Re: Happy 13th Birthday to the Apple IIgs

[mark.REMOVE.percival@videotron.ca (Mark Percival)]

On Mon, 20 Sep 1999 02:24:09 +1200, dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David
Empson) wrote:

>Bryan Villados <news001@macgeek.org> wrote:
>
>> On the other side, I can make an argument that a IIc is QUITE different
>> from a IIc+. For starters, the IIc+ can run an Apple 3.5 Drive, is much
>> faster, and has extended features like ADB.
>
>- Loss of headphone socket and volume knob.

David,

I just picked up a IIc+ and it does have a volume knob.  It has been
moved to the location where the 40/80 switch use to be.  The 40/80
switch is gone.

Another neat feature if that the IIc+ has the ability to use standard
Apple 3.5 drives rather than just the Unidisk 3.5.  It can use up to 3
external Apple 3.5 drives (mapped to S5,D2, S2,D1 and S2,D2) plus two
Apple 5.25 drives.  It can also use an external Apple Superdrive but
only as an 800K drive.

>Another factor which limits the significance of the IIc+ is that it was
>only sold in the USA (and Canada?)  All other models were sold
>internationally.

Not sold in Canada.  That's why I'm excited to own one.

>There is one Apple II which hasn't been mentioned yet, which is arguably
>the last model: the IIe emulation card for the Mac LC family, which was
>released in 1990.

Although technically an Apple II item, most consider this a Macintosh
peripheral.  (Or is the Macintosh a peripheral to the Apple IIe card?)

Mark R. Percival
Montreal, Quebec

An Apple II fanatic since 1979.