Re: Couple of //e Questions....

[Roy and/or Janet Miller <millers@inetnebr.com>]

Marvin Miller wrote:

> Thanks for the reply! Couple more...I'm almost there..
>
> -Is the Imagewriter II the best printer apple made?

I've got the Apple DMP (Dot Matrix Printer) Imagewriter, ImageWriter II, and
ImageWriter LQ. All have worked fine for me, the first three use the same
ribbon, I'm in need of ribbons for the LQ.

>
>
> -Is there any drawback to using the Apple 1 meg memory card over the
> AE one?

The reason I like the AE RAMWorks III is that it sits in my AUX slot, leaving
one of the other seven slots free. My platinum IIe has ever slot filled,
including a 20 meg harddrive in slot 3 (which only draws power) I have a
workstation card, a superserial card, mouse card, transwarp card, scsi card,
5.25" card, and the 3.5 unidisk card. I would have no room for the extra RAM
if it wasn't in the AUX slot. However, read David Empson's response for other
reasons to consider or not the AE card.

>
>
> -What was the best soundcard? (most compatible & most advanced?)

Mockingboard? Phasor? I don't know.

>
>
> If you can think of anything else,

PCPI (Starcard is another name) it's a Z-80 card with it's own 64K of RAM, and
can have even more, as well as it's own serial interface (I'm going on memory
here) One thing I do know, as a 6 mhz Z-80, it's about the fastest CP/M
machine you can get.

Roy

> I'd appreciate it. I'm trying to
> build the 'dream //e' and than just run all the old games and stuff I
> liked etc. If possible, I'd like to keep it stock.
>
> Oh ya, last question, does anyone have a tcp/ip stack for it?
>
> Best;
> Marvin Miller
>
> On Fri, 20 Oct 2000 23:50:44 -0500, Roy and/or Janet Miller
> <millers@inetnebr.com> wrote:
>
> >Marvin Miller wrote:
> >
> >> Where is the proper forum to post Apple //e hardware questions?
> >
> >Here, delphi.com's A2 forum, or A2Central.com
> >
> >> I'd
> >> like to buy a //e and some peripherals but would like to contact
> >> someone knowledgable about the product line to ask questions such as;
> >>
> >> -What the most recent model was
> >>
> >> -What the deal is with the platinum ones
> >
> >Deal? The platinum was the last version of the IIe. The IIc+ was also
> >platinum, as was the IIGS.
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> -What's the best unit & peripherals to pick up.
> >
> >For a IIe? The duodisk (I've never seen one in platinum) If you can find
> >the high contrast b&w (usually sold with the IIc+) you'd have a fine mono
> >monitor, otherwise the Apple Color Composite is a good choice. There was
> >a platinum version sold with the IIc+. Also, as you have money and
> >opportunity an AE RAMWorks III so you have a meg of extended RAM, a SCSI
> >card with harddrive or Focus drive, at least one super serial card and a
> >workstation card would be nice. Of course, an ImageWriter II printer
> >would go nicely with the machine.
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> I'm looking for as near a mint //e as possible.
> >>
> >> Thanks;
> >> Marvin Miller
> >> marinmiller@hotmail.com
> >