Re: Apple IIgs in a IIe

["Roger Johnstone" <bhmhome@es.co.nz>]

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In article <37DA7FF4.18AC@ix.netcom.com>, Liam Busey <liam1@ix.netcom.com>
wrote:


>David Chiu wrote about idiots on ebay selling IIgs/IIe conversions as
>IIgs prototypes.
>
>Stefan Miganowicz replied:
>> 
>> Here's one on e-bay now:
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=158465616
>> :)
>
>I'm not sure about that one. If the seller is telling the truth it
>appears to have an odd set of firmware. Perhaps it was a development
>system of some sort.
>
>Liam Busey

It certainly looks like a real prototype. The PCB is blue and the ROM is on
4 chips on a daughterboard. Also it boots up with Apple IIBF, this was an
early name for the IIGS. Does anyone know what the BF stood for? Was it a
code name or was it just changed to GS before release because it sounded
better?

Roger Johnstone