Re: Top-Notch Apple IIGS Setup?

[kennethweibel@yahoo.com (Ken)]

On Wed, 27 Jun 2001 09:55:06 +0200, dboomsma@sci.kun.nl (Doede) wrote:

>I still have a IIgs that I consider as a very nice machine:

Me too.  I use it often, but it is more of a novelty/toy than a
productive workhorse.  I know...many still use IIgs for "real" work,
but I find my Mac much more efficient.  But I still get a kick out of
netowrking it to the Mac, playing old games, and using ProTerm to
connect to dial-up bulletin boards.

> ), AE Audio Animator, and

I have never heard of Audio Animator.  Can you tell me what it does?

>People talk about 2x 3.5" and 2x5.25". To my opionion this is overdone,
>why would you use 5.25" disks these days on a IIgs other than using old
>software? One of each drives would be enough for average use.

That's half the fun of the IIgs.  I like to boot old Public Domain
disks and also dabble with Applesoft Basic (it's about the only
programming language I can handle).

And, just in case I need a backup of any Apple II software, copying
with only one 5.25 drive usually seems unbearable.  (Who will write a
Photonix for IIe? <grin>)

>Especially the ZIP/Ramfast combo makes it a fast system. With extensions
>off, GS/OS 6.01 starts up in about 6 to 10 seconds and with extensions
>it still is a little under 30 seconds.

Wow... impressive.

>Still miss that good old METAL/FutureVision BBS that I used to run on
>it.

Ohohohoh... now here is the REAL reason I am responding to this post.
Tell me about BBs capabilities for the IIgs please.  

I have wanted to set up a dial-in bulletin board system for years.
(We actually have a slight demand for it here.)  Is there any software
that might support message bases and a few online chain games... and
maybe color ANSI graphics?

Just wondering.  Thanks.
     -Tim