Re: New Apple GS Computer

["IceWeasel" <noaddress@for.you>]

Well, I've noticed that Goodwill and Salvation Army don't usually have
anything worth taking.  The real finds are in locally owned thrift stores.
Usually it's a church that runs them, so the affluent congregations will
dump their "junk" on the church for distribution.  It's a lot easier than
finding a Goodwill, if you're going to church already.

I, myself, found an Apple IIe that had been upgraded to a IIgs, with
stickers and all, and a Transwarp and RamFAST SCSI card inside.  And I found
it at a church's thrift store...

And to confirm, yeah, that was a steal.

"Dennis Jenkins" <dennis@usb.com> wrote in message
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> I go to the local good will store almost everyday as well.  I've gotten
> a few small things, like a Rom 1 GS, but nothing this cool.  I am
> jealous.... :)
>
> **** **** wrote:
> >
> > Guys,
> >     Making regular trips to the one thrift store that never has anything
> > interesting, finally paid off a few days ago. Not only did I finally
acquire
> > a pair of 3.5" drives, but I also found a GS that at first I wasn't sure
I
> > wanted to bother with. They are usually kind of bitchy about opening
them
> > up, but I took a peek inside the case and decided that it wasn't just a
> > bargain, but a steal. And I'm really hoping that someone will be so kind
as
> > to tell me just what I've got my hands on...
> >
> > Slot 3
> > Datalink 2400 baud internal modem. Not a treasure, but interesting I
guess.
> > If I'd had this earlier, I suppose I would have been able to use
nullmodem
> > to create boot disks.
> >
> > Slot 4
> > Transwarp GS board. Motherload. I wanted to dance when I saw this. The
> > transwarp has a 40 pin connector on it. Is this a IDE controller too?
How do
> > I check what mhz I'm running at?
> >
> > Slot 6
> > A full size Applied engineering board. On the back, one ribbon cable
goes to
> > a db19 (apologies to Dave Wilson, but I call them all db#). A smaller
ribbon
> > cable connects to a 2"x3" daught card, which has a db15 plug and a
> > passthrough to the video port on the backside. Says "colorswitch" on it.
> > What is all this?
> >
> > Slot 7
> > Applied Engineering Vulcan card
> >
> > Also, the power supply is either replaced, or covered by a large dull
black
> > box. Labeled 40 megs. This is my vulcan hard drive, I presume. Can I
replace
> > it with larger ide drives? Is this power supply enhanced? The Apple IIGS
> > memory card appears to be fully populated... how much is this?
> >
> >    What questions should I be asking about this computer? And is a $7
price
> > tag a bargain, or a steal? Looks like I have a decent development
machine
> > now.
> >
> >    Also, now that I have 800k drives, is there a simple way for me to
create
> > boot disks?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > John Oyler
> > http://aIIethernet.tripod.com/
> > jojo4@va.mediaone.net
>
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