My condolences to the man and his family. We all know how it feels to lose a beloved machine. An evil conspiracy of an ex-girlfriend and, hopefully soon, ex-mother, have sent my collection of Apple IIe's to the dumpster. All that scaped were the manuals.
Of course what is lost is lost, but can't you buy one? I bought an Apple //c for $10 off eBay, as a "temporary replacement" for the one that I grew up with but had to leave at home in India.
