Re: GS ROM 0 problem

[Slick@noSPAMplease.net (Slick)]

If you think $100 is bad for a GS, check out what Sun Remarketing wants
for one. It's over $200!
In article <_9q_7.725$5L4.1128740@paloalto-snr2.gtei.net>, "VZE26PJV"
<rambo.dsl@verizon.net> wrote:

> Where else can we look for cheap GS's.
> 
> You mentioned the "idiots" on Ebay.  What do you mean?  If you mean that
> there is a collection of people willing to pay $100.00+ for a GS or 80.00+
> for a focus hard drive that retails for $69.00 new,  just because they feel
> anything on Ebay must be a deal. . . .I completely agree with you.  I
> thought I was the only one.
> 
> Damon
> 
> "Barry Allen" <TheFlash@fast.net> wrote in message
> TheFlash-ya02408000R0701020803290001@news.earthlink.net">news:TheFlash-ya02408000R0701020803290001@news.earthlink.net...
> > In article <u3jatuquh5mj42@corp.supernews.com>, "Donald Newell"
> > <srambyte@ecol.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Have 256K on a ram card.
> > > Has more empty sockets for more ram.
> > > Will the rest of the card only take a  "256K"  type dram?
> > > Hear about 1, 2,  4, or 8 Meg cards.
> > > Have been hitting eBay for memory cards.
> > > Any other places top look for more memory cards?
> >
> > It sounds like you have the original Apple IIGS memory expansion card made
> > by Apple. That card, I believe can be populated to 1 meg total. Your
> > configuration now should give you 512k which is about the minimum for
> > anything useful. Most folks in this group have cards that run to 8 megs
> > total (I have a 4 meg card and two 8 meg cards in other machines, they
> work
> > great)
> >
> > For any serious work, 1 to 1.25 meg is the minimum for a lot of the later
> > applications.
> >
> > Your main concern first is finding a ROM 01 upgrade for your machine.
> >
> > I have no idea where to tell you to look.
> >
> > Hopefully someone else in the group will have an answer.
> >
> > If worse comes to worse, GSes are cheap (except for the idiots on eBay)
> and
> > still fairly plentiful. Just find another ROM 01 (or ROM 03) machine.
> >
> > Barry Allen

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