I love the view, it seems empty without a certain rainbow Apple logo somewhere in the room.

I wasn’t sure how long I should be at the new place before making a request to move in my own personal desktop computer. But my easygoing boss had no problems with such a setup, as long as I ran it past our IT department, to be politic. All that accomplished was a remark about how “that Mac must be older than you, Ken!” — two false statements in one, both designed to set me on edge. But I focused on the fact that they had no objections and thus visited my office on a weekend to set up my machine.

Floppy drawer — I emptied out several drawers for the express purpose of housing my floppy disk collection.
I emptied out several drawers for the express purpose of housing my floppy disk collection.

Dedicated desk — My Apple II gets its own desk on the left; my main workstation is on the right.
My Apple II gets its own desk on the left; my main workstation is on the right.

Ready to use — This will do nicely.
This will do nicely.

Nighttime — The view at night is disrupted by my colorful Apple.
The view at night is disrupted by my colorful Apple.

My Apple II seems quite happy in its new home. Other than turning the IIgs on to ensure it survived the disassembly and setup processes, I’ve not had the opportunity to use it — nor have I determined if this institution’s network will accommodate my Uthernet interface, which is my preferred configuration for ADTPro.

Although that functionality is essential for certain projects, for now, I’m just happy that my office is beginning to feel like mine.