Re: Identifying Appleparts

[supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer)]

"get bent" <yougottabedreamin@aol.com> wrote:

>Howdy,
>
>I owned a IIe when they were new ($3,000.00), and when they discontinued the
>line and didn't make a compatible system (or at least publicize one) for
>three years

Laser 128 series.  There was even a IIc Plus clone called
the Laser 128EX/2.  It stayed on some time after the IIe
was discontinued.

>the old winchester drives they made for the II
>systems, and according controller cards.

There is the Vulcan, which sits inside a power supply
and has a ribbon connected to a proprietary controller.
This drive is IDE but the controller is hardwired for the
particular drive's geometry so you can't upgrade to
a larger size.

The main drives for the II were SCSI drives.  The Apple
High Speed SCSI card can even run most modern
hard drives.  It has been tested on Zip drives, Jazz
drives, 1GB drives, and 2GB drives.

Many High Speed SCSI cards have a sticker on one
EPROM chip that says "Sandwich II".

>I would like to get a 3.5 drive for
>the iie, because the 5.25's are dying fast. Obviously a IIgs
>would be swell, but I have no idea how to identify one.

A IIGS may be easier to find.  It looks like a small
Mac.  It has Apple IIGS printed on the front.  It is
Apple Platinum.  It has an ADB keyboard and mouse.
Same ADB connectors as used on Macs.  It has
Mac style serial ports.

Email me and I can point you to some pictures.

>Several of my systems have
>unidentified cards (other than the super serial, drive, 80col, and memory
>cards) and I have no idea what they are.  Can I post to this group

Sure.